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Mitchell hits back at Gibson's 'lack of confidence' claim
Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Fred Mitchell said Shane Gibson's suggestion that the PLP has no confidence in him as chairman does not add up. Instead, he said, Mr Gibson's choice to withdraw from the race shows he has no confidence in himself.
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Resignation of Speaker Moultrie
Since the resignation of Speaker Halson Moultrie on February 4, I have received numerous calls and messages from members of the press, friends and other persons asking for my views on the resignation. So here goes.
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Candidates confident in Yamacraw
Both PLP Incumbent Melanie Griffin and FNM candidate Senator Dion Foulkes are confident of their parties’ chances in Yamacraw.
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PM dismisses fears GBPA battle will ruin investment
The Prime Minister yesterday dismissed concerns that the escalating battle with the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) over the Government’s $357m payment demand will ruin investor confidence.
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Chamber chief: BPL contracts ‘certainly curious’
The Chamber of Commerce’s chief executive has described as “certainly curious” revelations that Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) awarded multi-million dollar contracts to entities that were not the best bidder.
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Govt will ‘circle wagons’ to hit fiscal targets
The Chamber of Commerce’s chief executive yesterday voiced confidence in the government’s ability to “circle the wagons” and hit its $237m full-year deficit target.
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Confidence from Carmichael candidates
CANDIDATES for the Carmichael constituency presented themselves at Gerald Cash Primary School for nomination on Friday, each expressing full confidence that they will win the seat for their respective political parties.
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$600m Shipyard project set to boost GB investor confidence
The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce’s president yesterday said Grand Bahama Shipyard’s $600m dry dock ground-breaking should boost investor confidence in the island.
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Bahamian wants No Confidence vote
YESTERDAY, a member of the public sent us the following letter for publication. It was signed by a concerned Bahamian “with an independent mind”.
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Minister: FNM 'better managers of economy'
Business confidence is growing because the Free National Movement (FNM) is viewed as “better managers of the economy and the Government’s finances”, a Cabinet minister said yesterday.Dionisio D’Aguilar, minister of tourism and aviation, told Tribune
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Low growth linked to cronyism, blasts reform campaigner
A governance reformer has directly linked the Bahamas’ poor GDP growth and low business confidence to nepotism, cronyism and political favouritism impacting how commerce is conducted.
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'Vote of no confidence' in BAAA executive board
With all the bickering and disruptions going on in their meetings, members of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) have casted a “vote of no confidence” in the entire executive board, paving the way for fresh new elections one year after the team, led by president Mike Sands, was voted in office.
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No confidence over election?
Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller’s suggestion that Prime Minister Perry Christie should call a snap election in either June or July lends the impression that he isn’t confident at all that the PLP can take on an invigorated, cohesive FNM.
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Budget can’t be ‘more of same’
Prime Minister Perry Christie must inspire confidence of an economic turnaround in today’s Budget, the Opposition’s Finance spokesman said yesterday, adding: “More of the same just won’t cut it.”
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DNA repeats call for vote of no confidence
THE Democratic National Alliance held a press conference on the steps of the House of Assembly yesterday, again calling for a vote of no confidence to be moved against the Minnis administration.
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Mitchell: I am appalled by the scenes of chaos on the streets
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Fred Mitchell said some people have asked the party to move a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis over the chaos that erupted over his seven-day lockdown of New Providence and subsequent U-turn.
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I was playing by the rules, Moultrie tells Davis
HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie yesterday criticised Official Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis for an “inappropriate” public challenge of a decision that disallowed him the opportunity to wrap up debate on a confidence resolution in the prime min
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Speaker doesn't rate PLP chances of success with no-confidence vote
HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie said yesterday the chance of a no confidence vote in Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis succeeding is “negligible”. Nonetheless, he said the Official Opposition would be allowed to move such a motion once they meet the req
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Pinder: I'm not jumping ship
ELIZABETH MP Ryan Pinder yesterday called the FNM “desperate” after the party’s leaders accused him of resigning as minister of financial services because of lost confidence in the government.
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Roberts: Move against Minnis a sign of messy democracy
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts said the “recall” of Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis as Official Opposition leader in the House of Assembly yesterday is evidence that democracy can be “quite messy” at times.
