FNM ‘astounded’ by BTC job cuts
LONG Island MP and Shadow Minister for Labour Loretta Butler-Turner said she is “astounded” by the impending staff layoffs at the Bahamas Telecommunications Company, adding that “problems” facing the company stem from the management and CEO Leon Williams.
‘Illegal migrants should be deported and blacklisted’
MIGRANTS who enter the Bahamas illegally should be jailed, deported, blacklisted and barred from entering the country again, Marco City MP Greg Moss said in the House of Assembly yesterday.
Nottage doubts Miller will quit - but agrees on export ban
NATIONAL Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage said yesterday that he had “difficulty believing” Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller would threaten to leave the Progressive Liberal Party over the government’s failure to ban copper exports.
BAMSI workers not paid, claims Minnis
FNM leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday claimed that construction workers at the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) had not been paid.
Nation set to host CARICOM Heads of Government meeting
NEXT week The Bahamas will host the 26th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) at the Melia resort.
PAC to submit report on Urban Renewal
THE Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is expected to soon submit a formal report to parliament following an extensive probe into the operations and expenditure of Urban Renewal 2.0, Free National Movement Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest said yesterday.
Smith: No problem with idea of Haitian-Bahamian political party
HUMAN rights activist Fred Smith, QC, said he sees no problem with Bahamians of Haitian descent organising to form political parties, insisting that the country is on its way to this group of society emerging as parliamentary leaders.
Govt incompetence blamed for referendum delay
FORMER FNM Deputy Leader Loretta Butler-Turner suggested that the government “incompetence” is to blame for any further delays to the proposed referendum on gender equality.
Miller: I may quit PLP
MP gives ultimatum over copper exports
TALL Pines MP Leslie Miller yesterday threatened to quit the PLP if the government does not “stop the export of copper” from The Bahamas.
Immigration to hold meeting to plan checks in Abaco
THE Department of Immigration will host a multi-agency planning meeting ahead of intensive immigration checks set for Abaco.
Turnquest fears for the country’s future economy
FREE National Movement Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest said he was “very concerned” about the country’s economic future as he castigated the government over its lack of detail in the 2014/2015 mid-year budget presentation.
Mitchell dismisses calls from business for eased restrictions
FOREIGN Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell yesterday dismissed calls for an easing of immigration policy restrictions to meet the private sector’s demands for foreign talent.
Lightbourn tells govt not to make promises it can’t keep
MONTAGU MP Richard Lightbourn suggested the government should “refrain from making promises they can’t keep” pointing to the lack of employment growth in the country in recent months.
Butler-Turner asks who will pay the cost of repairs
LONG Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner yesterday questioned whether taxpayers will have to foot the cost to repair the dormitory that was destroyed by fire at the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) last month.
New senator backtracks over public disclosures
THE FNM’s new Senate pick Lanisha Rolle backtracked from an opinion she expressed last year highlighting her grievances with the Public Disclosures Act, telling The Tribune yesterday “the law is something one must comply with”.
