Roberts blames Izmirlian for layoffs by liquidators
PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday shot down suggestions that the Christie administration was to blame for the more than 2,000 redundancies at Baha Mar last week.
Bran slams PM over 'false disappointment' on Baha Mar
DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney blasted Prime Minister Perry Christie over his “false disappointment” response to the Baha Mar redundancies in a statement on Friday.
PM ‘disappointed’ with liquidators’ decision
PRIME Minister Perry Christie last night expressed disappointment with the decision to make some 2,000 employees of Baha Mar redundant, adding that his administration will nonetheless press forward with its efforts to resolve the debacle.
Butler-Turner points finger of blame at Christie administration
IN the wake of widespread layoffs at the Baha Mar resort, Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner accused the Christie-led administration of aggravating the Baha Mar “crisis” through incompetence and repeated missteps.
Butler-Turner insists that Long Island will recover
AS REBUILDING efforts begin to take shape in Long Island, area representative Loretta Butler-Turner held the second in a series of town meetings, working to ensure that all concerns raised by residents are heard.
Christie: If Obie wants to lead, he’ll have to beat me
PRIME Minister Perry Christie said yesterday that if Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe wants to lead the Progressive Liberal Party, then he would have to beat him in an election at a party convention.
Butler-Turner angry as she is prevented from speaking
LONG Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner became emotional yesterday after being denied the chance to speak on behalf of her constituents during a heated House of Assembly session in the wake of Hurricane Joaquin.
Minister says forecasters did exemplary work
TRANSPORT and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna Martin said yesterday she was disappointed that the Department of Meteorology has been drawn into public disrepute after forecasters did an exemplary job as Hurricane Joaquin made its way to the central and southern Bahamas.
Equality referendum won’t be held this year
THE long promised referendum on gender equality will not take place this year, Constitutional Commission Chairman Sean McWeeney acknowledged yesterday.
FNM closes in on candidate list for 2017
THE Free National Movement is expected to ratify several of its candidates for the 2017 general election next week, according to a source close to the matter.
‘My nine years in jail without trial’
Jamaican Matthew Sewell is enjoying freedom at last after nine years in Bahamian custody without trial. He tells Ricardo Wells how he felt forgotten and mistreated.
Mitchell: Get the facts on claims of poor treatment
FOREIGN Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell yesterday announced that he intends to speak with executives of the Department of Correctional Services in the wake of claims of mistreatment raised by a Jamaican national earlier this week after he was freed from custody.
Rolle explains increase in national debt
MINISTER of State for Investments Khaalis Rolle defended the government’s fiscal policies yesterday after it was revealed in the Central Bank of the Bahamas’ Quarterly Economic Report that the national debt increased by $581.4m, or ten per cent, up to June of this year.
PLP Chairman says FNM's VAT for hurricane relief suggestion is 'drivel'
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts has lashed out at Free National Movement Chairman Michael Pintard over his suggestion that the government use Value Added Tax (VAT) collections to fund hurricane repairs.
FNM: Why borrow for repairs when we have VAT revenue?
FREE National Movement Chairman Michael Pintard yesterday questioned whether the government had considered using revenue from value added tax collections instead of borrowing the millions needed for the recovery and repair of storm-ravaged Family Islands.
