FNM’s coalition talks with DNA ‘ended without resolution’
COALITION talks with the Democratic National Alliance ended over the weekend “without a satisfactory resolution,” according to Free National Movement Chairman Sidney Collie.
Symonette: The PM ‘must have lost it’ to make finger gesture
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Brent Symonette yesterday rebuked Prime Minister Perry Christie saying he “must have lost it” when he stuck up his middle finger at a Progressive Liberal Party event on Monday night.
PM ‘should resign’ after ‘foul’ gesture
WITH much of the nation in shock after Prime Minister Perry Christie flashed an obscene hand gesture on Monday night, Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday said it was past time for the nation’s leader to “get the hell out” and resign.
Former Deputy PM Symonette wants to run for the FNM in St Anne’s
FIVE years after announcing his retirement from frontline politics, former Deputy Prime Minister Brent Symonette yesterday revealed his intention to run on the Free National Movement’s ticket for the St Anne’s constituency, as he insisted that there were “no strings” attached to this decision.
Religious leaders call for Christie to apologise
PROMINENT religious leaders yesterday demanded Prime Minister Perry Christie apologise for sticking up his middle finger at a community meeting Monday night, while addressing hundreds of Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) supporters.
Gray: PM has had enough of attacks on family
AGRICULTURE Minister V Alfred Gray yesterday defended Prime Minister Perry Christie from criticism over the latter’s controversial flashing of his middle finger at a recent community meeting, charging that the obscene gesture is proof that Mr Christie has “had enough” of people launching unwarranted attacks on his wife and children.
VIDEO: PM says country risking future if it elects Minnis
DAYS after insisting that he and members of his party were cutting Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis some “slack” before waging a full campaign to highlight his failures, Prime Minister Perry Christie last evening berated the former Official Opposition leader during a community meeting in Fox Hill.
Deficit under PLP ‘exceeds what was left under the FNM’
BY the end of the year, the Christie administration will have driven the country’s deficit up to a number that exceeds what was left by the previous administration, Free National Movement Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest said yesterday.
‘Criminals will ravage country unless death penalty enforced’
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday that unless the government is willing to enforce the death penalty, “criminals will continue to ravage our country and keep citizens in fear.”
Montagu PLPs backed Smith over rival nominee Munroe
THE Progressive Liberal Party’s Montagu branch voted to nominate Senator Frank Smith for the newly renamed Free Town constituency before the Candidates Committee of the PLP decided to give the nomination to attorney Wayne Munroe, according to a press statement yesterday from the branch.
Ex-MP 'sought to intimidate judge'
A FORMER public relations agent for billionaire Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard has confirmed reports that the Lyford Cay resident and his attorney, former Mount Moriah MP Keod Smith, were involved in efforts to intimidate Supreme Court Justice Indra Charles and harass her son.
PM warns Minnis: PLP cutting him 'slack' before campaign begins
PRIME Minister Perry Christie warned Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr Hubert Minnis Friday night that the PLP is cutting him some “slack” before waging a campaign that highlights the terrible things opposition members have said about him.
Police, Defence Force crime fight collaboration 'a shared vision'
COLLABORATION between the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) and the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) to combat crime is part of the shared vision of Prime Minister Perry Christie, National Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage and Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade, Mr Christie said on Friday.
Plumbing contractor Donald Mortimer set to run as Independent candidate
DONALD Mortimer, a well-known plumbing contractor, says he intends to campaign and run as an independent candidate for Central Grand Bahama in the upcoming 2017 general elections.
AG: Freedom of Information Act will take time to implement if passed
ATTORNEY General Allyson Maynard-Gibson said that while the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) will be debated in the Senate on Monday and passed by Thursday, she is unsure what will happen to the legislation should there be a change of government at the election.
