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Speaker considering question time
HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie said he is considering implementing a Prime Minister’s question and answer period in Parliament as he warned members of Parliament to be on notice that the practice of the governing party avoiding questions will not continue.
‘MPs not Mr Speaker set the House rules’
HEALTH Minister Renward Wells yesterday suggested House Speaker Halson Moultrie does not have the sole authority to implement a Prime Minister’s question and answer period in Parliament, telling reporters “the rules of the House are set by its members”.
FNMs vote against taking opposition questions
FREE National Movement MPs voted against answering questions from members of the opposition in the House of Assembly yesterday, choosing instead to move forward with their own agenda.
Former PLP minister questioned by police
FORMER Progressive Liberal Party Cabinet minister Vincent Peet was taken in for questioning by police on Friday.
Physiotherapy vs chiropractic care
There are many misconceptions surrounding the field of physiotherapy and many questions may arise when you learn that you or a loved one has been referred to a physiotherapist. Some frequently asked questions include: What exactly is physiotherapy? Who are physios? Will my physiotherapy sessions hurt? Will my physio ‘crack’ my back? Am I too old or am I too young for physiotherapy?
Incompetence and lack of transparency over carnival
There are still so many questions on the Christmas Carnival mess the government is refusing to answer. After he read a statement on the Carnival, Press Secretary Clint Watson refused to answer questions. This is not the kind of transparency and accountability the PLP promised.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Our love-hate relationship with Jeopardy
LIKE millions of others, my husband and I watch Jeopardy every night, well, just about every weekday night. I don’t know why we are addicted when we lose so consistently. It’s like asking to be punished and going back the next day and the next and the next after that for more punishment, hoping somehow after enough punishment, there will be a reward.
Captain held after ‘threats to his crew’
POLICE are questioning a boat captain after his vessel was brought into New Providence on Sunday by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force for allegedly threatening his crew.
EDITORIAL: Time to catch up with rest of the world
WHO wants a national televised debate for the next election?
Three gave fake names when questioned
TWO men and a teenager who gave police fake names when they were stopped and questioned must complete 100 hours of community service to avoid spending a month behind bars.
EDITORIAL: Is Dubai spending the best use of our money?
THE trip by a Bahamian delegation to Dubai was always going to raise questions about the cost.
The question of citizenship
Collectively we as real Bahamians have kicked the can filled with questions of citizenship too far down the road for too long. With the splendid ruling by a majority of the Court of Appeal recently (God bless them forever) the long vexing and debilitating question of citizenship is finally coming to a dramatic close.
No way to treat people
The longer that we are mired in this pandemic the more our humanity is being stripped away. This was illustrated very clearly when I returned home to Canada in early May. I am sharing this experience because I feel that it is important to understand that while it is easy for visitors and residents to complain about their experiences in travelling to The Bahamas, Bahamian customs officials are like schoolboys in short pants when compared to the draconian methods employed by some Canadian officials.
Gov’t’s $109m payables are ‘highly questionable’
The Opposition’s deputy leader yesterday branded the Government’s assertion that it owes vendors some $109m in current accounts payables as “highly questionable”.
Gov’t’s $109m payables are ‘highly questionable’
The Opposition’s deputy leader yesterday branded the Government’s assertion that it owes vendors some $109m in current accounts payables as “highly questionable”.
Woman is quizzed over stabbing death
POLICE are questioning a woman in connection with the stabbing to death of another woman, according to police press liaison officer Superintendent Audley Peters.
Ann Marie Davis takes up office she questioned
AFTER receiving advice from technical experts in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Prime Minister’s wife Ann Marie Davis decided to keep the Office of the Spouse active despite previously questioning its purpose.
Officer says he found marijuana in boxes
A 37-year-old man accused of marijuana possession denied the allegations when he was questioned in police custody, a court was told.
We don’t have a First Lady
Oh, we love to copy Americana and their habits.
To vaccinate or not?
The salient question that is now foremost in most Bahamians and residents minds is: “Do I voluntarily take the recommended vaccine and just how safe is it?” During the past two weeks I have been polling listeners on my radio talk show: ExpressYourself @ 99.5 FM on exactly that same question. So far, in excess of 75% of the responders stated that under No Circumstances, except mandated by the law, would they be injected with the vaccine, Astrazeneca, now available in limited quantities in The Bahamas.
