BEC union call to fire Miller
UNLESS the government immediately fires Bahamas Electricity Corporation Executive Chairman Leslie Miller, the Bahamas Electrical Workers Union will not support BEC’s restructuring process, BEWU President Paul Maynard said yesterday.
Symonette urges caution over economy ahead of NHI rollout
AS UNCERTAINTY continues to linger over the proposed implementation of National Health Insurance, a former Cabinet minister has cautioned the government to closely evaluate the effects that the world market could have on the stability of the Bahamian economy in the next nine months.
DNA to hold convention in the autumn
THE Democratic National Alliance will hold its first convention this fall, party Leader Branville McCartney said yesterday.
DNA blasts PM for dodging BAMSI in favour of Heat game
DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney has criticised Prime Minister Perry Christie for opting to attend a basketball game in Florida rather than seeking to rectify the controversy surrounding the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute.
Edison Key will retire from politics after 40 years
CENTRAL and South Abaco MP Edison Key yesterday confirmed that he will retire from politics in 2017 to end a 40-year long career as a parliamentarian.
FNM: Davis must go for misleading Parliament
THE Free National Movement yesterday demanded the immediate resignation of Minister of Works Philip “Brave” Davis after he “misled” Bahamians as the party revealed plans to request a nationally broadcast Public Accounts Committee hearing into matters related to the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute.
Condolences sent to Deputy PM over death of his mother
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis gave condolences to the family of Deputy Prime Minister Philip Davis over the death of his mother, Dorothy Davis.
Symonette: Ingraham would have demanded a resignation
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Brent Symonette yesterday said had he been in the position of Works Minister Philip Davis, former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham would have already demanded a resignation.
DNA: BAMSI FIASCO SHOWS NEED TO OVERHAUL CONTRACT PROCEDURES
DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney yesterday said the government’s handling of the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute highlights the need for an “overhaul of the public procurement processes”.
DNA leader seeks thorough probe, and says Davis should step down
DNA Leader Branville McCartney yesterday called for an investigation into the Ministry of Works to find out the legitimacy of all contractors hired by government in view of the revelation that the company hired to build the male dorm at the Bahamas Agricultural and Marine Science Institute was allowed to do business without an insurance policy for the structure.
Deputy PM ‘misled’ Parliament over BAMSI
WORKS Minister Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday backtracked from his initial comments that the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute’s fire-damaged dorm’s insurance policy had lapsed.
Former Minister of Works calls for police investigation
FORMER Minister of Works Neko Grant called for police to investigate apparent “fraudulent acts” allegedly committed during the construction of the male dormitory at the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute in North Andros.
Extra protection for PM after threats
PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday suggested in the House of Assembly that he had received violent threats, which led the Royal Bahamas Police Force to increase his security detail.
Neko Grant’s statement to the House on BAMSI
THE following statement was made by Central Grand Bahama MP Neko Grant, during a point of order in the House of Assembly in response to a communication by Cat Island, Rum Cay and San Salvador MP Philip “Brave” Davis about the lack of insurance for the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI).
Minnis wants clarity over Bowe payments
OPPOSITION Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday called for an investigation into whether Royal Bahamas Defence Force Commodore Roderick Bowe was paid by the government while also working for Baha Mar.
