Environmental activist claims affected residents will deal with PLP government at polls
ENVIRONMENTAL activist Shuffel Hepburn says the residents affected by industrial pollution in the five southern settlements of Grand Bahama will deal with the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) government at the polls on May 10.
Loretta hits out at 'untruthful' Ingraham
LORETTA Butler-Turner, who served in the cabinet of former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham, turned on him on Friday, calling him "duplicitous" and "untruthful" for statements he made this week about the decision of her and six other members of the Free National Movement's (FNM) Parliamentary caucus to remove Dr Hubert Minnis as Leader of the Official Opposition.
FNM candidate 'not ruling out political mischief' after office burglary
FREE National Movement (FNM) Golden Isles candidate Vaughn Miller says he is not ruling out political mischief as the motive behind the overnight burglary and subsequent robbery and vandalising of the party's constituency office for the area.
VIDEO: Harvey Tynes urges Bahamians to vote against government
PROMINENT attorney Harvey Tynes, QC, railed against Prime Minister Perry Christie and the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) as he urged Bahamians to vote against the incumbent government in a bid to save the country.
DNA concern over ballot box security
DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney has questioned the integrity of Wednesday’s advanced poll, as he and members of his party yesterday suggested that the ballot boxes are not being kept in a secure location.
Ingraham wants VAT hearings
FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham called for public hearings to take place into the “secretive” dealings of the Christie administration, such as value added tax (VAT) spending, saying the public would be “surprised” to see where the revenue has gone.
FNM pledges to upgrade airport and water supply in Long Island
OPPOSITION Leader Dr Hubert Minnis last night accused the government of victimising Long Islanders because of their faithfulness to the Free National Movement, while promising to upgrade the island’s “run down” airport and to install reliable potable water throughout the settlements when he becomes prime minister.
Hall blames others for election chaos
EMBATTLED Parliamentary Commissioner Sherlyn Hall yesterday confirmed that his contract has expired and that he would not be seeking an extension, as he adamantly defended himself from harsh criticisms over his department’s abysmal handling of Wednesday’s advanced polling process.
Roberts suggests poll problems work of Ingraham ‘operatives’
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts blamed the confusion and chaos of advanced poll day on a last minute decision to scale the event back to one polling site, rather than two, in New Providence.
Former PM raises more concerns over economy
FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham relentlessly attacked the Christie administration’s narrative about the fiscal condition of the economy Wednesday night, raising concerns about the rising debt despite Value Added Tax’s implementation while questioning the government’s ability to pay vendors and contractors the money owed to them.
Overseas polling also hits problems
DESPITE Parliamentary Commissioner Sherlyn Hall’s assertion that voting went “well” at all of the oversees advanced polling stations, Bahamians studying in Barbados told The Tribune yesterday that their experience seemed to follow the same “chaotic” and “discouraging” nature of the vote on Wednesday in the capital.
We March organiser backs FNM leader
RANARD Henfield, the organiser of the We March Bahamas activist group, has endorsed the Free National Movement ahead of the upcoming general election, stressing his confidence in the party’s leader, Dr Hubert Minnis.
Mitchell: FNM is heartless
IN laying out his case for re-electing the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) next week, Fred Mitchell portrayed the Free National Movement (FNM) as a heartless organisation.
PM hits out at vitriol in election season
PRIME Minister Perry Christie confirmed that his family was near a park where a man was shot last weekend, as he spoke out against “vitriol” and “bitterness” this election season.
Hall avoids questions over polling problems
PARLIAMENTARY Commissioner Sherlyn Hall yesterday repeatedly dodged questions from the press as chaos unfolded at the advanced poll in the capital.
