Urban Renewal co-chairs to be called before committee
CHAIRMAN of the Public Accounts Committee Hubert Chipman said summonses will be served on both Urban Renewal 2.0 Co-Chairs Algernon Allen and Cynthia “Mother” Pratt to appear before the committee within the next week in a bid to bring swift closure to a matter that has been severely delayed.
Up to $7m in repairs for schools
EDUCATION Minister Jerome Fitzgerald declared this week that his ministry will be ready for the 2015-2016 school year after “mobilising” between $6m and $7m to address annual school repairs across the country.
Smith says snap election claims are ‘nonsensical’
FORMER Progressive Liberal Party Cabinet minister George Smith has shot down suggestions from the Official Opposition that there will be a snap election as “nonsensical”.
Call for increase in Parliament seats for Family Islands
FORMER Progressive Liberal Party Chairman George Smith yesterday suggested that the Boundaries Commission could move to establish at least three new seats in the Family Islands ahead of the next general election.
Health and Safety Act debated in House
THE Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill was read for the second time in the House of Assembly on Wednesday.
DNA slams passport office amid row over delays
DNA Leader Branville McCartney yesterday blasted the Passport Office for “blaming the public” rather than “accept responsibility for the obvious shortfalls” plaguing the department.
Urban Renewal report tabled - but FNM says govt bought time to clean up records
FREE National Movement (FNM) deputy leader Peter Turnquest yesterday accused the government of delaying its tabling of the controversial Auditor General’s report into Urban Renewal 2.0 to “buy itself the time to clean” the programme’s records.
BROKEN DOWN: Govt team flies home as Baha Mar talks stall
PRIME Minister Perry Christie would not confirm or deny reports that negotiations between Baha Mar and its Chinese partners had broken down, telling The Tribune last night he wanted to wait until Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson returned from China before he commented on the matter.
Freedom of Information talks over in September
PUBLIC consultation on the draft legislation for the new Freedom of Information Act is expected to be completed by the end of September, according to Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald.
FNM anticipates 2016 election
FREE National Movement Chairman Michael Pintard yesterday forecast that the country could expect a snap election in 2016 in his defence of the party’s decision not to hold a national convention this year.
Roker: Izmirlian has no regard for PM
BAHA Mar CEO Sarkis Izmirlian has blatantly disrespected this country because he has no regard for Prime Minister Perry Christie whom he views as a “weak” leader, former Immigration Minister Loftus Roker said yesterday.
Deadlock in talks over Baha Mar
WITH the employment of thousands of Baha Mar workers hanging in the balance, negotiators ended a protracted second day of talks in China without a deal to push the project forward, Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe said.
FNM fears toll on resort staff awaiting job cut news
BAHA Mar’s plans to potentially reduce its workforce by over 90 per cent if it is unable to resolve its dispute with its Chinese partners will take a toll on the “mental and physical health” of its employees, FNM Chairman Michael Pintard said yesterday. He said no effort must be spared on the government’s behalf to prevent the staff cuts.
Minnis under fire for ‘public posturing’ over Baha Mar
PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts again criticised FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis amid negotiations over Baha Mar, saying the party chief has only engaged in public posturing “like a motley in a minstrel sideshow”.
PM praises Ingraham for letter to China
PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday praised his predecessor Hubert Ingraham for the efforts he has made to help spur a quick resolution to the disputes that stalled the $3.5bn Baha Mar project.
