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FNM founding father hits out at MPs’ actions

MAURICE Moore, regarded as one of the Free National Movement’s founding fathers, has strongly rebuked the six opposition members of Parliament who threatened to have FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis constitutionally removed, insisting that their actions “are not becoming” of people who want to be leaders.

Dame Joan: Referendum a ruse for LGBT rights

FORMER Court of Appeal President Dame Joan Sawyer has claimed that the Christie administration is using the upcoming gender equality vote as a “ruse” to implement lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights in order to conform to international human rights policies.

Christian Council President: I’m voting no to Bill 4

BAHAMAS Christian Council President Rev Dr Ranford Patterson yesterday said he is “unequivocally” voting against the fourth Constitutional Amendment Bill, charging that a ‘yes’ vote would eliminate the need for “Parliament to ever come back to the Bahamian people to do anything as it relates to marriage”.

Gray: Vote hijacked by religious community

MICAL MP V Alfred Gray said the fourth constitutional referendum bill has been “hijacked by the religious community.”

Woman accused of killing ZNS host and stealing his iPhone

A WOMAN accused of killing ZNS radio broadcaster Scott Richards and stealing his iPhone during a gunpoint robbery was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday afternoon on murder and armed robbery charges.

FNM: Govt is cajoling Bahamians, not educating them

THE FREE National Movement yesterday accused the government of “cajoling” Bahamians to support the upcoming referendum instead of truly educating them on the proposed changes to the Constitution. In a statement, the party also defended its leader Dr Hubert Minnis against criticisms over his lack of involvement in the referendum despite his support of the four Constitutional Amendment Bills in Parliament.

Bahamians and Chinese held in smuggling swoop

THREE Bahamians, with 28 Chinese and one Colombian, were taken into custody on Sunday evening by Bahamian authorities in connection with a suspected human smuggling operation in Grand Bahama.

‘I always knew Rollins would backstab Minnis’

MICAL MP V Alfred Gray said yesterday that the fracture in the Free National Movement is “too deep to mend,” predicting that the party will “self-destruct” and feature an “almost permanent” split regardless of the outcome of its current debacle.

Phase one of water project nears completion in Holmes Rock

THE first phase of a potable water project in West Grand Bahama is nearly complete and residents will soon no longer have to install their own individual pump and well at their property.

McWeeney answers referendum concerns

Constitutional Commission Chairman Sean McWeeney, QC, replies to Pastor Dave Burrows, of Bahamas Faith Ministries International, seeking to quell concerns about the Constitutional Referendum.

42-year-old man arrested after ZNS radio host’s murder

POLICE arrested a 42-year-old man early yesterday morning in connection with the murder of a veteran ZNS radio broadcaster last week.

Butler-Turner: Party is not as strong as it should be

LONG Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner admitted yesterday that the Free National Movement is “not as strong as it should be so close to the next general election” but said she hopes an early convention can bring “unity”.

Three accused of sex attacks on minors

THREE men appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday accused of sexually assaulting three minors, a boy and two girls, in separate incidents.

Bahamas Power and Light still experiencing 'a generation shortfall'

BAHAMAS Power and Light yesterday admitted that the utility provider is still experiencing “a generation shortfall” following an island-wide outage on Sunday.

‘Voting no could open door to same-sex marriage’

A VOTE against bill four may actually make it “easier to overturn the existing legal ban on same-sex marriage,” according to Constitutional Commission Chairman Sean McWeeney who has hit out at the “irony” of arguments launched by opponents of the fourth Constitutional Amendment Bill.

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