Minnis calls govt plan to send troops to Haiti ‘unacceptable’
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis opposes government’s plan to send troops to Haiti, telling parliamentarians yesterday that no officer should risk their lives “on a deployment to a conflict zone with no plan or structure.”
Cooper says Grand Bahama airport groundbreaking coming soon, and to be finished by 2025
DEPUTY Prime Minister Chester Cooper said a groundbreaking ceremony for an airport in Grand Bahama will soon happen.
McIntosh confident in re-election bid for MICAL
MICAL MP Basil McIntosh said he intends to seek re-election in the next general election despite Shane Gibson’s previous interest in the seat.
Immigration Commission ‘focused on wrong things’, says FNM leader
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard derided the immigration commission established by the Davis administration, saying it is focused on the wrong things.
Lynes says bid for chairman position not ‘anti-leadership’
FORMER Senator Robyn Lynes said she would not be intimidated running to be chair of the Progressive Liberal Party, insisting her bid is not “anti-leadership”.
Leaked document says by-election date is November 22
THE West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election date is set for November 22, according to a leaked document, the authenticity of which was confirmed by Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Fred Mitchell.
PM: Immigration’s exercise of discretion will be reviewed
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said the time has come to review how the Department of Immigration exercises discretion.
‘We need you to line up behind the one’, said PM urging West Grand Bahama to support Smith
PRIME Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis urged West Grand Bahama and Bimini supporters to support Kingsley Smith, the Progressive Liberal Party member hoping to succeed Obie Wilchcombe in the constituency.
Joining Inter-Parliamentary Union will strengthen efforts to include young leaders, says senator
SENATOR Barry Griffin said joining the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) will strengthen The Bahamas’ efforts to include more young people in leadership positions.
Pintard calls for details of govt deal with Miller
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard wants the Davis administration to disclose the terms under which Leslie Miller’s Summerwinds Plaza will be leased to house the Road Traffic Department.
GIBSON AND LYNES TAKE ON MITCHELL: Both apply for PLP chair ahead of convention
FORMER Cabinet minister Shane Gibson and attorney Robyn Lynes have applied to be chair of the Progressive Liberal Party, setting up a race with the incumbent office holder, Fred Mitchell, at the party’s convention on November 9 and 10.
PLP to discuss marital rape, legalising marijuana for recreational use, transitioning to a republic at convention
THE Progressive Liberal Party will discuss marital rape, legalising marijuana for recreational use and transitioning to a republic during the party’s 55th national convention on November 9 and 10, according to Senator Quinton Lightbourne, the event’s co-chair.
The FNM ‘is fine just the way we are right now’, says leader on party convention
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard would not say when his party will host its next convention, but speculated about what will happen at the Progressive Liberal Party’s upcoming event.
PINTARD WANTS PROBE ON FTX: Call for committee over govt links to collapsed company
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard said the Official Opposition will call for a select committee on FTX in the House of Assembly.
PM reaffirms commitment to sending troops to Haiti
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said the country is “gravely concerned” about the worsening crisis in Haiti while reaffirming his administration’s commitment to sending 150 officers to Haiti to help stabilise that country.
