Rolllins accuses PM of 'deception' over Baha Mar
FORT Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins yesterday accused the Christie administration of colluding with China Construction America (CCA) Bahamas and “deceiving” Bahamians over the stalled $3.5bn Baha Mar resort to protect the financial interests of the Chinese.
Call for govt spending on 'Yes' campaign to be revealed
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Brent Symonette called yesterday for the government to reveal how much money was spent on the YES Bahamas campaign.
Roberts hits out at FNM chairman Collie as Mitchell, Hamilton and Dorsett are ratified for
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday criticised FNM Chairman Sidney Collie for seemingly being “preoccupied with the internal affairs of the PLP”.
Wilchcombe: We are all to blame for crime levels
TOURISM Minister Obie Wilchcombe said yesterday that all Bahamians should take the blame for the country’s “unacceptable” crime levels, which have sparked repeated visitor advisories.
Miller: BPL deal was a mistake
TALL Pines MP Leslie Miller yesterday admonished the Christie administration for surrendering the day-to-day management of Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) to PowerSecure, insisting that the move could hurt the Progressive Liberla Party (PLP) in the next general election.
Talk show host calls for Christie to quit as PM
RESPECTED radio talk show host and attorney Jeffrey Lloyd has called for Prime Minister Perry Christie to step down as leader of this country, citing the results of the last two referendums as votes of no confidence in him and his administration.
Nottage slammed for failure to tackle crime
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday castigated National Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage over his recent response to the worrying crime problem, saying the tone of the Bain and Grants Town MP’s remarks was “deaf” and “insensitive”.
DNA leader willing to accept civil unions
DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney expressed openness yesterday to allowing homosexual couples to form civil unions, as opposed to marriage, so they could enjoy some of the rights that married couples do.
Sands: Govt desperate to woo voters for 2017
FREE National Movement Senator Dr Duane Sands forecast yesterday that the government would attempt to prematurely roll out large-scale initiatives in a desperate bid to woo disenchanted voters ahead of the 2017 general election.
Miller: Unionists are greedy hogs being paid too much
TALL Pines MP Leslie Miller yesterday likened unionists to “greedy hogs” as he decried the amount of money spent on salaries and benefits at government-run corporations.
Silence on plan to stop killings
THE day after three men were slain in the capital in two separate shooting incidents, National Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage had very little to say when he was questioned on the government’s approach to arrest violent crime in the country.
FNM chairman says Bradley Roberts is 'delusional'
FREE NATIONAL Movement (FNM) Chairman Sidney Collie yesterday branded Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts as "delusional" as he fired back in defence of his party's leader.
DNA calls for government crime plan
THE Democratic National Alliance (DNA) has joined calls for the government to release a comprehensive crime plan in response to the latest travel advisory to people visiting the country.
Minnis mocks Loretta criticism
FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis reacted sarcastically yesterday to Loretta Butler-Turner’s criticism of his unclear positions on the constitutional referendum, saying he hopes her confidence in his ability to persuade voters will prompt her to support him in the general election.
PLP reaction starkly different from 2002
THE reactions of Progressive Liberal Party politicians to the failed gender equality referendum is a stark turnaround from the positions taken following the first attempt to change the Constitution in 2002.
