A TEARFUL FAREWELL: Emotional Minnis rules out running for FNM leadership
AFTER announcing on Friday that he will not let himself be nominated for leader at next month’s convention, former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis cried during a church service yesterday while thanking his supporters and emphasising his commitment to the Free National Movement.
Minnis will not seek FNM leadership at convention
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis says he will not nominate for leadership of the Free National Movement nor allow his name to be placed in nomination when the party hosts a one-day leadership convention on November 27.
Govt ‘will stick to law’ on severance packages
WHEN the state of emergency ends next month, the Davis administration will not continue suspending the provision of the Employment Act that demands employers give severance packages to furloughed workers.
Sears recuses himself from BPL board dissolution
WORKS Minister Alfred Sears said he has recused himself from matters relating to the dissolution of Bahamas Power and Light’s previous board.
Cartwright considering FNM role bid
ST BARNABAS MP Shanendon Cartwright said he is considering running for a leadership role in the Free National Movement, emphasising that such a role goes beyond leader and includes deputy leader or party chairman.
Minister tours GB works projects
WORKS Minister Alfred Sears viewed a number of infrastructural projects underway in East Grand Bahama yesterday during his first official visit to Grand Bahama this term.
VAT bill ‘before end of the year’
BEFORE the end of this year the Davis administration expects to bring before Parliament three pieces of key legislation, including one that will decrease value added tax to 10 percent from the current rate of 12 percent.
Mitchell addresses turbulence in Haiti
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell spoke on the safety of the Bahamian diplomats in Haiti after international media reported the kidnapping of American and Canadian missionaries in that country.
Wells and Mitchell trade barbs
AFTER blaming the government’s easing of restrictions on the recent surge in COVID cases, former Minister of Health Renward Wells has come under heavy fire from the chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party who has referred to him as a “total failure as a minister.”
Minnis: No one forgot to order vaccines
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has denied claims made by Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville that the previous administration “forgot” to order additional COVID-19 vaccines before being voted out of office.
FNM 'will not allow leader nominations from the floor'
THE Free National Movement, which has officially opened its nomination process for party leader, will not allow nominations for the post to be made on the convention floor as is custom, according to a party memorandum The Tribune has obtained.
‘MISLEADING’ CLAIMS OVER BPL’S OSBORNE: Ex-chair is supported in key area - but probe also shows breakdown
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis commissioned an independent investigation into Bahamas Power and Light that rejected former Works Minister Desmond Bannister’s characterisation of Darnell Osborne’s acquisition of makeup and home security services when she chaired BPL’s board of directors.
‘So much work to do’ on Prospect Ridge
JOBETH Colbey-Davis said that although her team is confident the Davis administration can still proceed with the Prospect Ridge project, the government cannot commit to the cost benefits the Minnis administration promised because so much work is still required on the development, including the production of a master plan, a feasibility study and topography studies.
Lewis: I’m running for FNM leader
FORMER Minister of Disaster Preparedness, Management and Reconstruction Iram Lewis, the member of Parliament for Central Grand Bahama, announced yesterday that he is running for leader of the Free National Movement.
Lightbourne: Up to 30 percent of public school students not attending
STATE Minister for Education and Technical and Vocational Training Zane Lightbourne said up to 30 percent of public school students have not been attending classes consistently, adding the ministry hopes face-to-face learning will resume full-time by the end of the year.
