D’Aguilar: Casino hearing at Gaming Board was a sham
FREE National Movement (FNM) Free Town candidate Dionisio D’Aguilar yesterday hit out at the “sham” of last week’s Gaming Board mandated public hearing over Baha Mar’s casino licence application, claiming that the whole thing was “predetermined” given the mega resort’s importance to the country.
Collie criticises Christie for vulgarity on spending
FREE National Movement (FNM) Chairman Sidney Collie yesterday said Prime Minister Perry Christie’s “vulgar” description of government spending this week shows that there are “dangers” attached to allowing him to hold on to power.
Scott joins FNM campaign despite criticism of Minnis
DESPITE once saying Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr Hubert Minnis did not have the political electricity “to electrocute a mosquito”, former party executive and attorney Michael Scott has decided to participate in the FNM’s election campaign.
FNM: Carnival is latest ‘boo boo’ for govt
FREE National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr Hubert Minnis last night railed against Prime Minister Perry Christie and the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) government for failing to address crime, wasting value added tax (VAT) money and most recently making a “boo boo” out of Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival.
Election date in early May
AS PRIME Minister Perry Christie last night described the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) election campaign as a “short sprint” with a “big battle ahead,” a timeline of the “first week or the second week of May” was revealed as when the electorate could expect to head to the polls.
Attorney General hopes interceptions bill will be passed by next government
WITH the dissolution of Parliament imminent, the Christie administration’s Interceptions of Communications Bill will not be debated and passed this term. However, officials hope ongoing consultations with stakeholders will help the legislation to pass during Parliament’s next sitting, Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson said yesterday.
Christie ‘not confused’ over date of general election
ALTHOUGH he has not announced the date of the 2017 general election, Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday he is not “confused” about when Bahamians can expect to head to the polls to cast ballots.
Festival to be May 18-20 as PM confirms move
LESS than a week after officials announced the event’s line-up, Prime Minister Perry Christie confirmed yesterday that the 2017 Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival has been postponed until after the general election.
PM: It is easy to 'piss away' funds
WHILE some observers continue to criticise the Christie administration over the way it handles government revenue, Prime Minister Perry Christie admitted yesterday that it could be easy to “piss away” public funds.
Smith predicts PLP will win closest election since 1967
THE upcoming general election is expected to be the closet poll since the vote in 1967, which ended in a tie, according to former Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Cabinet minister George Smith.
Dissolution of Parliament ‘an end to an unfortunate experience’
FREE National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday said the dissolution of Parliament next Tuesday will finally bring to a close the “unfortunate experience” endured by Bahamians, pledging that a government led by him would operate to “serve” the people of The Bahamas and not “take” from them.
Gibson denies last-minute labour laws are a political manoeuvre
MINISTER of Labour and National Insurance Shane Gibson yesterday continued his defence of the government’s decision to present, delay and then pass labour law amendments in little under two weeks, insisting that the series of moves was not politically motivated or driven.
PLP: Minnis ‘unprincipled and ill-prepared’ to lead
THE Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) continued to promote its message that the Christie administration is the “only government” that can take the Bahamas into the 21st century at the weekend, while accusing Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr Hubert Minnis of being “unprincipled, ineffective and ill prepared”.
Edison Key: I am back home with the PLP
CENTRAL and South Abaco MP Edison Key has officially declared that he is no longer a member of the Free National Movement (FNM) and has returned “home” to the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) after 13 years.
Minnis: Still no word on secret deal ahead of fake Baha Mar opening
FREE National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr Hubert Minnis called Baha Mar’s impending opening “fake” yesterday, saying while the government will campaign on the issue before the next election, Bahamians still do not know what is in the Christie administration’s “secret deal” with Chinese investors.
