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Freeport suffers ‘12 years of ineptitude’
Freeport’s economic malaise is today blamed on 12 years of “ineptitude and gross mismanagement” by the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) and its affiliates, a well-known attorney bemoaning its owners’ failure to reinvest despite extracting $300 million from the city.
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Laing defends former FNM govt
FORMER Minister of State for Finance Zhivargo Laing defended the fiscal performance of past Free National Movement administrations yesterday, knocking the Minnis administration’s narrative that its current fiscal consolidation measures are necessary
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Gibson denies housing allegations
Gibson denies housing allegations By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net THERE is "zero evidence" of missing money or that homeowners were overcharged by the Bahamas Mortgage Corporation, according to former housing minister Shane Gibson. The PLP Golden
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DNA: Reforms must not be self-serving
THE DEMOCRATIC National Alliance yesterday said the government's promised legislative reforms must be widespread and not self-serving.
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‘Era of fiscal mismanagement’ at an end
AFTER “inheriting” nearly $1bn in unpaid bills and unfunded obligations left behind by the previous Minnis administration, Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis declared yesterday that the government’s fiscal strategies are working as he pointed to a decline in government arrears.
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INSIGHT: Thank you, Bahamas Power and Light - for nothing
The five-year deal with PowerSecure so far has brought nothing but mismanagement, broken trust and overcharging, Stanley Cartwright says
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Mitchell hits back at Laing criticism
THE “mismanagement” of the country’s economy under the former administration has led to $500 million deficit, Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell said.
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Surgeon blames government for lack of NHI progress
A well-known surgeon yesterday blasted the Christie administration for its “mismanagement” of its proposed National Health Insurance scheme, saying had the government been more co-operative with stakeholders the process would be “further along” by now.
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PLP told ‘seek redemption, not justification’
THE Office of the Prime Minister has urged the Progressive Liberal Party to seek redemption from the Bahamian people, rather than attempt to explain away or justify “years of mismanaging the country”.
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‘WHY DIDN’T GOVT ACT ON BPL’S OIL?': Pintard demands why securing cheap supply was not carried out
OPPOSITION Leader Michael Pintard is “deeply concerned” that Bahamas Power and Light is considering a cost increase for consumers, insisting yesterday that at the heart of the issue is the manner in which the government has “mismanaged” the power provider to date.
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PLP defend Gibson choice
PLP defend Gibson choice IT is up to the Bahamian public, not the FNM, to decide if PLP Golden Gates candidate Shane Gibson will once again sit in the House of Assembly, according to FNM Chairman Carl Bethel. Mr Bethel's statement follows one from the DN
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PLP defend Gibson choice
PLP defend Gibson choice IT is up to the Bahamian public, not the FNM, to decide if PLP Golden Gates candidate Shane Gibson will once again sit in the House of Assembly, according to FNM Chairman Carl Bethel. Mr Bethel's statement follows one from the DN
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Hypocrisy of PLP over VAT
Comments regarding VAT being increased from 7.5 percent to 12 percent, made by the leader and several members of Her Majesty’s loyal opposition as well as various, former government members unceremoniously dispatched from office just over 12 months ago under a cloud and shroud of mismanagement, incompetence and greed, can best be described as abhorrent, contemptible, detestable, despicable, hypocritical, insincere, repugnant and reprehensible.
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School bills not paid because government questioned interest on arrears
STATE Minister for Finance Michael Halkitis said the government did not pay the electricity bills at schools in Grand Bahama because it was still determining the legitimacy of an 18 per cent interest fee on arrears added by the Grand Bahama Power Company.
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Poor construction work forced families to move
Poor construction work forced families to move By KHRISNA VIRGIL kvirgil@tribunemedia.net Sub-par construction work on houses built before May 2007 caused several families to be relocated from government subdivisions, Housing Minister Neko Grant reveale
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Meetings held to discuss VAT
TWO separate meetings were held last night on the proposed Value-Added Tax legislation.
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Ex-Chamber chairman: ‘Writing’s on the wall’
The Government has “acted on less than 10 per cent” of private sector recommendations submitted to it two years ago, an ex-Chamber chair adding: “The writing’s on the wall.”
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Straw Market Authority 'has large unpaid bills'
THE Straw Market Authority lacks procedural policies necessary to prevent mismanagement and mishandling of funds, Works Minister Desmond Bannister said yesterday, as he pointed to hefty unpaid bills.In Parliament yesterday, Mr Bannister said the auth
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PLP chairman hits back over calls for PM to resign as finance minister
PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday criticised FNM leader Dr Hubert Minnis for calling for Prime Minister Perry Christie’s resignation as Finance Minister.
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Christie: Hold him to account
THE FNM government met a $400m deficit in place, despite former PLP Cabinet Minister Michael Halkitis’ rave review of the economy under his stewardship at the PLP convention earlier in the year.
