New Cabinet is sworn in
The Cabinet of the new FNM government was sworn in at Government House on Monday afternoon.
Voter turnout down by two per cent over 2012 poll
VOTER turnout for the 2017 general election dropped just over two percentage points by comparison to the number of voters in the 2012 poll, according to The Tribune’s analysis.
Collie says Christie was weakness in PLP campaign
WHILE many braced for a close general election result, the Free National Movement’s data-driven campaign strategy allowed party officials to be all but certain of victory weeks before the vote, according to party Chairman Sidney Collie.
Turnquest aims to cut back on overspending
THE country is facing a new era of conservative fiscal measures, according to Deputy Prime Minister K Peter Turnquest, who yesterday forecast a swift departure from the established culture of government overspending in his remit as the new minister for finance.
Mitchell lashes out at FNM win
FORMER Fox Hill MP Fred Mitchell yesterday downplayed the Free National Movement’s landslide victory over the Progressive Liberal Party, claiming that the FNM’s victory was due in part to “the money of foreign interests,” the “turn of clever phrases” and the manipulation of “a population suffering from the ill-effects of the economic recession”.
Christie expected to reveal his future plans tonight
FORMER Prime Minister Perry Christie is expected to give statement on his political future tonight at a Progressive Liberal Party National General Council meeting, party Chairman Bradley Roberts confirmed yesterday.
Former DNA hopeful calls for an end to cronyism
A FORMER political candidate has urged the country’s new leader to end the culture of cronyism.
Observers note lack of ZNS balance and campaigning at advanced polls
THE Commonwealth Observer Group on Friday called for the establishment of an independent election management body with modern voting and counting systems to “safeguard” the country’s “democratic history.”
Activists call for clampdown on corruption
ACTIVIST group Out Da Box called on the new governing party, the Free National Movement, to fulfil its campaign pledges of strengthening anti-corruption mechanisms and increasing the fairness of elections.
Man dies after high-speed chase ends in shootout with police
A MAN has died after a high-speed chase through Nassau ended in a shootout with police early on Saturday.
Three in custody after illegal firearms found
Three men are in custody after police seized two illegal firearms in separate incidents overnight.
'People's government' will have 16 cabinet ministers
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis will establish a cabinet that features 16 ministerial portfolios, with the identities of the ministers expected to be revealed over the weekend, Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Sidney Collie said on Friday.
UPDATED: Christie loses Centreville seat by four votes
DESPITE eight consecutive terms as Centreville’s member of Parliament, former Prime Minister Perry Christie’s loss of the seat became official on Friday after an all-night recount revealed that he lost to Free National Movement (FNM) newcomer Reece Chipman.
PM urged to end 'culture of cronyism'
A FORMER political candidate has urged the country’s new Prime Minister to end the culture of cronyism.
Call for modern voting, counting systems to 'safeguard democratic history'
THE Commonwealth Observer Group on Friday called for the establishment of an independent election management body with modern voting and counting systems to "safeguard" the country's "democratic history".
