Transparency and accountability key in National Development Plan
THE potentially seminal National Development Plan will urge the government to prioritise enhancing transparency and accountability in its operations, the latest in a long line of official plans and reports that have encouraged such reforms even as successive governments prove slow to adopt them.
Roberts: Ex-cop ‘has offered nothing new’
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday claimed that former Deputy Commissioner of Police Marvin Dames has offered nothing new to the Bahamian public since becoming the Free National Movement’s (FNM) “in-house crime expert”.
Lowest turnout for election is predicted
POLITICAL analyst Dr Ian Strachan believes the country may experience its lowest voter turnout in history for the upcoming general election due to lack of faith in the current political system and “weak” alternatives to the current administration.
Butler-Turner suspicious of Baha Mar jobs timing
FREE National Movement (FNM) Shadow Minister of Labour Loretta Butler-Turner yesterday said she found it “highly suspect” that Prime Minister Perry Christie announced that 1,500 people will be hired to work at the stalled Baha Mar resort in the height of election season.
FNM set to ratify Family Island candidates
THE Free National Movement (FNM) is nearing the completion of its 2017 general election campaign lineup, with party Chairman Sidney Collie telling The Tribune on Friday that the organisation expects to ratify several Family Island candidates in the coming weeks.
Dames: Multi-faceted plan needed on crime
FORMER Deputy Commissioner of Police Marvin Dames believes the government has been unable to control violent crime in the country because it is lacking a strategic plan that involves a multifaceted approach to the problem.
Turnquest: Strange end to Deputy PM robbery case
FREE National Movement Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest yesterday said it is “very unusual” and “curiously strange” that the attorney general would discontinue prosecuting the two men who were accused of robbing Deputy Prime Minister Phillip Brave Davis at a time when he was acting prime minister.
Commission ‘has missed own deadline’ for boundary changes
THE Constituencies Commission has missed its self-imposed deadline to submit recommendations for boundary changes, according to Official Opposition member K Peter Turnquest, who yesterday projected that the report will not be tabled until next year.
Privilege Committee investigations stalled
MAJOR investigations by Parliament’s Committee on Privilege have stalled in recent months, with no clear end in sight for them.
Minnis: March has made me a changed leader
OPPOSITION Leader Dr Hubert Minnis said last Friday’s “We March Bahamas” protest has “opened” his eyes and he is now a “different, changed” leader.
Anger at lack of ‘real govt plan’ on murders
FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday lamented the recent spate of murders in the past few days, as he called on the Christie administration to “bring forth a real plan” to address crime.
Lightbourn doubts there will ever be a report on BTC sale
MONTAGU MP Richard Lightbourn yesterday expressed doubt that the newly formed select committee to probe the controversial sale of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company Ltd will ever produce a report.
Smith: Believing Mitchell has nothing to do with website would be naive
FORMER Cabinet minister George Smith said it would be naïve of anyone to believe that Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Fred Mitchell had ever disassociated himself from the website bahamasuncensored.com, as he warned politicians not to push “private and personal agendas” while members of the government.
Minnis again calls on PM to release Baha Mar deal details
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis has again demanded that Prime Minister Perry Christie release the details surrounding the deal to remobilise the beleaguered Baha Mar resort.
McCartney warns activist not to reject politicians
DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney yesterday criticised “We March Bahamas” lead organiser Ranard Henfield’s call for Bahamians to “turn their backs to politicians” during Friday’s protest, saying that the ones who will run the country and affect change are politicians and “not nationalists” or “civil activists”.
