Health insurance ‘will reduce unacceptable infant mortality’
HEALTH Minister Dr Perry Gomez yesterday suggested that the achievement of the proposed implementation of National Health Insurance could lead to the reduction of the country’s “unacceptable” infant mortality rate by enabling prospective mothers to receive adequate antenatal care.
Gray: I would never break the law knowingly
MICAL MP V Alfred Gray yesterday insisted that he would never knowingly break the laws of the country as he defended himself following the Free National Movement’s attempts to stop him from speaking in the House of Assembly.
FNM suspended from House after protest against Gray
FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis, St Anne’s MP Hubert Chipman and Central Grand Bahama MP Neko Grant were suspended from yesterday evening’s House of Assembly session after they repeatedly defied Speaker Dr Kendal Major’s orders to cease their protest against MICAL MP V Alfred Gray.
Moss quits PLP citing failed leadership
MARCO City MP Greg Moss shocked the House of Assembly last night with the surprise announcement of his immediate resignation from the PLP, informing the
Social services project aims to help people ‘rise’
AFTER years of planning and research, the Department of Social Services’ Conditional Cash Transfer project is now a reality following the launch of the Ministry of Social Services’ RISE public relations campaign yesterday.
MP cites poor leadership as the reason
MARCO City MP Greg Moss has announced that he will immediately resign from the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), citing poor leadership as the reason for his decision.
PM ‘walking on eggshells’ in the fight against crime
AMIDST the recent scourge of homicides, Prime Minister Perry Christie said he is being “subjected to walking on eggshells” despite his claims of wanting “the madness on our streets to end”.
Minimum wage rise recommended
THE National Tripartite Council has forwarded a recommendation for a minimum wage increase to Labour Minister Shane Gibson for review and approval.
$20m plan will help train young for job market
LABOUR Minister Shane Gibson said the government’s new $20m employment plan will help identify and train thousands of young people for the job market.
Minnis urges no delay in charges over BEC bribe
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday urged the attorney general to move forward with criminal charges against the Bahamian official named in a US plea deal who allegedly received bribes to secure contracts with the Bahamas Electricity Corporation.
MP speaks out against domestic violence
IF A man hits you, he is not just hitting you, he is hitting your daughter, your unborn granddaughter, and he is teaching your son how to hit a woman, Marco City MP Gregory Moss said at an anti-domestic violence candlelight vigil in Grand Bahama.
PM calls for Caribbean nations to recommit to saving youth
PRIME Minister Perry Christie on Tuesday implored American and Caribbean national security officials to become more proactive in their approaches to reducing trans-national criminal activity and the conditions that lead youths to engage in illicit practices.
Minnis: Govt should improve upon 52-week job programme
FREE National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr Hubert Minnis said if the management of the Ingraham administration’s 52 week job programme was “severely deficient” as described by the auditor general, he hopes the government makes the necessary adjustments to improve on the initiative.
Halkitis rejects FNM criticisms of budget
STATE Finance Minister Michael Halkitis yesterday defended the government’s fiscal track record saying the opposition’s criticisms of the 2015/2016 budget projections are “mischievous” for the sake of political gain.
FNM job programme management ‘deficient’
THE operations of the 52-week job initiative programme, implemented under the previous Ingraham administration, have been found “severely deficient” which created an environment highly vulnerable to fraud, an audit of the programme has revealed.
