Minnis - ‘our errors smother successes’
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis renewed his pledge to improve his party’s communications programme as he told participants in a weekend conclave his administration’s mistakes were louder than its accomplishments.
Mitchell: Settle nurses dispute - and don't harm the patients
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party chairman Fred Mitchell has urged Health Minister Dr Duane Sands to urgently settle any “outstanding issues” nurses may have, asserting that patient care is on the “chopping block” as a result.Mr Mitchell’s admonition comes a
Blackout! Cellphone ban at FNM conclave
AS a Free National Movement conclave begins tonight, one former deputy prime minister says he hopes the Minnis administration’s struggle to create job opportunities for Bahamians will top the agenda.“Most people are concerned that the jobs are not co
Shrinking deficit proves we are going right way, says Culmer
FREE National Movement chairman Carl Culmer has highlighted the country’s shrinking deficit as proof the Minnis administration is delivering on its promise of fiscal responsibility. “In 2017 we made a promise to the Bahamian people to get the govern
‘On course for fiscal targets’ - but Cooper says VAT flagging
THE Minnis administration is “cautiously optimistic” it will meet its fiscal targets for the year after the deficit declined 50 percent in the first quarter and revenue increased, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest said in a statement yesterday.
'Abortion comments to UN read out of context'
SOCIAL Services Minister Frankie Campbell suggested yesterday that the position on abortion by a senior health official before a United Nations committee last week was taken out of context.
Govt to take stock of buildings with audit
THE government intends to undertake an audit of all the properties it currently owns or rents, in an effort to best streamline its facilities portfolio in the coming years, press secretary Anthony Newbold said yesterday.The announcement came during M
We can't offer you any more money, says Sands
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands said officials expect healthcare services to be negatively impacted this week if the Bahamas Nurses Union continues to protest, adding some elective procedures could be postponed or cancelled.Calling the situation “unfo
Campbell confirms the kids in limbo
THE Bahamas-born grandchildren of Haitian migrants are recognised by the government as stateless, according to Social Services Minister Frankie Campbell, who told a United Nations body the government is working to amend the Nationality Act to ensure no one falls through the cracks.
Will firms abandon private health?
SOME Bahamians with comprehensive employer-sponsored group health insurance plans fear businesses will drop these and provide only the minimum benefits required by the Minnis administration’s proposed National Health Insurance scheme.
Govt denies move on abortion law
THERE are no plans to make abortion legal in The Bahamas, Attorney General Carl Bethel said yesterday in response to questions over claims made by a senior health official at the 71st Session of the Committee on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in Geneva last week.
Financial issues force PLP to delay convention
THE Progressive Liberal Party has postponed its national convention to next May. The official reason for this is to improve the party’s platform and get its branches ready. However, privately some acknowledge that financial constraints are the major
PLP postpones convention to May, 2019
THE Progressive Liberal Party has postponed its national convention to next year May.
Big bad Brad - a ferocious advocate of the PLP
KNOWN for his political quips and acerbic attacks on his opponents, Bradley Roberts will go down in the annals of history as a fierce defender of the Progressive Liberal Party.
Rebels face ‘ultimatum’ - toe line or exit party
The FNM will host a conclave on November 2 featuring parliamentarians, senators and constituency association executives.
