Referendum ‘as soon as late June’
A referendum on the four gender equity bills recently passed in the Senate could come as soon as late June, according to Constitutional Commission Chairman Sean McWeeney.
DNA: Government has abandoned Grand Bahama
DNA Leader Branville McCartney yesterday criticised the government for “abandoning” the island of Grand Bahama, further lambasting the Christie administration for giving Grand Bahamians “warped plans and initiatives” that have done nothing to revitalise the island’s economy.
Butler-Turner ‘incredulous’ at lack of NHI legislation
LONG Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner yesterday criticised the Christie administration for not as yet producing the legislation for National Health Insurance in Parliament, saying it speaks “volumes about the level of incompetence that we’re faced with with this government”.
Rollins denies claim over unpaid BEC bill
FORT Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins yesterday denied allegations by PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts that he failed to pay more than $10,000 in electricity bills at his former constituency office.
Senate approves gender equality Bills ahead of planned referendum
THE Senate unanimously approved the four Constitutional (Amendment) Bills on gender equality last night, bringing the country a step closer to having a long awaited referendum on the issue.
Pintard: Did Mitchell mislead parliament?
FREE National Movement Chairman Michael Pintard yesterday questioned whether Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Fred Mitchell “misled” parliamentarians when he said two Cuban men recently released from prison posed risks to national security.
PM slammed over mortgage promises
FREE National Movement Chairman Michael Pintard yesterday criticised Prime Minister Perry Christie for “playing politics” with his administration’s long-promised mortgage relief plan, lambasting Mr Christie for continuing to promise results for “grieving families” when he has “helped less than six families save their homes”.
Mortgage relief still on government agenda
DURING his mid-year budget communication yesterday, Prime Minister Perry Christie said his government is a step closer toward providing long-promised mortgage relief to Bahamians.
PM hails cut in nation’s deficit
PRIME Minister Perry Christie, during his mid-year budget communication in the House of Assembly yesterday, said his administration’s fiscal plan “has been successful,” adding that the government has reduced the country’s deficit by almost 75 per cent.
Gender equality Bills move to the Senate for consideration
THE four Constitutional (Amendment) Bills were read for the first time in the Senate yesterday, moving the country one step closer to a long-promised gender equality referendum that seeks to give equal rights to men and women in the Constitution.
Bethel raises concerns over bail act amendments
FREE National Movement Senator Carl Bethel yesterday questioned the thinking behind the government’s proposed amendment to the Bail Act that seeks to punish persons who violate bail conditions.
SENATOR’S PUBLIC APOLOGY IS ‘TOO LITTLE TOO LATE’ SAYS MP
THE public apology Free National Movement Senator Lanisha Rolle made to her colleagues last week after previously criticising them attracted mixed reactions from FNM parliamentarians, with one saying it’s “too little too late.”
Amnesty defends report after Mitchell criticism
HUMAN Rights group Amnesty International has defended the objectivity of its 2015 report following government criticism that claims of abuse were not fully investigated.
PM ‘can’t take credit for referendum’ after campaigning against 2002 vote
DNA Leader Branville McCartney yesterday criticised the Christie administration for trying to take credit for the proposed gender equality referendum, charging that it was the Progressive Liberal Party’s about face to a constitutional referendum in 2002 that “caused us not to have gender equality for the last 15 plus years”.
FNM Senator finally gives public apology
MORE than a month after the she accused sitting Free National Movement (FNM) members of Parliament of being “jealous” of party chief Dr Hubert Minnis, Senator Lanisha Rolle publicly apologised to those she offended.
