Deputy PM: Govt considering ways to modernise registry operations
DEPUTY Prime Minister K Peter Turnquest has suggested the government is considering ways to modernise several of the country’s registry operations, with a view to simplify and streamline critical government services.Mr Turnquest, who was the guest sp
Collected VAT 'ahead of same time last year'
MINISTER of Finance K Peter Turnquest said the Minnis administration is pleased with the level of compliance in value added tax returns since the May general election, saying the figure is ahead of the amount collected this same time last year.
Gaming Board ‘still overstaffed’
THE Gaming Board is overstaffed by “about 40 employees,” Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said yesterday, adding that with demand for technical experts so high in the institution, the days are over when people could show up with a “paper and a pad” and get a job.
Ferreira reveals death threats
ENVIRONMENT Minister Romauld Ferreira revealed that he and his mother, who was on her deathbed, were victims of harassment and intimidation as a result of his advocacy work.
Speaker: Election buying claims are not a breach of PLP leader’s privilege
FINANCE Minister Peter Turnquest’s assertions regarding the former Christie administration’s handling of a $150m hurricane relief loan does not constitute a breach of Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis’ privilege, House Speaker Halson Moultrie ruled yesterday.
Brave: Clarify position on National Development Plan
OPPOSITION Leader Philip Davis yesterday called on the government to clarify its position on the future of the National Development Plan, insisting that the nonpartisan initiative represented the aspirations of the nation.His call was supported by ND
All instructions from AG to DPP 'will be gazetted'
IN a bid to shield the director of public prosecutions from undue political interference, the Minnis administration will amend the Constitution to require that all instructions from an attorney general to the director of public prosecutions be gazett
‘Too soon’ to tell if Glenys resignation a sign of PLP fracture
FORMER PLP MP George Smith yesterday said it was too soon to tell whether Englerston MP Glenys Hanna Martin’s resignation as leader of opposition business in the House of Assembly was a sign of fracture within the party.
UPDATED: Glenys Hanna Martin steps down as leader of opposition business in the House of Assembly
DAYS after a crushing defeat in the Progressive Liberal Party’s national convention against PLP Leader Philip “Brave” Davis for leadership of the party, Englerston MP Glenys Hanna Martin confirmed her resignation as leader of opposition business in the House of Assembly.
Mitchell says PM should be helping nation, not dancing
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Fred Mitchell criticised Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday for “touring the country in a victory lap” and “having a good time” while those who voted for him “are suffering from unemployment, hunger and depri
Turnquest says tax bill will ease business
DEPUTY Prime Minister K Peter Turnquest, the minister of finance, said the passing of the Grand Bahama (Port Area) Extension of Tax Exemptions Bill 2017, will repeal and replace the Grand Bahama (Port Area) Investment Incentives Act 2016, which is co
‘No gender bias in PLP leadership vote result’
ENGLERSTON MP Glenys Hanna Martin yesterday said her defeat at convention demonstrated her party and the wider country were prepared to support candidates based on their perceived viability, brushing off suggestions that her campaign had been significantly affected by gender bias.
Changes ahead for Bimini protections
THE long-discussed legislation that would allow for the legal preservation of marine protected areas in Bimini could face several changes, as legal documents have surfaced detailing the 1998 purchase of a large section of the proposed MPA to former Bimini Bay developer Gerardo Capo.
‘If they can’t run a convention, how can they run the country?’
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis knocked the Progressive Liberal Party for its “chaotic” national convention, saying if the opposition party could not properly pull off an internal event, it cannot lead the country.
Public give their response to PLP convention
PUBLIC reaction to the Progressive Liberal Party’s recent convention on Friday ranged widely from faith in leader-elect Philip “Brave” Davis’ ability to secure a PLP victory in the next general election; to concern about what Glenys Hanna Martin’s defeat means for women in politics to general disinterest in the party and Bahamian politics on the whole.
