Clearing work starts at the former school site in St. David's before planning permission is granted.

May 22, 2000: It's discovered Arthur Pitcher began work without a building permit. He escaped punishment.

June 1, 2000: A petition from more than 200 locals is presented, in protest, at the project on land zoned for community use.

June 6, 2000: A petition of more than 400 people slams local Progressive Labour Party MPs Arthur Pitcher and Rev. Wilbur Lowe for failing to keep them informed or represent them.

June 19, 2000: It's alleged Mr. Pitcher's men, without wearing masks and protective clothing, smashed down buildings containing asbestos before removing it and left the deadly dust lying on the ground and in open trucks next to Clearwater School. Mr. Pitcher is ordered to stop work while environmental health officers treat hazardous material.

June 28, 2000: It emerges Arthur Pitcher flouted established planning procedures by not applying for a permit from the Planning Department before demolishing asbestos-ridden homes.

June 29, 2000: It emerges the Bermuda Housing Corporation had not signed a lease with land owners the Bermuda Land Development Corporation before work began.

July 1, 2000: Health Minister Nelson Bascome announces a probe into whether the law was broken when asbestos-ridden buildings were demolished at Southside. But he plays down the risk to workers and rejects the need for a public inquiry.

July 5, 2000: Residents fear their watertanks might be contaminated by asbestos.

August 9, 2000: Department of Health officials complete the first draft of the asbestos inquiry.

March 1, 2001: The Opposition calls on the Government to make the report public.