Minnis: Why money for retirees and carnival but not for young doctors?
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday criticised the Christie administration saying it did not believe in Bahamians after young medical students were reportedly told the government had no money to employ them upon completing their exams.
Moss criticises immigration plan
MARCO City MP Greg Moss yesterday criticised the government’s new immigration policy, arguing that persons of Haitian descent who he called “undocumented Bahamians” may be deported under the restrictions.
Mitchell: Public backs immigration measures
FOREIGN Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell is confident the government enjoys the support of most Bahamians for its latest immigration restriction, which mandates that children of non-Bahamians have a student permit to attend school.
‘Government is stalling on equality referendum’
CENTRAL Grand Bahama MP Neko Grant believes the government is stalling in its attempts to pass several constitutional referendum bills in parliament that would pave the way for the anticipated constitutional referendum to be held.
Bran: PM's comments 'hypocrisy personified'
DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney has called comments made by Prime Minister Perry Christie during his visit to the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States conference in Costa Rica "hypocrisy personified".
$50m collected in property tax
THE Christie administration collected more than $50m in real property tax in 2014, as officials aggressively pursue millions of dollars in tax arrears, State Finance Minister Michael Halkitis said yesterday.
Davis says progress on BEC partnership rests with PM
AN announcement on the strategic partner picked to manage the Bahamas Electricity Corporation rests with Prime Minister Perry Christie, Minister of Works Philip “Brave” Davis said yesterday.
Mitchell accuses activists of ‘rank hypocrisy’
IMMIGRATION MINISTER Frederick Mitchell accused the Grand Bahamas Human Rights Association of “rank hypocrisy” over its stance against the immigration policy and personal campaign against him.
Gibson defends PLP over jobs
LABOUR Minister Shane Gibson defended the PLP job creation record insisting that despite his respect for the latest labour force statistics, which showed an increase in unemployment, more people are being employed as the country’s economy grows.
Moss seeks answers over ‘tax on a tax’
MARCO CITY MP Greg Moss yesterday said he has a problem with the way value added tax (VAT) is being calculated on goods imported into the country, accusing the government of placing a “tax on a tax” by adding VAT on customs duty.
FORMER MINISTER COMPARES MOVE TO POLL TAX LAW
FORMER Minister of Education Desmond Bannister yesterday said the recently announced immigration requirements for the upcoming school year were lawful, but “morally reprehensible”.
Symonette: Delay rules on students
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Brent Symonette yesterday said the government should delay implementing its new restrictions that will make it compulsory for students of foreigners living in the Bahamas to have a school permit to attend classes until 2016.
Minnis: We must be united if we are to win
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis told supporters at a party retreat in Grand Bahama over the weekend that they must be united and ready to work if the FNM is to win the next general election.
Money lenders ‘have created modern day slaves’
PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday chastised lending institutions for breeding a culture of “modern day economic slaves”.
Deputy PM tells New York Times to get its facts right
DEPUTY Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday criticised an article published in The New York Times last week about this country’s immigration policy and called on the leading international newspaper to “have the facts right before they opine on any conduct of our government”.
