IT’S IN OUR HANDS: PM says quick end to emergency laws needs protocols buy-in
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said he hopes increased vaccinations and adherence to COVID-19 mitigation protocols will allow the government to remove emergency powers and end the state of emergency before August 13, the date to which the powers will be extended.
Little welcome for Wilchcombe
THE return of former Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe to frontline politics is receiving mixed reactions following his ratification last week as the Progressive Liberal Party’s candidate for West Grand Bahama and Bimini.
Obie back to fight election
FORMER Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe is among seven people the Progressive Liberal Party ratified yesterday to nearly complete its roster for the next general election.
‘DO WE WANT TO LIVE LIKE HAITI?’: Bannister fires back at UN, warning of danger ignoring shanty towns
WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister said Bahamians must decide if they want to live in a country like The Bahamas or a country like Haiti where there is “dirt, garbage, shanty towns all over the place”.
Johnson accused of ‘reckless’ UN attack
HUMAN Rights Bahamas yesterday slammed Immigration Minister Elsworth Johnson after he accused the United Nations of lacking balance for criticising the government’s plans to demolish shanty towns in Abaco.
BLOWN OFF COURSE: PM blames COVID and hurricanes for failing to deliver manifesto goals
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said “it was impossible” to fulfil his pre-election good governance reform promises because Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Dorian and COVID-19 were so detrimental that his administration was forced to change course.
PM still undecided on emergency extension
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said officials have not decided whether to extend the country’s state of emergency beyond May 23.
‘Moultrie must go’
A FORMER Progressive Liberal Party Cabinet minister has said the country needs a new speaker of the House of Assembly as the current one “lacks the acumen and an understanding” of The Bahamas’ parliamentary system.
Marijuana legislation promised ‘by end of budget year’
MARIJUANA legislation, once approved by Cabinet, will be introduced to Parliament before the end of the budget year, Attorney General Carl Bethel said yesterday.
Davis: I was not consulted on information commisioner
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party leader Philip “Brave” Davis has criticised the government’s Freedom of Information Commissioner appointment, complaining that he was not consulted as the law requires.
PM ‘talking to medics’ over orders
WITH the state of emergency and current emergency order set to expire at the end of this month, Attorney General Carl Bethel said Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis is now consulting with the medical community to decide the way forward.
Davis ordered from Parliament
CAT Island, Rum Cay and San Salvador MP Philip “Brave” Davis was named and ordered from Parliament last night after he and Deputy Speaker Don Saunders clashed.
Legislation on securities introduced
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis led debate in the House of Assembly yesterday on legislation that will amend the Securities Industry Act and Insurance Act.
U.S. agrees deal to oversee airspace
THE Bahamas Air Navigation Services Authority and the United States Federal Aviation Administration signed an “historic” Air Navigation Services agreement yesterday which is expected to bring in around $300m in fees over the next ten years.
‘Don’t believe denial of an early election’
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis said National Security Minister Marvin Dames is “obfuscating” the truth about the Minnis administration’s election plans.
