‘Ask Immigration Minister for citizenship help’
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell said until legislators amend the Bahamas Nationality Act, people affected by discriminatory citizenship laws should apply to the minister of immigration for relief.
Mitchell says convention first - then it will be time to vote
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party chairman Fred Mitchell said the West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election will happen after the PLP’s convention next month.
‘PLP WILL UNITE FOR BY-ELECTION’: Bimini chair confident supporters will come together to back Smith
THE chair of the Progressive Liberal Party’s Bimini constituency association is confident party members will unite ahead of the by-election despite the council meeting the PLP had in New Providence on Friday.
Grant urges rally-goers to ‘take a stand’ against govt
IN his first rally speech in West Grand Bahama since the FNM ratified him as its candidate for the by-election, Bishop Ricardo Grant urged supporters “to take a stand” against the Davis administration, saying the time for change has come.
DIVISIONS IN PLP AS CANDIDATE SELECTED: Move for Gibson to run as chairman after snub by party
CHIEF Passport Officer Kingsley Smith was ratified as the Progressive Liberal Party’s nominee for the upcoming West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election during a rancorous council meeting on Friday that exposed divisions in the governing party.
PLP National General Council accepts recommendation of Kingsley Smith for West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election
The National General Council of the Progressive Liberal Party has accepted the candidates committee recommendation of Kingsley Smith for the upcoming West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election after a raucous meeting.
Halkitis: Govt to start disclosing information on contracts within 60 days
ECONOMIC Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis said government will start disclosing information about contracts within 60 days after they are awarded.
Shane Gibson asks for secret ballot from PLP Council
SHANE Gibson wants the Progressive Liberal Party’s National General Council to vote by secret ballot tonight to approve its candidate for the West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election.
FNM ratifies Bishop Ricardo Grant for by-election
THE Free National Movement ratified Bishop Ricardo Grant last night for the upcoming West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election to replace Obie Wilchcombe, who died unexpectedly last month.
BTVI saw small rise in enrolment in Spring 2023 over the previous Fall registration
ABOUT 2,500 students enrolled at the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Training Institute (BTVI) during the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semesters.
Halkitis: State-owned-enterprises will eventually be added to government procurement system
ECONOMIC Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis said state-owned enterprises (SOEs) will eventually be incorporated into the central government’s procurement system so that awarded contracts are disclosed to the public.
Govt tables bill to enhance independence of judiciary
THE Davis administration tabled legislation in the House of Assembly yesterday to enhance the independence of the judiciary.
Minnis: Wilchcombe should have had bigger ministry
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis believes Obie Wilchcombe, who died unexpectedly last month, should have been given a more “substantive post” in the Davis-led Cabinet before his death.
‘By-election must happen by November 25’
THE West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election must happen by November 25, according to acting Parliamentary Commissioner Arthur Taylor.
PM DAVIS ‘ASKED FTX CHIEF’ TO ADVISE SON: Court claim of email request to Bankman-Fried
The Prime Minister allegedly asked Sam Bankman-Fried to provide advice to his son about a digital assets project the latter was working on just two months before FTX collapsed.
