DNA leader hits out over continuing landfill fires
DEMOCRATIC National Alliance (DNA) Leader Branville McCartney said the Bahamas will “lose out on potential investors and tourists” if officials do not get a handle on the frequent fires the New Providence Landfill.
Symonette: Party will settle its differences
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Brent Symonette has said he is confident that the Free National Movement (FNM) would be able to settle its internal differences ahead of the next general election.
Rollins: Why I did not vote against any of the bills
DESPITE previous assertions that the impending referendum would not be successful, Fort Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins did not vote against any of the four Constitutional (Amendment) Bills yesterday, telling reporters that he did not want to rob his constituents of having their say on the issues.
YES to equality: Parliament approves gender referendum
IN a “historic” vote, the government’s four Constitutional (Amendment) Bills were passed in the House of Assembly yesterday after a nearly two year delay.
PLP chairman accuses FNM leader of creating hostility in beach protest
PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts accused Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr Hubert Minnis of creating an “atmosphere of hostility that cultivated in disorderly conduct” at a protest on Paradise Island yesterday morning.
'Historic day' as gender equality bills passed
THE four Constitutional Amendment Bills on gender equality were passed in the House of Assembly on Wednesday in what has been called a “historic day.”
Tourism Minister backs delay in convention
TOURISM Minister Obie Wilchcombe yesterday defended the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) decision to delay its convention until November.
Prime Minister and Wilchcombe ‘worked late into night’ on extension
TOURISM Minister Obie Wilchcombe said he and Prime Minister Perry Christie worked late into the night Monday to convince Access Industries to allow vendors temporary access to Cabbage Beach through their usual point of entry, hours after those vendors protested the erection of a fence that blocked their entry to the area.
Butler-Turner: Not one good reason why equality bills should not be passed
LONG Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner yesterday said there is not one good reason why each of the four proposed bills to amend the Constitution should not be passed in Parliament and approved by the electorate during a referendum.
PM says gender vote ‘will be a historic day’
PRIME Minister Perry Christie said all parliamentarians will vote today on the four constitutional bills regarding gender equality in The Bahamas that is before the House of Assembly, vowing that it will be “a historic day”.
Pintard: FNM to work with govt to make equality referendum a success
DESPITE suggestions by Free National Movement (FNM) MP Dr Andre Rollins that the government should delay the long awaited constitutional referendum until after the next general election, FNM Chairman Michael Pintard countered yesterday that the party’s official position is to work in conjunction with the government to make the vote a success.
Mitchell: Cubans may be sent back to custody
THE two Cuban men released from prison last month after nearly three years in custody may be sent back to the correctional facility if they are caught by immigration officials, Minister of Immigration and Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell said yesterday.
Mitchell takes issue with Tribune editorial on Baroness Scotland
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell yesterday defended his support of the new Commonwealth Secretary General Baroness Patricia Scotland following a Tribune editorial that raised questions about the decision making process behind his support for her.
Butler-Turner supports plan for FNM convention
LONG Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner said holding a full convention this year will not only ensure the Free National Movement “votes for and presents the best team to the Bahamian people” but will also give the party an opportunity to “gather behind closed doors and become stronger.”
Rollins: Gender vote will fail
FORT Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins yesterday said that the proposed gender equality referendum will become “a victim of the extreme unpopularity” of the Christie administration, adding that he fully expects it to fail.
