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Small fire at West Bay restaurant
A small fire prompted a temporary evacuation at the Craft Restaurant Tuesday night. The fire services made checks and determined the fire appeared to have been caused by an electrical fault.
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Government bodies still disagree on East–West Arterial project
The Ministry of Planning, Lands, Agriculture, Housing and Infrastructure and the National Roads Authority (NRA) are standing by government’s decision to extend the East–West Arterial along the route identified as ‘B3’ on the shortlist of possible paths.
Their defence comes in response to objections from the National Conservation Council, which has urged Cabinet to reconsider and instead select the alternative route known as ‘B2’.
The East-West Arterial (EWA) extension – an eight-mile road extension from Woodland Drive to Frank Sound Road – originally considered four routes (B1, B2, B3 and B4) before the choice was narrowed to B2 and B3. In 2024, under the previous government administration, Cabinet selected route B3, which the ministry said offered the best balance between “infrastructure development and environmental stewardship.”
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