October 23, 2019
Speaker of the House Halson Moultrie. File Photo: Terrel W. Carey Sr/Tribune Staff
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Moultrie ‘worst Speaker in history’
A FORMER Cabinet Minister has accused the current House Speaker of being the worst in Bahamian history.
‘PM has no choice but to go early’
HOUSE of Assembly Speaker Halson Moultrie believes the Minnis administration is between a rock and a hard place with really no other choice but to call an early election.
Speaker in new clash over report sign-off
HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie committed a “clear and flagrant breach of the Constitution” when he submitted a report on Friday to Governor General C A Smith that contained only his signature and no one else’s from the Constituencies Commission, committee member Marco City MP Michael Pintard said in a statement.
Moultrie: Shanty demolitions right - let’s do some in Nassau Village
HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie has fully endorsed the government’s demolition programme of houses in Abaco shanty towns and called on Minister of Public Works Desmond Bannister to assist him with a similar exercise in Nassau Village.
‘DISRESPECTFUL AND DISHONEST’: Speaker lashes out again at govt over handling of Assembly COVID outbreak
THE House of Assembly was abruptly suspended yesterday morning after House Speaker Halson Moultrie criticised the Minnis administration, argued with Yamacraw MP Elsworth Johnson and pointedly invited Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis to publicly address his claims about the executive branch’s “disrespectful” treatment of Parliament.
Commission gives estimate on registrants number for voter parity
HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie said the Constituencies Commission estimates that each constituency in New Providence should have about 5,100 registrants for the next general election to ensure voter parity.
Moultrie: Get illegal firearms off the streets
AFTER a recent spate of murders in the capital, Nassau Village MP Halson Moultrie is calling on the police force to conduct “a dragnet operation” to get illegal firearms off the streets.
'Our system needs to change to stop this'
HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie said the country needs a “systemic improvement in the entire criminal justice system” after the dead bodies of a mother and daughter in his constituency were found yesterday.
‘That’s not your job, Mr Speaker’
AS AN “impartial arbiter,” House Speaker Halson Moultrie should not be calling for action or legislation on any matter regardless of his convictions, attorney Wayne Munroe insisted yesterday.
Moultrie: Ministers should give answers
HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie wants to make ministers answer questions in the House of Assembly and hopes the Rules Committee of the lower chamber ensures this happens. The ability of the official opposition to question Cabinet ministers is a popula
HAS SOMEONE UPSET YOU, MR SPEAKER? Moultrie launches rambling rant on media news reports
HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie launched a 32-minute attack against the media in the House of Assembly yesterday, declaring at the start of the sitting that he is prepared to lead reporters to Jesus if they target him.
LEAVE THE PRESS ALONE, MR SPEAKER: MPs speak out on media attack and Assembly rules
GOVERNING party MPs called for a change to “archaic” parliamentary rules yesterday, with some expressing concern that the Minnis administration could be perceived as swaying toward the side of dictatorship and possible censorship of the country’s free press.
What’s this fake news, Mr Speaker?
HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie accused media in the country of “descending” to a certain level, adding it was an issue that needed addressing.
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