Former Senator says sorry for using ‘n’ word in speech
FORMER Progressive Liberal Party Senator Robyn Lynes has apologised for using the “n” word during a speech Monday on the opening night of the PLP’s convention.
Mixed views on who should lead
DELEGATES at the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) 53rd National General Convention had mixed views about who should be the next leader of their party with many saying it is time for interim Leader Philip “Brave” Davis to take the reigns and others championing outspoken Englerston MP Glenys Hanna Martin as the best person for the job.
Gomez says FNMs benefit from positions in service
FORMER Minister of State for Legal Affairs Damian Gomez yesterday claimed members of the Minnis administration were still benefiting from their private interests despite their positions in the public service, adding the alleged “troubling” behaviour
Death penalty legislation must wait for govt agenda
THE Minnis administration will “get through” the bills it has tabled in the House of Assembly and move on to capital punishment at a later date, the prime minister’s Press Secretary Anthony Newbold said yesterday. His statement came a week after the
Sir Lynden Pindling's daughter: PLP overcome with greed
THE Progressive Liberal Party “has become weak” and “dishonest” and allowed the political ambitions of a “few men to dash the aspirations of a whole people,” Monique Pindling, the daughter of former Prime Minister Sir Lynden Pindling, said last night.
Glenys: Wrong not to let me speak
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party MP Glenys Hanna Martin is “most concerned” about the use of money in the PLP’s internal election campaigns, insisting yesterday the organisation needed rules to ensure delegates are free from influence when they head to the polls.
Campbell: I’ll see you in court
TRANSPORT and Local Government Minister Frankie Campbell said he will not get into a “back and forth” with those who doubt his Bahamian citizenship, telling The Tribune he will see them in court instead.
Independent Immigration Commission 'as soon as possible'
ONE day after addressing one of the country’s largest Haitian congregations where he pledged immigration reform, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis spoke again about the proposed establishment of an independent commission to oversee immigrant applicatio
Sears won't run until PLP changes
FORMER Attorney General Alfred Sears said if given one, he will refuse a nomination for a leadership post at the Progressive Liberal Party’s convention, noting unless the opposition party undertakes a radical, “fundamental internal transformation” it
Wilchcombe 'a better fit' than Mitchell as chairman
FORMER Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe believes he would be a better fit for Progressive Liberal Party chairman compared with Senator Fred Mitchell because he can bring a more temperate approach to how the party deals with matters.Speaking on the si
Minnis seeks to calm Haitians
NEARLY two weeks after taking a hard line on immigration, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis struck a softer tone at The Haitian Metropolitan Church of the Nazarene Sunday, stressing this country’s ties to Haitians and pledging to expeditiously grant residency permits and citizenship to those eligible for it.
Sears: PLP has been compromised by ‘constitutional non-compliance’
FORMER leadership contender Alfred Sears, QC, yesterday said the Progressive Liberal Party’s culture of “constitutional non-compliance” has compromised the party’s “integrity, viability, resilience and nimbleness”.
Davis: I’ll win fight for leader
WHILE urging Progressive Liberal Party members to unite during this week’s national convention, PLP interim Leader Philip “Brave” Davis said he is “confident” he’ll retain the party’s top post when the three-day event comes to a close.
