Bran calls for Minnis to quit
WEIGHING in on the current standoff in the Free National Movement, Democratic National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney called for Dr Hubert Minnis to resign and cautioned the embattled party that steps taken to expel “rebel” MPs could see a downgrade in the party’s ranking in Parliament from official Opposition to third party.
Edison Key ‘doing fine’ after being taken into hospital
CENTRAL and South Abaco MP Edison Key yesterday insisted that he was “doing fine” while confirming to The Tribune that he was under observation in the hospital.
Dupuch: Rebels have handed election to PLP
FORMER Free National Movement MP Pierre Dupuch was adamant yesterday that the actions of the “rebel seven” MPs has done nothing more than hand the next general election to the Progressive Liberal Party on a “silver platter”.
Watson says morale still high within FNM ranks
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Frank Watson said yesterday that the morale of the Free National Movement has not suffered amid internal drama, despite the rupture created in the party following the decision of seven parliamentarians to oust Dr Hubert Minnis as leader of the official Opposition.
Lloyd and D’Aguilar back Minnis for FNM leadership
DESPITE turmoil in the Free National Movement, two of the party’s newest candidates told The Tribune yesterday they have no regrets about joining the party, one of them insisting that the FNM has an “excellent” chance at toppling the Progressive Liberal Party led government in the 2017 general election.
New era of Opposition leadership starts with arguments over seats
ALTHOUGH Parliament began yesterday with a pleasant exchange of formalities between House of Assembly Speaker Dr Kendal Major, Prime Minister Perry Christie and Loretta Butler-Turner over her new appointment as leader of the official Opposition, the session quickly turned contentious as the drama in the Free National Movement exploded into full view amid arguments over issues of legitimacy and the meaning of seating arrangements.
Butler-Turner appoints DNA leader to Senate
SIGNALLING his return to Parliament after losing his seat in the 2012 general election, Democratic National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney yesterday accepted his nomination as leader of opposition business in the Senate.
FNM seeking to replace Loretta
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis confirmed yesterday that the FNM has started to search for a new Long Island candidate to represent the party in the 2017 general election.
Abaco FNM chairman says Key offfered ministry role by Minnis
THE Free National Movement’s Central and South Abaco Constituency Association Chairman Victor Patterson yesterday defended FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis against accusations of betrayal and dishonesty levelled by area MP Edison Key last week regarding his candidacy snub.
Survey shows Bahamians disillusioned with PLP
BAHAMIANS disapprove of the direction The Bahamas is headed and have grown disillusioned with the governing Progressive Liberal Party, according to a scientific poll of 400 Bahamians.
Only one seat extra recommended for New Providence
THE Constituencies Commission is expected to convene today for a final meeting on its recommendations for boundary changes, which, according to well-placed sources, will call for the addition of only one seat in New Providence.
Rebel seven hit out at ‘absurd’ expulsion plan
THE seven “rebel” Free National Movement MPs who ousted Dr Hubert Minnis as leader of the official Opposition in Parliament have called plans to expel them from the party “absurd” and “perverse”.
Chipman hopes to avoid FNM ‘kangaroo court’
POINTING to the “vague” language in the party’s constitution, St Anne’s MP Hubert Chipman yesterday said he hoped the disciplinary proceedings launched by the Free National Movement against him and his parliamentary colleagues would not become a “kangaroo court”.
Minnis slams replacement in post as ‘abuse of process’
THE appointment of Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner as leader of the official Opposition was labelled yesterday as the result of an “abuse of the democratic process” by the “blind, greedy and selfish ambition of a few,” according to Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis.
Loretta appoints Branville McCartney to the Senate
LEADER of the Official Opposition in Parliament Loretta Butler-Turner announced at a press conference Monday afternoon that Democratic National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney has been appointed leader of opposition business in the Senate.
