Gutless: Miller hits out at colleagues over crime
TALL Pines MP Leslie Miller yesterday urged the Christie administration “to get a grip on crime,” warning that escalating crime statistics could lead to a decline in the nation’s lifeblood – the tourism industry.
Moss to announce party details in November
MARCO City MP Greg Moss yesterday said the name and symbol of his previously foreshadowed political party will not be revealed until November when it plans to present a “definitive alternative” to the candidate offerings of major organisations.
‘Nassau has become a gun town’ - Minnis
AS the country’s homicide count continues climb, Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis said the capital has turned into a gun town under the watch of the Progressive Liberal Party, which struggles to get a handle on crime.
Roberts calls for unity, warns PLPs to stop bickering
PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts said the party cannot afford “bickering, backbiting and discord” as he called for unity ahead of the PLP’s November convention.
Mitchell calls for cameras and possible limits on public gatherings
FOX Hill MP Fred Mitchell has called for cameras to be installed at Fox Hill’s Freedom Park and possible restrictions on public gathering there after a man and woman were shot while standing in the area on Saturday afternoon.
Munroe: I never thought that the DNA would win
DESPITE running in the 2012 general election as a Democratic National Alliance candidate, attorney Wayne Munroe, QC, yesterday said he never believed the third party would have been elected to govern this country.
Pintard: Making Ingraham focus of campaign a mistake
AS the Free National Movement prepares for the 2017 general election, party Chairman Michael Pintard said the opposition will avoid the “presidential-style campaigning” that it believes was a costly mistake during the 2012 election cycle.
Straws in the wind for PLP leadership race?
DEPUTY Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday said he was not anxious about the PLP coming convention, even as party insiders say supporters are concerned about the lack of disclosure about who will make a leadership bid.
Prime Minister tells foreign investors ‘the time is now’
PRIME Minister Perry Christie insisted yesterday that the time is now for global investors to consider the Caribbean region, implying that regional economies have shown resilience amidst global trends.
Fitzgerald accused of being evasive over Rum Cay school repairs
FORMER Ministry of Housing Parliamentary Secretary Brensil Rolle yesterday hit back at Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald, accusing the Marathon MP of being “biggity and evasive” in his defence of the government’s $500,000 allotment to repair the Rum Cay All-Age School.
Bethel: Criticising govt is not an unpatriotic act
FREE National Movement Senator Carl Bethel yesterday denied suggestions that his criticism of the Baha Mar winding up process was unpatriotic, calling Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson’s characterisation of him “disingenuous and false”.
Pintard does not dismiss FNM coalition
FREE National Movement Chairman Michael Pintard yesterday hinted that “all forms of a political collaboration” are presently being discussed with persons focused on moving The Bahamas forward.
Gomez says constituency business has kept him from filing petitions against FNM duo
LEGAL Affairs Minister Damian Gomez yesterday insisted that he was not backing away from his declaration to file Election Court petitions to declare the Long Island and Killarney seats vacant over alleged conflicts of interest.
Wayne Munroe: why I joined the PLP
ATTORNEY Wayne Munroe, QC, said yesterday he decided to join the Progressive Liberal Party because its “philosophy is more in line” with where he sees The Bahamas going.
Leadership worry for PLP convention
AS the Progressive Liberal Party’s November convention nears, anxiety is growing among party members and supporters over the uncertainty about who will make a leadership bid, stalwart member and former Cabinet minister George Smith admitted to The Tribune yesterday.
