Wilchcombe ‘very pleased’ with efforts to fight crime
TOURISM Minister Obie Wilchcombe yesterday said officials are making marked progress in protecting the country’s tourist areas from the criminal element.
Symonette support for Wilchcombe on Baha Mar
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Brent Symonette yesterday said he supports Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe in his calls for the government to suspend its winding up petition against Baha Mar, insisting that the government “continues to waste time that should be spent fixing the problem”.
PLP chairman can’t say if PM will stand for re-election
PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday could not say whether Prime Minister Perry Christie would offer himself for re-election as leader of the Progressive Liberal Party at the party’s convention in November.
Leslie Miller defends integrity of FNM leader
PLP MP Leslie Miller yesterday defended FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis’ integrity amid ongoing conflict of interest allegations about his company having a contract with the Public Hospitals Authority while he was the minister of health.
Loretta to sue Damian Gomez
LONG Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner said she will sue Minister of State for Legal Affairs Damian Gomez for criminal defamation of character following revelations that Mr Gomez intends to file Election Court petitions to declare both her seat and that of Killarney MP Dr Hubert Minnis vacant for alleged violation of the Constitution’s conflict of interest rules.
Symonette: ‘Gomez should quit Cabinet over public comments’
FORMER FNM Deputy Leader Brent Symonette yesterday questioned State Minister for Legal Affairs Damian Gomez’s motivation to speak out against corruption and deficiencies in politics.
Roberts says former PLP chairman acting like ‘little child in school’
PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday blasted his colleague Raynard Rigby for labelling his recent claims against FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis as “nonsense,” and accused Mr Rigby of acting “like a little child in school”.
DNA ‘ready to restore faith in government’
DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney yesterday said his party is ready to restore the Bahamian people’s faith in governance if elected to serve.
Dorsett denies claims he owns garbage collection company
ENVIRONMENT Minister Ken Dorsett yesterday denied claims circulating on social media websites that suggest he owns a garbage collection company.
Rigby: Conflict claims against Minnis ‘nonsense’
FORMER PLP Chairman Raynard Rigby yesterday described the conflict of interest claims lodged by his own party against Opposition Leader Dr Hubert Minnis as “political nonsense.”
Obie: Drop resort wind-up petition
TOURISM Minister Obie Wilchcombe yesterday called for the government to suspend its winding up petition and focus on its role as a mediator in the stalled Baha Mar negotiations.
DNA calls for full probe of elected officials’ assets
DNA Leader Branville McCartney yesterday called for an investigation into the assets of all past and present officials elected to public office, including prime ministers.
Minnis pledges bill to tackle corruption
FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis told supporters on Saturday at the party’s Red Splash celebration that the country is “ill” and one of the first things he plans to introduce is an anti-corruption bill when the Free National Movement wins the next election.
PLP trustee: Rollins has little to no chance of winning Fort Charlotte
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party trustee Valentine Grimes said the now independent MP Dr Andre Rollins has "little to no chance" of being re-elected in Fort Charlotte, insisting that "the PLP will regain that seat".
Rosewood exit a 'big loss' to Baha Mar, says Wilchcombe
TOURISM Minister Obie Wilchcombe described the decision by a major hotel brand to pull out of the stalled Baha Mar project a "big loss" as he called for all parties to stop their "legal wrangling" and work together to open the $3.5bn mega resort.
