Bannister raises concerns as children head back to school
FORMER Minister of Education Desmond Bannister yesterday expressed concern that thousands of children set to return to classrooms today will face shortages in teaching staff and uncompleted repairs, with some schools being in such a “woeful state” that they pose a danger.
Minnis pushes for more clarity on agreements
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis has again called for full disclosure from the government in the Baha Mar matter, questioning what “side letter agreements” the Christie administration made with Chinese officials to remobilise the stalled resort.
FNM launches petition for Baha Mar answers
SEEKING to increase pressure on the government to release all documents related to the Baha Mar negotiations, the Free National Movement yesterday announced it is collecting signatures for an online petition to demonstrate the level of public “disgust” over the sealed deal.
FNM ‘missed opportunity’ by keeping its leader
A former Democratic National Alliance candidate said yesterday that the Free National Movement lost a “golden opportunity” at its recent convention to be a formidable force going into the next general election.
Employers could face jail if they fail to inform govt of job cuts
IN THE wake of Sandals’ decision to make hundreds of its employees redundant, the government wants to bring “emergency legislation” to Parliament that would make it a criminal offence for employers to fail to consult or notify the relevant minister or bargaining agent about their intention to make ten or more workers redundant.
Minnis: Bahamians’ fears not eased over Baha Mar
PRIME Minister Perry Christie’s defence of the sealing of Baha Mar’s court documents on Wednesday has done very little to ease the concerns of Bahamians, Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis insisted yesterday, as he questioned the reasoning behind the government’s failure to object to the records being concealed.
George Smith wants to run in North Exuma seat
FORMER member of Parliament for Exuma George Smith has officially requested to be the Progressive Liberal Party’s candidate for a proposed North Exuma seat in the upcoming general election, The Tribune has learned.
DNA protestors demand ‘unseal the deal’
MORE than 50 Democratic National Alliance supporters, led by party leader Branville McCartney, protested in Rawson Square yesterday as they demanded that Prime Minister Perry Christie “unseal the deal” with the Chinese over the stalled Baha Mar resort.
PM: China’s call to seal records
PRIME Minister Perry Christie gave his most extensive defense yet of the sealing of Baha Mar documents in the Supreme Court yesterday, telling parliamentarians such a process was standard and that global businesses cannot be expected to conduct their “sensitive negotiations” in the media.
Wilchcombe: No plan to run for deputy leader
WEST End and Bimini MP Obie Wilchcombe said he has no plans to contest the deputy leader’s post at the Progressive Liberal Party’s November convention, saying he “remains on task” with returning the PLP’s current leadership team to their posts this November.
Sands ends bid to win Bain and Grants Town
MORE than a month after he announced that he was suspending his election campaign in the Bain and Grants Town constituency, Free National Movement member Leonard Sands announced that he has officially ended his candidacy.
Roker blasts leadership as ‘tainted’
FORMER Cabinet minister Loftus Roker yesterday characterised the country’s political leaders as a “tainted bag of apples,” contending that the nation was now paying the price for years of unchecked corrupt practices by elected officials.
Fitzgerald surprised at Baha Mar concerns
EDUCATION Minister Jerome Fitzgerald said yesterday he is surprised by the “level of unhappiness” some Bahamians have expressed at news that the government has struck a deal with the Export-Import Bank of China (CEXIM) to pay creditors and employees of Baha Mar and to restart work on the resort.
Mitchell launches bid to secure Fox Hill victory in 2017 election
FOX Hill MP Fred Mitchell last night launched his re-election campaign, pledging to spend the majority of his time, if victorious in the 2017 general elections, combating social ills in the constituency.
‘Baha Mar committee is a sign of ad hoc governance’
LONG Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner yesterday criticised the formation of a committee to oversee payments to Baha Mar creditors, insisting that this was evidence the Christie administration lacked the ability to plan well, instead relying on “ad hoc” governance.
