History maker leads Opposition
HINTING at new and unexpected possibilities for the country, Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner yesterday accepted her instruments of appointment to become the first woman to serve as leader of the official Opposition.
UPDATED: Butler-Turner talks to DNA over Senate
IT WAS claimed last night that newly appointed official Opposition leader Loretta Butler-Turner has offered a Senate seat to the Democratic National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney.
People ‘let down’ by PLP over closure of Treasure Bay Casino
THE Progressive Liberal Party has “disappointed” and “let down” the people of Grand Bahama once again with the news of layoffs from Treasure Bay Casino, Free National Movement Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest said in a statement yesterday.
Bran 'hasn't considered' speculation over FNM MPs joining DNA
DEMOCRATIC National Alliance (DNA) Leader Branville McCartney said he has not "given any consideration" to public speculation that his party could be the destination for those seven Free National Movement (FNM) parliamentarians who ousted Dr Hubert Minnis as leader of the Official Opposition in the House of Assembly on Wednesday.
FNM charges 'rebel seven' with bringing party into 'disrepute, division, rancor and dishonour'
THE Free National Movement (FNM) has charged the "rebel seven" Parliamentarians with action that has brought the party into "disrepute, division, rancor and dishonour," according to a letter about disciplinary proceedings obtained by The Tribune.
Rollins slams 'selfish' Minnis over resign request
FORT Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins says it was “irrational and selfish” of Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr Hubert Minnis to request that the “rebel” seven members or Parliament who ousted him from the post of Opposition Leader in the House of Assembly resign, as he suggested the Killarney MP had a “lust for power”.
Loretta to be appointed Opposition Leader on Sunday
SHATTERING a political glass ceiling, Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner will be appointed as Leader of the Opposition at Government House on Sunday.
Moore: Minnis could have fired MPs
MAURICE Moore, considered to be one of the Free National Movement’s founding fathers, insisted that the seven MPs’ shocking move to revoke Killarney MP Dr Hubert Minnis’ appointment as leader of the Official Opposition in Parliament could have been avoided had he fired the “rebels” ahead of the party’s July convention.
Disciplinary letters sent to MPs after vote to remove leader
THE Free National Movement drafted and sent letters of charges yesterday to the seven parliamentarians who sought Dr Hubert Minnis’ removal as leader of the Official Opposition in the House of Assembly, formally beginning the process that could lead to their expulsion from the party.
Rebel FNMs refuse to quit
IN THE aftermath of Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis’ call for the “rebel” seven members of Parliament to resign from the party or face disciplinary action, several of the signatories on the letter to revoke his appointment as Official Opposition leader in Parliament have said they are declining to quit, one of them insisting “I won’t be forced out” of the organisation.
FNM supporters in Long Island ‘in disarray’ after shock move
FREE National Movement supporters in Long Island yesterday were said to be in “disarray” after seven parliamentarians petitioned to remove party Leader Dr Hubert Minnis as leader of the Official Opposition in the House of Assembly and replace him with their parliamentary representative Loretta Butler-Turner.
Voter apathy and failure to tackle PLP mistakes motivated rebel seven
VOTER apathy and the Free National Movement’s failure to capitalise on the Progressive Liberal Party’s mistakes prompted seven parliamentarians to seek Dr Hubert Minnis’ removal as leader of the Official Opposition in the House of Assembly yesterday, Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner said.
Senators hand in resignations
CARL Bethel, Kwasi Thompson and Dr Duane Sands each last night confirmed that they tendered resignations, with immediate effect, from the Senate following a bombshell move from the majority of Free National Movement (FNM) MPs to have Dr Hubert Minnis removed as leader of the Official Opposition in the House of Assembly.
Minnis ‘blindsided’ by letter
KILLARNEY MP Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday admitted that he was blindsided by the actions of the seven “rebel” MPs who moved to have his appointment as leader of the Official Opposition in the House of Assembly revoked, while insisting that democracy will not be “subverted” by this latest attempt to have him ousted.
MPs told to resign or face disciplinary action
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis last night called on the seven MPs that staged a coup to remove him as Opposition leader in the House of Assembly to do the honourable thing and resign from the party or face disciplinary action.
