Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle reads the proclamation on Wednesday morning. Photo: Donavan McIntosh/Tribune staff
2.10pm UPDATE: Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle has read a second proclamation from the Governor General – saying the next session of Parliament will be on 22nd September, 2021.
Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle, in his capacity as Provost Marshall this morning, read a proclamation from the Governor General proroguing Parliament as of today.
This means the current session of Parliament is over, which clears any items or legislation on the agenda. However Parliament has not yet been dissolved.
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JokeyJack 2 years, 8 months ago
Preventing the Speaker from being able to speak to the people in his "People's Parliament" and ensuring never ending emergency orders.
@coakley4mical 2 years, 8 months ago
MINNIS PLAYED MOULTRIE LIKE A FIDDLE...
Smart political maneuver by PM Minnis! You may wonder if all of this was not plan from the start? If it wasn't that means that the Speaker Halson Moultrie was not so smart politically nor strategically, he was literally puppeteered by Minnis, from beginning to end and now Minnis finish with him and he will end up maybe just like Lincoln Bain! . ALL OF THIS IS STARTING TO MAKE MINNIS THINK HE IS A JULIUS CESAR? There are some deep seated situations really here and all of this would sooner or later cause Minnis to feel like "Julius Cesar". .
HAVING A LYNDEN PINDLING CAMPAIGN LEADERSHIP STYLE AND AIR ABOUT YOURSELF...
Stop and think about it; Minnis has develop somewhat of the Prime Alpha character, like the character of Pindling vs. Cecil Wallace-Whitfield, that is, he knows there is no way he can be beaten by the opposing political party and the minor political fractions (NOT a Movement nor a Party) nor independents don't stand a chance! .
John 2 years, 8 months ago
Why does Paul Rolle look so gangsterish?
GodSpeed 2 years, 8 months ago
because he's a gangster.
@coakley4mical 2 years, 8 months ago
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thephoenix562 2 years, 8 months ago
L.O.L
John 2 years, 8 months ago
If Minnis calls for a new session of Parliament rather than elections then he should voted out. To put The Bahamian people under this type of stress and duress in the middle of a pandemic is inhumane, unprecedented in this country and in no means to be tolerated. Give the doc several doses of his own vaccine err medicine.
@coakley4mical 2 years, 8 months ago
Hi @John: In the words of Barrack Obama, "Don't boo; Just Vote!"
TalRussell 2 years, 8 months ago
Sure sounds like the office of the prime minister is running scared. —This shifty panic move — Could yet turn out to be the Gift Horse that the prime minister could be made — Looked in the mirror at the opposition — Forcing em's — When staring west — to do the u-turn to stare back to the east.— Yes, this move highlights that the OPM — is in operational frightened mode. — To do the u-turn to stare back to the east.— Lyrics — When Staring West — To Do The U-turn To Stare Back To The East, would make for catchy general election's Calypso song. — Yes?
@coakley4mical 2 years, 8 months ago
@TalRussell, I think you may have misread the direction of the wind. Study a little world politics to get the bigger picture by standing back a few meters. .
WORLD POLITICS MATTERS
In trying to understand Minnis's strategy you have to understand world politics; that's the level that Minnis operates at. You can take a look at what Justin Trudeau did a few days ago and understand how right here in the Tribune242.com comments Minnis was warned about calling snap elections but instead stall and let the campaign process play out. And SO HE DID! But now; with lackluster counter fight and a lot of counterfeits Minnis and the FNM executives may call it when they want.
TalRussell 2 years, 8 months ago
I can see drawing parallel to — Haiti's paralyzed politics —But certainly not to Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — Plus the reading by the Commish Constabulary — must be declared — Null and Void — Unconstitutionally — Unenforceable being the dates spoken worded by the Commish — Don't exactly jive? — Yes?
@coakley4mical 2 years, 8 months ago
Let's think, did Minnis put and promote Paul Rolle there just to show that he is a bumbling idiot, Commissioner Rolle no Offense intended! Everyone makes a mistake but I am sure now, you won't ever make that mistake again! It make me think how many cases have you overview and supervised where you made little mistakes that have big consequences? You are on the big stage and everyone eyes are on you, to command the respect and authority. Of all people, you shouldn't be making those kind of errors. Fire or put your secretary on decommissioned duty if she is the one that proof read the declaration.
PUTTING THE BLAME IN THE WRONG PLACE - MAYBE IT WASN'T COMMISSIONER ROLLE'S FAULT, SO IT HAD TO BE WHO?
Well, let see the chain of command that is exposed: (1.) From the Prime Minister Hubert A. Minnis to inform (2.) The Governor General C.A. Smith (3.) The Commissioner Paul E Rolle
REASON FOR COMMISSIONER PAUL E. ROLLE'S MISSPOKENNESS OR DELIQUENCY IN THE DECLARATION...
(1.) Maybe P.E. Rolle's blood sugar level was low! After all, you know about 70% to 75% of the Bahamian Population is either Diabetic or Pre-Diabetic! (2.) Its due to COVID19. Isn't that the protocol blame it on COVID! Please someone test him; PCRT. COVID19 in remote cases can manifest as acute selective amnesia of the frontal cortex lobe.
@coakley4mical 2 years, 8 months ago
@TalRussell "Haiti's paralyzed politics" shares no parallelism to Bahamian Politics in little degree or dimension. They aren't even politically dimorphic. I don't have to outlist the plethora of differences. But let me go with the most simple; Politics:
CANADA IS A CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY WITH GOVERNOR GENERAL BUT HAITI A REPUBLIC...
Guest who else is a Republic and not a Constitutional monarchy without a Governor General, NOT THE BAHAMAS. No need to continue any further....
WHO PROROGUED THE HOUSE RECENTLY?
Of the 3 countries Canada, Bahamas and Haiti, like they say in the Sesame street game, " two of these things belong together, but one of these things is not the same, can you tell which one it is to play the game "? The answer is HAITI!
DON'T BE A COW BEING LEAD TO THE SLAUGHTER, DISTRACTED BY THE SLOW MOVING OF THE LINE AND THE STENCH OF ALL THE COW MANURE ON THE GROUND, BUT NOT THE PELLET GUN THAT IS SHOTTING THE COWS AHEAD! THAT'S FORESIGHT.
The important point is not to get distracted by the shiny object. In all my life Commissioner Paul E Rolle has been the first to commit such a nincompoop blunder, and he has to live with that, but pay attention to the main course of event, otherwise it is like a cow being lead to the slaughter. Don't loose foresight!
dwanderer 2 years, 8 months ago
The Commissioner read a proclamation that had an incorrect date. He said that Parliament would reconvene on "FRIDAY September 22, 2021." September 22nd is a Wednesday. So, if the wording of the date is incorrect, is the proclamation valid?
ohdrap4 2 years, 8 months ago
Maybe they will soon correct to Friday, September 22, 2023!!!!!!
@coakley4mical 2 years, 8 months ago
@dwanderer. Good question is it:
It would be Wednesday! It should be appeased but its valid.
Greentea 2 years, 8 months ago
pathetic. we have no shame.
John 2 years, 8 months ago
Like I said before MINNIS and he government is only puppets for Mystery Babylon. They hold no real power outside this country. Babylon (Rasta say ‘’crazy bald heads’ want you to take their vaccines so they instructed them to bypass the emergency protocols and overload the health care system. Now it is your friends, family and loved ones who dying for lack of health care availability. Why they so hot up for you to take their vaccines? Is it medicine or is it poison?
truetruebahamian 2 years, 8 months ago
It is sad to see inputs by John, birdiestrachan and tribanon which reach out their tentacles to the least intelligent, most unable to understand the development of any situation daily and so often so racially biased and the least involved and least elolved will lap it up and believe the infected poisoned writings. The authors laugh as they do not believe what they write themselves. Pawns in a scheme which no longer has or believes in a better scale of the widely hoped future.
John 2 years, 8 months ago
And so the truth will set you free. And if you are so offended by everything I post, then maybe you are amongst those who wish to keep shackles on the minds and the brains of the majority. The truth does offend! No former slave master or their descendants want to see former slaves or their descendants FREE!
themessenger 2 years, 8 months ago
@john, ma bey, you so racially blinded you don’t even realize that the former slave descendants have been our slave masters for the last fifty years and dat ain changing anytime soon.
@coakley4mical 2 years, 8 months ago
PROROGUING PARLIAMENT AT THIS POINT
Is as expected, would happen!
BAHAMAIN POLITICS 505
Minnis is doing whatever he can to survive & either encourage/manipulate the Bahamian ElectoratE (BEE) to give their vote to him & his FNM or legally coerce the vote in his favor or against the PLP. Wait, I don't think Minnis is paying Philip Davis & the PLP any mind. It doesn't seem he has any political respect for PLP leadership; "actions speak louder than words". Many believe that the PLP torch should be Julian Russell & Chester Cooper with more of a fight to the more rejuvenated PLP.
WHO WINS IN A MINNIS VS. DAVIS POLITICAL BOXING MATCH?
Minnis vs. Davis in a 39 round political fight, Minnis will take 27/39 definitely out JAB Davis (hint: COVID Vaccination), & still Minnis; though old & weary has some vicious UPPERCUTS HOOKS, CROSSES + insulting SLAPS in the face. So the only line of victory is a tag team approach & that means other PLP Candidates has got to step up tag in & really help out: be vocal, be visible, be transparent, be true, be honest, call a spade a spade + label where they stand! For example; this strategy only works for the Major Political Parties, but in the Bahamas there are:
Nationally from a psychological perspective, the entire PLP team has to step its games up, exercise, practice & spar more often + more intensely. Look for constructive criticism & learn how to overcome it with the truth not more lies. This has been something that has been missing from Bahamian Political Science for a long time!
THE PINERIDGE BATTLE - McALPINE-LESS?
The most evident & most obvious to date is the Pineridge Constituency Battle, in which it appears that had Freddie McAlpine remained a FNM favorite he would have easily dismissed with Ginger Moxey. In a one on one political debate, Freddie would more than likely treat Ginger Moxey like his first wife, so she would lose that leaving with a political black eye. However; Ginger will more than likely carry 30%-35% with a max of 42% of the votes, whiles the FNM candidate would sweep about 51% and Freddie McAlpine would mop up about 8% with the remainder split between whatever other pico, nano, or mino there are. McAlpine has too much political luggage, but McAlpine has a devil's tongue to tongue-tie the twisted till tomorrow touches Tuesday.
ON THE FNM MENU - "GINGER SNAPS" ANYONE?
It is forecasted and predicted that McAlpine's future politically would amount to that of Lincoln Bain after Minnis disposes of him with a flurry of political punches, but it is doubtful that Minnis would give him any much credit instead he is going to politically spank Ginger to make "Ginger Snaps"
@coakley4mical 2 years, 7 months ago
The consequential actions indicated, the later actions showed The prime indicator PLP won as predicted @7pm
@coakley4mical 2 years, 7 months ago
Congratulations PLP WW, BMc, PD!
Predicted: Minnis will be challenged! but he is probably to proud to step down so they may do a "Loretta Butler 2.0" on Minnis
@coakley4mical 2 years, 8 months ago
http://thetribune.media.clients.ellin...">coakley4MICAL Bahamian-Politics and Political-Punches by @coakley4mical
ThisIsOurs 2 years, 8 months ago
The PLP doesnt have to do anything really, same as noone voted for Minnis in 2017 they voted against Perry. This time its the FNM that's dug its own grave. The only open question is whether its deep enough to bury them or they can somehow manage to dig themselves out. Time will tell.
M0J0 2 years, 8 months ago
so true
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