North Abaco’s Chief District Councillor, Stephen Pedican, said the bordello, which is on the edge of a national reserve and near the Treasure Cay Airport, houses a number of unlawful activities.<\/p>\n
“This building is used as a strip club, night-club, and out in the back of the property they had a pen built and they were having cock fights,” said Mr Pedican. “Now the authorities went in and took down that pen where they were having the cock fights.”<\/p>\n
Mr Pedican added that little is being done to close the illegal night-club but said the Ministry of Works in Abaco and the island’s local government will meet and discuss a plan of action. <\/p>\n
“The only thing that is happening now is the Ministry of Works and local government are supposed to have a meeting,” Mr Pedican said. “The Works Ministry is now saying that the responsibility to take the building down is now in the hands of the local government. <\/p>\n
“But it is [local government’s] understanding that it is not the case but we plan to meet and go through the Local Government Act to see their perspective,” he continued.<\/p>\n
Mr Pedican further insisted that if the responsibility of tearing down the club falls on the shoulders of local government they will complete the job immediately. <\/p>\n
“If that is the case it wouldn’t be a problem knocking it down,” he said. “We’ll just go ahead and give the orders to take it down.” <\/p>\n
Meanwhile, he also revealed that the one-storey building has about four small rooms. One area is used as a bar and other areas are used for gambling while another two rooms are used as strip joints.<\/p>\n
He said the club, which is frequented by illegal immigrants as well as Bahamians, opens only on weekends.<\/p>\n
“This was a building that was built by a Haitian-Bahamian, who had status here in the country,” he explained. “But he still went ahead and built this building.<\/p>\n
“[The activities] only happen on weekends because there is no electricity or running water,” he continued. “So they bring their generators down and power the place up.”<\/p>\n
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