FNM leader doubts voter register will be clean
AS TODAY marks the close of the 2017 voter register, Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis was doubtful that the Christie administration could produce a “clean” register before the electorate heads for the polls. This, he said, was a “prerequisite” for a free and fair election.
PM: PLP govt is not perfect
MAKING it clear that his administration “never claimed to be perfect,” Prime Minister Perry Christie is confident that voters across the country will look past unflagging issues of high unemployment and crime to return the Progressive Liberal Party to office.
‘Parties not reaching out to Haitian communities’
POLITICIANS across the political divide have failed to address immigration challenges in their respective platforms, according to radio personality and community activist Louby Georges, who says that parties have decided to “play it safe” with the hot-button issue to the detriment of unregularised persons of Haitian descent and their families.
Central Grand Bahama Independent candidate: This is no time to accept excuses
DONALD Mortimer, the Independent candidate for Central Grand Bahama, is urging Bahamians voters not to be fooled by false hope and empty promises by politicians.
Hurricanes blamed as only 300 of promised 1,300 homes are built
THE Christie administration’s inability to fully honour its mandate to build over 1,300 homes before the end of its five-year term is largely the result of the devastation caused by Hurricanes Joaquin and Matthew, Minister of Environment and Housing Kenred Dorsett claimed yesterday.
FNM anger at 72 pages of duplicate registrations
THE Free National Movement has raised “grave concerns” regarding the general election 2017 voter register, among them the discovery of 72 pages of duplicate registrations, names printed of persons born over 200 years ago and some who were born in 2017, according to party Chairman Sidney Collie yesterday.
PLP chairman defensive about Bobo and Toggie
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts was on the defensive yesterday when he was asked about his party’s relationship with self-proclaimed “gang members” Wisler “Bobo” Davilma and Livingston “Toggie” Bullard.
Minnis reveals tax break plans
FREE National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr Hubert Minnis last evening bashed Prime Minister Perry Christie for his level of representation in the Centreville constituency over the past 40 years, while stressing that the government is “running scared” of the FNM’s “change team”.
Symonette challenged to St Anne’s constituency debate
FREE National Movement (FNM) St Anne’s candidate Brent Symonette has been challenged to a constituency debate by his opponent from the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Dr Charles Clarke.
FNM: Serious concerns at voter discrepancies
FREE National Movement (FNM) Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest said the party has “serious concerns” at the number of discrepancies on the voter register and will be doing its own checks to ensure the upcoming general election is fair.
D’Aguilar tells PLPs to stop making career out of politics
FREE National Movement (FNM) Free Town candidate Dionisio D’Aguilar yesterday called on long-serving Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) parliamentarians to quit “making a career” out of politics.
Toggie and Bobo at PLP event
WHILE PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts has repeatedly attempted to implicate Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr Hubert Minnis as being connected to “Toggie” and “Bobo,” the men at the heart of an alleged murder plot against billionaire Louis Bacon and lawyer Fred Smith, QC - the self proclaimed “gang members” were seen among governing party supporters on Tuesday night, The Tribune can confirm.
Turnquest calls for ‘political prisoners’ to be freed
IT IS time for “political prisoners” to be freed, according to Free National Movement (FNM) Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest, who told party supporters that the government will protect every citizen’s right to free speech.
McCartney says PLP notorious for trying to ‘steal elections’
DEMOCRATIC National Alliance (DNA) Leader Branville McCartney yesterday alleged that the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) was aiming to benefit from discrepancies highlighted in the current voter register, claiming that the party was notorious for its attempts to “steal elections” in the past.
DNA ‘would have 13-member Cabinet’ if elected
THE Democratic National Alliance (DNA) intends to assemble a 13-member Cabinet if elected, according to party Leader Branville McCartney.
