MP claims PM candidates must have ‘skeletons in the closet’
FORT Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins said yesterday that prevailing cultural views about what makes people qualified to lead this country has meant that only those with “enough dirt and skeletons” in their closet are “entrusted” to become prime minister.
Rubis scandal ‘unacceptable’
FORT Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins believes the Christie administration only announced concrete steps to address the Rubis underground fuel leak because of escalating public pressure, adding that for a long time the administration hoped the controversy would just “go away.”
Minnis: PLP brought buses of supporters to meeting
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday accused Marathon MP Jerome Fitzgerald of using political supporters to derail a town meeting held to address concerns over the Rubis fuel spill in his constituency.
No details of NHI until after budget
SEVEN months before the government’s proposed implementation of National Health Insurance, Health Minister Dr Perry Gomez said yesterday officials will not reveal the details of the first phase of the scheme until the 2015/2016 budget has been presented in the House of Assembly.
Apologies for ‘stress’ caused by fuel spill
AMIDST widespread criticism for delays in making a Black and Veatch International report on the Rubis underground gasoline leak public, key members of the Christie administration yesterday laid out remediation plans and insisted that recommendations made in that report were acted on “immediately”.
PINTARD: DELAY OVER GRAY PROBE PUTS LEADERSHIP INTO QUESTION
PRIME Minister Perry Christie’s leadership has come into question over his delay concerning the resignation of V Alfred Gray from Cabinet following allegations of judicial interference.
'Time for decisive action on crime’
FREE NATIONAL Movement Chairman Michael Pintard says that crime continues to be unmanageable in the Bahamas under the Progressive Liberal Party administration and is calling for decisive action.
Munroe hints at wait for Gray decision
IT may be too soon to expect a decision on a report filed by police into the probe of MICAL MP V Alfred Gray’s alleged judicial interference in a criminal matter, his lawyer said yesterday.
Minnis: Why is PM silent on Rubis issue?
CRITICISING the Christie administration yesterday and its handling of the Rubis fuel leak, Opposition Leader Dr Hubert Minnis said Progressive Liberal Party parliamentarians should learn what scripture says about the importance of being trustworthy.
Cash questions details of BEC deal
FORMER Free National Movement Chairman Darron Cash yesterday questioned the specifics surrounding the government’s selection of an American company to take over the management of the Bahamas Electricity Corporation.
Pintard: Vote shows absence of transparency
AFTER the majority of members of Parliament rejected a motion to appoint a select committee to probe the 2012 Rubis gas leak in Marathon, Free National Movement Chairman Michael Pintard said it is evident the government will not end its “cover up” of this “crisis” to ensure transparency.
PLP ‘lacks a leader’ to succeed Christie
FORMER Immigration Minister Loftus Roker expressed concern yesterday about the Progressive Liberal Party’s future, saying that it lacks a leader who could successfully succeed Prime Minister Perry Christie.
MPs: Why we voted no to Rubis probe
STATE Legal Affairs Minister Damian Gomez yesterday said much of the speculation surrounding the 2012 Rubis fuel leak in Marathon is “incorrect” as he defended voting against the formation of a select committee to look into the matter, insisting that the government took a “text book approach” to the environmental concern.
Cash warns of dangers of timebomb of poverty
FORMER FNM Chairman Darron Cash yesterday criticised the government for failing to deal with poverty in the country. He said it’s “only a matter of time” before Bahamian communities “explode” from the pressures of bad governance demonstrated by the Progressive Liberal Party.
Bran slams govt for 'outright failure' to protect Marathon residents
DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney yesterday criticised the Christie administration for its “outright failure” to protect the residents of Marathon following a 2012 underground fuel leak at a Rubis service station.
