Former FNA candidate davis joins the FNM
FORMER DNA candidate for the Marathon constituency Karen Davis has officially joined the Free National Movement, the party announced yesterday.
Mitchell ‘pleased with support’ for new immigration policies
IMMIGRATION Minister Fred Mitchell has been pleased with the support from Bahamians for the new immigration policies implemented a year ago.
Wells ‘praised by Minnis’ for accepting LOI responsibility
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis is reportedly now praising Bamboo Town MP Renward Wells for “accepting responsibility” over his signing of the $650m letter of intent with Stellar Waste Management without authorisation last year.
Wells and Rollins welcomed with ‘thunderous applause’
THE membership applications of Bamboo Town MP Renward Wells and Fort Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins to the Free National Movement were met with “thunderous applause” at a special meeting last week, according to FNM Secretary General Michael Foulkes.
Former Deputy PM: Christie suggesting legislation to prevent further defections
PRIME Minister Perry Christie’s suggestion that he could soon be drafting legislation to block MPs from switching sides without resigning from their seats is a bid to prevent further defections from his party because it has obvious problems, former Cabinet Minister Brent Symonette told The Tribune on Friday.
Activist Terneille Burrows to run as Independent candidate at next election
ACTIVIST Terneille Burrows has announced her intention to run as an independent candidate for Elizabeth in the next general election.
Tennyson Wells encouraged move to FNM
FORMER Cabinet Minister Tennyson Wells yesterday said he first approached Fort Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins and Bamboo Town MP Renward Wells about joining the Free National Movement and encouraged initial discussions for the plans to come to fruition.
‘Minnis welcomed defectors to stave off coup’
PRIME Minister Perry Christie said yesterday that Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr Hubert Minnis only welcomed Bamboo Town MP Renward Wells and Ft Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins into his party to stave off a possible internal coup.
FNM questions if rules were broken
WHILE both Fort Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins and Bamboo Town MP Renward Wells were officially welcomed into the Free National Movement on Wednesday, the decision sparked controversy yesterday over whether the party’s membership procedures were properly followed.
Little support for Rollins, more favour for Wells
DESPITE the euphoria of some Free National Movement members over the acquisition of Dr Andre Rollins and Renward Wells, some residents of their respective constituencies yesterday said they are not inspired to support the incumbent representatives in the next general election.
Wells ‘selfish and unreliable’ says his former constituency chairperson
BAMBOO Town MP Renward Wells is facing severe backlash from his former constituency branch after his “unceremonious” departure from the Progressive Liberal Party on Wednesday.
Departure ‘raises questions about PLP’
TALL Pines MP Leslie Miller said the move by Bamboo Town MP Renward Wells and Fort Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins to cross the floor and join the Free National Movement signifies “a dent in the armour of the PLP.”
Minnis: No incentive offered
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday insisted that in courting Fort Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins and Bamboo Town MP Renward Wells to join the party, no incentives were offered.
Rollins and Wells defect to FNM
FORT Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins and Bamboo Town MP Renward Wells yesterday joined the opposition Free National Movement after a long run of frosty relations and contention with the Progressive Liberal Party.
Defectors branded as ‘political opportunists’
DNA Chairman Andrew Wilson yesterday branded Fort Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins and Bamboo Town MP Renward Wells as “political opportunists” over their decision to join the Official Opposition.
