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Lightbourn: Rollins showed poor judgement in criticising leader

MONTAGU MP Richard Lightbourn yesterday said Dr Andre Rollins exercised “poor political judgement” when he spoke against the leader of the Free National Movement (FNM) on a local radio talk show.

Lightbourn ‘sets record straight’ over call for probe

SHADOW Attorney General, Montagu MP Richard Lightbourn yesterday moved to “set the record straight” over his call for a police probe into the matters raised in the lawsuit against Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard for an alleged “murder for hire” plot.

SENATOR’S PUBLIC APOLOGY IS ‘TOO LITTLE TOO LATE’ SAYS MP

THE public apology Free National Movement Senator Lanisha Rolle made to her colleagues last week after previously criticising them attracted mixed reactions from FNM parliamentarians, with one saying it’s “too little too late.”

Lightbourn: Nottage has lost sight of reality

MONTAGU MP Richard Lightbourn yesterday questioned the level of concern displayed by National Security Minister Bernard Nottage over the nation’s record homicide figures.

Lightbourn: AG’s legal opinion is wrong

MONTAGU MP Richard Lightbourn shot down a legal opinion from the Office of the Attorney General that dismisses the legality of the Public Accounts Committee to summon the Urban Renewal co-chairs as part of the PAC’s investigation into the programme.

Lightbourn reprimanded over BoB comments

HOUSE of Assembly Speaker Dr Kendal Major yesterday reprimanded Montagu MP Richard Lightbourn after he made derogatory statements about Progressive Liberal Party members of parliament.

Lightbourn tells govt not to make promises it can’t keep

MONTAGU MP Richard Lightbourn suggested the government should “refrain from making promises they can’t keep” pointing to the lack of employment growth in the country in recent months.

PM ‘failed to keep nolle promise’

MONTAGU MP Richard Lightbourn expressed disappointment yesterday that Prime Minister Perry Christie had failed to keep a promise to share with opposition leader Dr Hubert Minnis a file relating to the granting of a nolle prosequi by Acting Attorney General Jerome Fitzgerald in 2012.

FNM MPs criticise Dr Nottage over comments on crime

TWO FNM MPs who represent areas that have seen murders this week criticised National Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage for his “seemingly dismissive” comments on crime.

Lightbourn quizzes govt on $10m of missing drugs

MONTAGU MP Richard Lightbourn raised concerns over a reported unaccounted $10m in pharmaceutical drugs and supplies from the Public Hospital’s Authority while questioning the government’s ability to responsibly handle public funds as debate continued on a multi-million dollar resolution for COB’s further development.

MP questions govt diligence while Wells remains silent

MONTAGU MP Richard Lightbourn questioned “how the government does business” after discovering a judgment filed in the Supreme Court against Stellar Waste Management principal owner Dr Fabrizio Zanaboni.

Lightbourn calls for delay for November referendum

MONTAGU MP Richard Lightbourn wants the government to delay the November 6 gender equality referendum with a view to ensuring the “flawed” process is corrected and misconceptions among the electorate are cleared up.

Concerns raised over sale of Solomon's Mines

FNM MP Richard Lightbourn has raised concerns over whether the government would sanction the sale of Bahamian retail company Solomon’s Mines to a foreign-based entity.

MP gagged by speaker over nolle prosequi

HOUSE Speaker Dr Kendal Major did not allow Montagu MP Richard Lightbourn to explain why it was necessary to appoint a select committee over the nolle prosequi signed by then acting Attorney General Jerome Fitzgerald.

MP grabbed by police says actions by officers were inappropriate

THE actions of the police in the House of Assembly yesterday were inappropriate according to Montagu MP Richard Lightbourn, who was grabbed by officers attempting to forcibly move him.

MP: concerns that Nygard ‘donated $5m to the PLP’

CONCERNS have been raised among members of the public that Canadian billionaire Peter Nygard donated $5 million to the PLP’s election campaign.

Call for special committee to investigate nolle prosequi

MONTAGU MP Richard Lightbourn said the Opposition plans to move ahead and request a “special committee” to investigate the circumstances surrounding the nolle prosequi signed by then acting Attorney General Jerome Fitzgerald.

Ryan Pinder: Lightbourne spat on my father

RYAN Pinder, Member of Parliament for the Elizabeth constituency, yesterday accused opposition representative Richard Lightbourne of spitting on his father in an act

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