Culmer says Cooper downplaying importance of credit rating decision
FREE National Movement (FNM) Chairman Carl Culmer has accused Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Deputy Leader Chester Cooper of “downplaying” Standard & Poor’s (S&P) latest decision to uphold the country’s sovereign credit rating.
Davis: Discussion needed on marital rape laws
OPPOSITION Leader Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday said while an “open and frank discussion” needs to be had in the country about marital rape, no “right thinking Bahamian” will accept that an individual should be “violated” or “abused” in “any form or fashion”.
Rules changes on foreign money in Bahamian bank accounts
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday announced the relaxation of exchange controls on capital and current trade account transactions allowing Bahamian owned businesses to maintain operating deposit accounts up to $100,000 in foreign currency at domestic commercial banks.
Rolle rape stand sparks backlash
SOCIAL Services Minister Lanisha Rolle is not upholding the mandate of a ministry that has long been the government’s gateway to pushing women’s issues, two prominent Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) women said yesterday after her controversial comments on marital rape.
Minnis: I don’t have a personal view
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has said he has no personal view when it comes to marital rape, saying the government will ultimately allow the people’s voices to be heard on the controversial issue of whether it should be outlawed.
Police recruitment down
ROYAL Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) recruitment numbers are down, according to Minister of National Security Marvin Dames, who said he is concerned the “numbers in the organisation have been declining as opposed to remaining constant or increasing.”
Rolle: We should not rush over rape issue
SOCIAL Services and Urban Development Minister Lanisha Rolle, the only woman in Cabinet, yesterday shied away from taking a firm position on whether marital rape should be criminalised in The Bahamas, but insisted marriage is private and its sanctity should be protected.
Davis: PLP didn’t sign off Dillet project
WORK on the multi-million-dollar project to renovate the Stephen Dillet Primary School did not start under the former Christie administration, but in the first few months of the new Free National Movement (FNM) government, according to a tender report obtained by The Tribune.
Foulkes still working on Gaming Board jobs resolution
LABOUR Minister Dion Foulkes said he is currently working to see how best the government can reach a resolution after 30 people were terminated from the Gaming Board.
Grand Lucayan resort deal still being negotiated
DESPITE the Minnis administration’s ambitions to open the Grand Lucayan Resort by winter this year, Finance Minister K Peter Turnquest said the deal is still being negotiated. “Unfortunately, it’s not gone as fast as we’d like,” the deputy prime min
Minnis: Get out or secure status
WHILE stating “too many” illegal immigrants are “taking” jobs from Bahamians, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis last night again urged undocumented migrants to leave the country by his December 31 deadline or apply for legal status.
Govt to stay silent on Culmer’s ‘dirty’ illegals slur
THE Minnis administration is not expected to publicly acknowledge those “irresponsible” remarks put forward by Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Carl Culmer on illegal immigrants last week.
Labour minister ro rule on Bahamas Waste strike
LABOUR Minister Dion Foulkes will officially rule today whether the Bahamas General Workers Union (BGWU) is allowed to proceed with planned industrial action amid its dispute with Bahamas Waste Limited over unsettled grievances.In an interview with T
Marital agenda comments put issue on govt's agenda
EXPRESSING surprise at comments made by a representative of the United Nations on marital rape over the weekend, Attorney General Carl Bethel said yesterday that though the issue was not on the government’s radar previously, “now it is”.“Everybody ha
S&P Rating ‘no cause to celebrate’
Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Deputy Leader Chester Cooper yesterday challenged the Minnis administration to “take a more proactive role” when courting investment opportunities.
