‘If Izmirlian is back, who needs their mental health checked now?’
WITH Baha Mar developer Sarkis Izmirlian back in the equation having submitted new proposals to open and complete the resort, Bahamians should now decide who needs a mental check, FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday.
Collie predicted to win race for FNM chairman
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Frank Watson yesterday forecast that former MP Sidney Collie would emerge as the new chairman of the Free National Movement.
Freedom of Information Act to be tabled by November - 'probably'
THE highly anticipated Freedom of Information Bill will “probably” be tabled in the House of Assembly by November of this year, Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald said yesterday.
Moss admits some residents never wanted him as a candidate
EXUMA MP Anthony Moss has said the outcry for a new Progressive Liberal Party candidate to replace him in the 2017 general election is a road he has travelled many times before, insisting that for the last 14 years he has worked to the best of his ability on behalf of all constituents.
FNM hits out at Mitchell letter
THE Free National Movement yesterday condemned Fox Hill MP Fred Mitchell’s petitioning of House Speaker Dr Kendal Major over persons he felt were in breach of parliamentary privilege, charging that Mr Mitchell’s actions were a “direct attempt” to “undermine, weaken and diminish the authority and integrity of the Speaker.”
Roberts tells parties to stay out of protests
PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts has advised the leaders of the FNM and the DNA to agree to immediately discontinue and condemn all forms of political activism or demonstrations “that will have the consequence of negatively portraying The Bahamas internationally”.
DNA names new candidates
THE Democratic National Alliance formally introduced two more candidates as part of its 2017 general election slate during a news conference at the party’s East Street South headquarters yesterday.
Exuma residents want new candidate to replace Moss
NEARLY 60 Exuma residents gathered last week to express “overwhelming support” for a new Progressive Liberal Party candidate in the 2017 general election, The Tribune understands.
Panama Papers ‘have undermined country’
PRIME Minister Perry Christie said the massive leak of confidential offshore documents, known as the “Panama Papers”, has further undermined the embattled financial services industry of the country and wider region.
Halkitis named chairman of governors at IDB
MINISTER of State for Finance Michael Halkitis has been elected chairman of the Board of Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC).
PM meets with Chinese bankers over Baha Mar
THE shuttered $3.5bn mega resort on Cable Beach continues to be a major challenge as the government pushes for greater urgency from its Chinese financiers the EXIM Bank, Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday.
British Prime Minister Cameron under fire over link to Bahamas offshore accounts
BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron faced mounting pressure on Friday over his involvement in offshore investments after he finally admitted he benefited from his father’s Panama-registered trust, an entity exposed by this week’s massive data leak at a law firm specialising in global tax avoidance.
FNM Acting Chairman: Govt will spend 'substantially more' than $7m on Carnival
FREE National Movement (FNM) acting Chairman Brensil Rolle yesterday predicted that the government will spend “substantially more” than the budgeted $7m on this year’s Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival as he chastised the Christie administration for “continuing to waste our money”.
‘PLP stalwart’ slams MP for ‘abandoning his constituency’
SELF-proclaimed PLP stalwart councillor Dr Kendal Capron yesterday criticised Mt Moriah MP Arnold Forbes for abandoning the constituency, asking if a resident has to “get killed” for Mr Forbes to “do better” and “take care of business” in the area.
Fred Mitchell brushes off lawyer’s possible bid for Fox Hill seat
FOX Hill MP Fred Mitchell yesterday brushed off reports that lawyer Fred Smith was considering a 2017 election bid in his constituency.
