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Neko Grant confirms he will not seek re-election

AFTER 24 years in frontline politics, Neko Grant, FNM MP for Central Grand Bahama, announced that he will not be seeking re-election, but will remain a member of the Free National Movement.

Grant denies pressure on him to quit position

CENTRAL Grand Bahama MP Neko Grant was adamant yesterday that he was not pressured to step down from the post of Leader of Opposition Business and the Free National Movement’s shadow Works Minister, saying his decision was completely “of my own accord”.

UPDATED: Neko Grant steps down as Leader of Opposition Business in the House

CENTRAL Grand Bahama MP Neko Grant yesterday resigned as Leader of Opposition Business in the House of Assembly and the Free National Movement’s shadow Works Minister, pointing to his relationship with FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis as the motivating factor.

MP asks where money has come from for Bahamasair

CENTRAL Grand Bahama MP Neko Grant yesterday raised concern over the source of the financing used to refurbish the aged Bahamasair fleet.

Grant defies call to keep FNM row internal

ONE day after Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis called for party disputes to be dealt with internally, Central Grand Bahama MP Neko Grant said “he can no longer remain silent” while being publicly attacked by his “junior parliamentary colleague”.

‘Streets of capital have never been so poorly kept’

CENTRAL Grand Bahama MP Neko Grant yesterday criticised the Christie administration over the condition of New Providence’s main roads saying that he has never seen streets in the capital kept so poorly.

Call for probe into Stellar CEO's claim

CENTRAL Grand Bahama MP Neko Grant said a recent revelation by Stellar Waste to Energy CEO Dr Fabrizio Zanaboni that MPs from both major parties have requested small contributions to aid their constituencies while his company had business before the government suggests “bribery” as he called for the Royal Bahamas Police Force to investigate the matter.

Grant: Ministry of Works not to blame for resort delays

FORMER Works Minister Neko Grant yesterday seemed to support Deputy Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis’ contention that his ministry was not responsible for acting on developer Sarkis Izmirlian’s claims that China Construction America (CCA) conducted substandard work on Baha Mar. Baha Mar filed a lawsuit in England earlier this month against China State Construction Engineering Corporation – CCA’s parent company – seeking compensation for its allegedly poor work at the resort.

Former Minister of Works calls for police investigation

FORMER Minister of Works Neko Grant called for police to investigate apparent “fraudulent acts” allegedly committed during the construction of the male dormitory at the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute in North Andros.

‘Government is stalling on equality referendum’

CENTRAL Grand Bahama MP Neko Grant believes the government is stalling in its attempts to pass several constitutional referendum bills in parliament that would pave the way for the anticipated constitutional referendum to be held.

M.P.: Citizens suffocated by crime

CENTRAL Grand Bahama MP Neko Grant yesterday urged the government to put more effort into the fight against crime as citizens are being “suffocated” by the crime.

Grant demands salary breakdown in budget ‘book of confusion’

FORMER Minister of Works Neko Grant has called for a detailed salary breakdown of all officers within the ministry as he said it is very unclear to him and citizens of the country how much these men and women are being paid.

FNM calls on Gibson to table arbitration report

THE Free National Movement yesterday called on Labour Minister Shane Gibson to table a 2012 arbitration report relating to the controversial Holiday Industrial Builders International (HIBI) contract.

Grant hits out at government crime claims

CENTRAL Grand Bahama MP Neko Grant yesterday challenged the government’s crime pledge given that the island’s murder rate had already surpassed last year’s count of five, with over six months to go.

Builder 'who failed' is awarded contract

FORMER Minister of Works Neko Grant yesterday blasted the government for its decision to award a new building contract to a “non-performing contractor”.

MP questions failure to classify deaths in blaze

WITH no answer yet as to the cause of the house fire that led to the deaths of six relatives five months ago, Central Grand Bahama MP Neko Grant yesterday questioned why the incident has yet to be classified by officials.

Grant: Stop parading the poor for political gain

CENTRAL Grand Bahama MP Neko Grant called on Prime Minister Perry Christie to stop the “parading” of disadvantaged Bahamians on television as part of Urban Renewal coverage by the press, while Mr Christie argued the importance of the country having a “true perspective of what exists” to make certain that poverty is not “swept under the table”.

Ministry of Grand Bahama 'a waste of public funds'

CENTRAL Grand Bahama MP Neko Grant dubbed the Ministry of Grand Bahama a “waste of public funds” and accused the ministry of being over-staffed and over-paid.

$1m for Abaco roads 'is a mere band-aid'

FORMER public works minister Neko Grant says the government’s proposed $1 million allocation for the improvement of Abaco roads is merely putting a band-aid on the problem.

Work on cultural centre begins at Eight Mile Rock

FREEPORT - Ground was officially broken for construction of a new Sunset Cultural Centre and Fish Fry at Eight Mile Rock on Friday.

Contract awarded for museum restoration

THE government has awarded a contract for $1,174,127 to Coastline Construction and Development to restore Pompey Museum.

Contracts signed for Exuma projects

Minister of Public Works and Transport Neko Grant flew into Exuma, Wednesday afternoon, for the contract signing ceremony of various infrastructure works for that island.

Dock contract signed

THE contract signing for the construction of a concrete dock to replace the wooden dock in Cooper's Town was greeted with applause by residents of this North Abaco community. The government signed a $460,100 contract on Friday with Calvin E Parker Constru

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