Senior FNM urges party to hold 2016 convention
A SENIOR Free National Movement (FNM) member is urging officials to hold a convention in 2016 saying this would allow the party to position itself to compete with the governing Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) during the 2017 general elections.
Call for probe into Stellar CEO's claim
CENTRAL Grand Bahama MP Neko Grant said a recent revelation by Stellar Waste to Energy CEO Dr Fabrizio Zanaboni that MPs from both major parties have requested small contributions to aid their constituencies while his company had business before the government suggests “bribery” as he called for the Royal Bahamas Police Force to investigate the matter.
PM: NHI won’t destabilise economy
PRIME Minister Perry Christie insisted yesterday that his administration’s roll out of National Health Insurance won’t cause job losses or destabilise the economy as he defended his confidence in consultant Sanigest Internacional and promised a ramping up of efforts to educate Bahamians about the proposed scheme.
Gomez denies he will leave the PLP
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday that a recent admission from Damian Gomez that he is in the dark on the specifics about National Health Insurance is proof that the Christie administration is “in a state of chaos.”
22 days to go - and still no NHI legislation
WITH 22 days left until the proposed start of National Health Insurance, the Christie administration has yet to present legislation that will govern the healthcare scheme, something prominent heart surgeon Dr Duane Sands sees as further mishandling of NHI’s implementation.
Attorney General counters Gomez statement on campaign finance laws
WEEKS after State Minister for Legal Affairs Damian Gomez said no efforts have been made towards enacting campaign finance laws, Attorney General Allyson Maynard Gibson seemed to contradict him yesterday, saying the matter is being “continuously looked at” by the government.
Call for PLP to respond to Munroe over flogging
HUMAN rights advocate and attorney Fred Smith urged the Christie administration to break its silence on the “vile and dehumanising” comments made by lawyer Wayne Munroe or run the risk of the remarks being perceived as government policy.
‘PLP will lose election if NHI is not in place’
IF the government does not follow through with its promise to implement National Health Insurance, the Progressive Liberal Party could find itself defeated at the 2017 general election polls, conceded Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller yesterday.
Munroe comments ‘could incite violence’
FREE National Movement Chairman Michael Pintard yesterday said calls from prominent attorney and Progressive Liberal Party member Wayne Munroe to flog illegal immigrants are inappropriate and could encourage Bahamians to commit violent acts against Haitians.
Munroe: Flog the immigrants
PROMINENT attorney Wayne Munroe, who recently joined the Progressive Liberal Party, has come under fire for suggesting that the country should start “flogging” people for committing immigration offences.
DNA Deputy: Don't lose sight of what universal health coverage is about
DEMOCRATIC National Alliance (DNA) Deputy Leader Chris Mortimer on Friday called for both sides in the debate over the administration of National Health Insurance (NHI) to not "lose sight" of what universal health coverage is about.
DNA's first convention 'shortly before Easter'
THE Democratic National Alliance's first convention will be held "shortly before Easter", party leader Branville McCartney announced on Friday.
Roberts accuses Minnis of 'political posturing' over NHI
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts has questioned whether the Free National Movement (FNM) believes in the welfare of Bahamians because of the party’s continued criticisms of the government over its decision to move forward with launching National Health Insurance (NHI) next month.
Loftus Roker: Time for Christie to go
FORMER Immigration Minister Loftus Roker yesterday said he was disheartened by the idea that “the men we have elected to make it better are slowly destroying the country”.
FNM vows transparency with foreign investment
IF elected to office, the Free National Movement’s approach to negotiating heads of agreements with foreign investors will follow proper protocol and be more transparent than the current government, FNM Chairman Michael Pintard said yesterday.
