March 22, 2016
Dr Hubert Minnis
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Minnis warns intercept bill is being rushed
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis has joined the chorus of those criticising the Interception of Communications Bill, saying the timing of the introduction of the legislation so close to the next general election raises questions about the government’s motives.
Minnis calls for boundary report to be tabled today
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday urged the government to table the delayed Constituencies Commission report in Parliament when it meets today.
Long Island FNMs call Minnis a 'liar'
THE problems facing Dr Hubert Minnis, the embattled leader of the Free National Movement, continue to mount with the Long Island Constituency Association accusing him of dishonesty and untrustworthiness over the revoking of Loretta Butler-Turner’s candidacy for the next general election.
Minnis ‘blindsided’ by letter
KILLARNEY MP Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday admitted that he was blindsided by the actions of the seven “rebel” MPs who moved to have his appointment as leader of the Official Opposition in the House of Assembly revoked, while insisting that democracy will not be “subverted” by this latest attempt to have him ousted.
Minnis: Does PM back Andros plan?
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday renewed his call for Prime Minister Perry Christie to reveal whether he supports the proposed $2.1bn agri-fisheries venture with Chinese investors, as he said Mr Christie’s “stony silence” suggests the government may very well “go forward with this theft of our birthright”.
Minnis: Does PM support $2.1bn proposal?
FREE National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr Hubert Minnis on Friday questioned whether Prime Minister Perry Christie supported embattled Cabinet minister V Alfred Gray’s “ill advised and ill conceived” sanctioning of a $2.1bn proposal involving agriculture and fisheries for Andros.
Minnis: Not enough details on Baha Mar negotiations
FREE National Movement (FNM) leader Dr Hubert Minnis said on Friday that the disclosure of the company negotiating with the government to acquire Baha Mar is too bare on details to satisfy the public’s right to information on the matter.
FNM demands disclosure on resort remobilisation
TAKING issue with the “drip, drip” pace of details concerning the remobilisation and future sale of Baha Mar, the Free National Movement yesterday renewed demands for full disclosure from the government.
Video hails Minnis as having a ‘soldier’s heart’
DESPITE a leadership term defined by infighting and party division, the “Roc Wit Doc” campaign yesterday debuted a video celebrating Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis as a man admired by party supporters who fuelled unity and growth within the organisation since taking control of it in 2012.
‘Absent’ Minnis blasted
CENTRAL Grand Bahama MP Neko Grant had strong words for Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis’ performance during the wrap up of the 2016/2017 budget debate, saying the Killarney MP showed “no interest” in the head-by-head exercise and seemed unprepared.
Nottage slammed for failure to tackle crime
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday castigated National Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage over his recent response to the worrying crime problem, saying the tone of the Bain and Grants Town MP’s remarks was “deaf” and “insensitive”.
FNM leader hits out at govt in wake of latest travel warning
FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday railed against the government for what he called its failure to impact the country’s crime rate in light of a renewed travel warning from the Canadian government.
Constitutional Referendum updates: Results coming through
10.50pm: The overall totals so far for the referendum bills are: QUESTION 1 - Yes 27,494, No 44,175; QUESTION 2 - Yes 20,742, No 51,130; QUESTION 3 - Yes 24,266, No 47,665; QUESTION 4 - Yes 15,133, No 56,609.
Minnis won’t say how he will vote
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday refused to reveal how he was voting in today’s equality referendum.
MPs: Minnis not a man of his word
SIX FNM parliament members have put together a damning case against their leader, Dr Hubert Minnis, highlighting a myriad of inefficiencies, including his failure to take command of the party “at almost every turn” despite their repeated efforts to support him.
Minnis: I’ve never felt so good
DESPITE the Free National Movement parliamentary caucus’ attempt to remove leader Dr Hubert Minnis from the helm of the organisation, he insisted yesterday that he “has never felt so good” and was not concerned about the “noise in the market”.
‘Don’t be fooled by fake promises over Baha Mar’
FREE National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday warned Bahamians not to be fooled by Prime Minister Perry Christie’s “false hope and fake promises” in relation to the stalled Baha Mar project.
Minnis hits out at Ministers who failed to table audits
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis has criticised Cabinet ministers who have failed to table audits of government institutions as required by law, saying the issue highlights the need for greater accountability measures in government.
FNM leader would not hold Cabinet post as prime minister
FNM LEADER Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday declared that he would not take a cabinet post if he became the next Prime Minister, instead serving only as the “CEO” of the executive body.
FNM leader defends attendance at Haitian flag day event
FNM leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday said anyone who has a problem with his decision to attend the weekend’s Haitian Flag Day festivities has a “serious problem”.
‘FNM is not falling apart’ insists party leader Minnis
FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis has dismissed criticisms that his organisation is falling apart in the aftermath of the resignation of Lanisha Rolle from the Senate.
Minnis calls for extension of hurricane aid order
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday urged the government to extend the exigency order originally granted to residents of the southern Bahamas adversely affected by Hurricane Joaquin last year.
‘PLP enriching friends while public suffers’
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis criticised the government yesterday for “enriching the lives of their friends, families and allies” while the public suffers.
Minnis: Nation on course for deadliest year yet
THE country is on track to see the “deadliest year” in its history, FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday as he lamented the number of homicides committed during the Christie administration’s term.
Minnis urges prosecution over lack of declarations
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis last night called on Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson to do her job and prosecute those members of Parliament who have not disclosed their assets to the Public Disclosure Commission.
Minnis calls on MPs to reveal BOB loans
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday called for all parliamentarians to immediately disclose whether they received any loans from the Bank of the Bahamas (BOB).
‘If Izmirlian is back, who needs their mental health checked now?’
WITH Baha Mar developer Sarkis Izmirlian back in the equation having submitted new proposals to open and complete the resort, Bahamians should now decide who needs a mental check, FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday.
FNM ‘would reform electoral process’ if elected in 2017
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis has said the FNM would reform major parts of the country’s electoral process if brought to office in the upcoming 2017 general election, adding that the power of the democracy should stay with the people.
FNM founder backs Minnis
MAURICE Moore, considered one of the FNM’s founding fathers, yesterday defended FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis as “an honest man”, saying he saw no reason for the Killarney MP to resign over his admission that he met three times with “gang member” Livingston “Toggie” Bullard.
Minnis: No surprise at scandal for this govt
FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday said it is not surprising that several leading government members are at the centre of ongoing allegations of a murder-for-hire plot involving Canadian fashion designer Peter Nygard, as he urged Bahamians to remain committed to ridding the country of corruption.
FNM ‘stands by’ party leader
THE Free National Movement released a statement on Thursday saying the party stands by its leader, Dr Hubert Minnis, amid questions over his decision to meet with one of the men at the centre of an alleged murder for hire plot involving Peter Nygard.
Minnis is accused of misleading Parliament
WEST End and Bimini MP Obie Wilchcombe yesterday accused Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr Hubert Minnis of “misleading” Parliament as he alleged that the Killarney MP was involved in a “criminally conceived conspiracy.”
Davis 'set up' FNM chairman
OPPOSITION Leader Dr Hubert Minnis last night named Deputy Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis as the mastermind behind an alleged “set up” of former Free National Movement (FNM) Senator and Chairman Michael Pintard amid allegations of a murderous plot orchestrated by Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard.
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