PM's election wait for voters
WITH the country set to move into an election year in the next few days, Prime Minister Perry Christie has indicated that a potential election date could hinge on voter registration in the coming weeks, implying that he could make a determination as early as February “if we get the numbers right”.
Minnis: FNM will be next government
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis said he is “confident” that the FNM will be the next government of the Bahamas despite the party’s internal struggles.
Collie: Butler-Turner can do what she wants
FREE National Movement (FNM) Chairman Sidney Collie said Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner “can do whatever she wants” because the party is not concerned about “career politicians and back room deals.”
Turnquest: PM concerned about FNM challenge
FREE National Movement (FNM) Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest said Prime Minister Perry Christie’s recent remarks on opposition parties shows “he’s concerned” about the challenge the FNM poses.
PM: Rivals are in ‘meltdown’
THE “meltdown” of opposition parties in the Bahamas is a reason to have confidence in the Progressive Liberal Party, Prime Minister Perry Christie suggested yesterday as he defended the performance of his government following Standard & Poor’s decision to downgrade the country’s credit rating.
Butler-Turner: FNM accusations bogus
LONG ISLAND MP Loretta Butler-Turner said yesterday there is no need for her to appear before the Free National Movement’s “kangaroo court” because the party’s “trumped up” accusations against her “are bogus”.
Opposition leader apologises for Moncur comments
OFFICIAL Opposition Leader Loretta Butler-Turner sought to establish clear boundaries on the type of conduct she expects from her new parliamentary caucus in a public apology yesterday for the “inappropriate and insensitive comments” made by Senator Rodney Moncur towards a Tribune reporter.
FNM candidate withdraws amid health concerns
FREE National Movement MICAL candidate Walt Saunders has withdrawn his candidacy for the 2017 general election amid health concerns, according to party Chairman Sidney Collie.
MP has ‘faith’ in Long Islanders
LONG ISLAND MP Loretta Butler-Turner said yesterday that while she understands “elections are won at the polls and cannot be predicted” she believes Long Islanders “have faith” in her “and she “believes in them”.
Turnquest: Come clean over labour force survey
FREE National Movement Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest yesterday called on the Christie administration to come clean with the Bahamian people over the Department of Statistics’ most recent Labour Force Survey, which placed the nation’s unemployment rate at 11.6 per cent.
Unsubstantiated claims and breaches of conduct mark Moncur’s first contributions to Senate
THE leading women in the Senate took newly appointed Senator Rodney Moncur to task during his first contribution to debate yesterday, with one accusing him of setting a “dangerous precedent” in the upper chamber.
Minnis confident Adrian Gibson can unseat Butler-Turner
FREE NATIONAL Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis said last night he is “more than confident” that political newcomer Adrian Gibson will unseat current FNM member of Parliament for Long Island Loretta Butler Turner.
PM: We must prove S&P wrong on downgrade
IN the wake of a downgrade by international credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s to “junk” status, Prime Minister Perry Christie said it is up to his administration to prove them “wrong” as he lamented the fact that S&P did not fully appreciate the “weight” of Baha Mar’s impending opening.
Tribunal appointed to decide on rebel seven
THE Free National Movement appointed a three-person tribunal last night to decide the fate of the “rebel seven” members of Parliament who ousted FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis as leader of the Official Opposition in the House of Assembly.
Rollins: Wisdom must justify $334,000 contract
FORT Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins yesterday called on former Cabinet minister Neville Wisdom to justify how the $334,000 in public funds his company was paid to decorate West Bay Street and downtown Nassau was spent, considering that a “third grader” could have done a better job.
