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Cable Bahamas’ Director of Customer Care Carrie Collie took the stand at election court yesterday, bringing documents on the accounts of six Pinewood voters who had either transferred or activated their accounts to locations outside the constituency.

The Progressive Liberal Party was seeking to prove that several people who voted in the Pinewood constituency were not ordinary residents.

Cable Bahamas records show that voter Nikeya Clear applied for an account on August 15, 2003 on Armbrister Street, which is in the Pinewood constituency, but later got a transfer to Misty Gardens on November 25, 2006. Collie noted that the account was disconnected on July 13, 2007.

PLP Attorney Philip “Brave” Davis also asked Collie to divulge the customer information on Latia Davis, who applied for an account in Faith Gardens on January 30, 2007. Collie added that she was the second person to apply at that same residence.

Casey Nicole Dean applied for services on August 5, 2004 on Casirilla Street and later applied for a transfer to Sea Breeze on December 19, 2006.

Meanwhile, Annoinette Nelly applied for cable on August 17, 2006 in Sir Lynden Pindling Estates.

Michael Saunders applied for service on September 2006 in Gleniston Gardens, while Sherly Williams applied on October 29, 2002 for Augusta Street. Both accounts are still active.

However, during cross examination by the Free National Movement’s lead attorney Michael Barnett, Williams said Cable Bahamas did not require the six voters to live in the places where they were being billed.

Bahamas Electrical Corporation General Manager Kevin Basden also reported the same. Several weeks ago, he provided the court with the accounts of more than 100 persons whose votes are being challenged, which could mean that they do not actually reside outside of the boundaries.

Those six voters are just some of the 159 votes that Senator Allyson Maynard-Gibson is challenging. She lost the general election for southern New Providence seat by 64 votes to the then FNM contender Byran Woodside.

Annamae Missick, who at first had trouble describing where she lived, eventually pointed to a residence outside of the Pinewood constituency. Her daughter Monique Missick, whose vote is also being challenged by the Progressive Liberal Party, lives at that same address on East Buttonwood Avenue.

Jethro Daxon, whose voted is being challenged by the PLP and FNM, also admitted to living outside the boundaries. He has been living in Nassau Village for over 17 years.

Kevin Ferguson of Soursop Street was called to give evidence on voter Shevaughn Williams, whose address was listed on her voter’s card counterfoil as no. 1815 Soursop Street. Ferguson told the court yesterday that he knew the persons living at that house to be Patrick and Margo Rolle. He said while he used to see Williams in the neighborhood, she did not live at that house.

The final witness, Inspector Raymond Murphy from the Ministry of Housing, confirmed that documents to be submitted as evidence from the Housing Department were legitimate.

Davis was scheduled to finish up with his witnesses yesterday. However, after several no-shows, Senior Justice Anita Allen extended his time to Monday.

Sandy Bastian and Aneka Armbrister were added to the list of persons who could not be found, Davis reported. Meanwhile Justice Allen instructed him to make a list of persons who were subpoenaed to court and did not show up.

“I don’t like people who don’t show up,” she said, added that those individuals were not being obedient to the court.

Davis is to have the list ready for Monday when election court proceedings continue at 10 a.m.

Source: Nassau Guardian