Deputy PM 'has given directions' for Bahamasair pilot punishment
DEPUTY Prime Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis yesterday said he has given directives on what he “expects to occur” regarding the punitive fates of the Bahamasair pilots whose actions recently caused hundreds of travellers to be stranded in New Providence for the Christmas holidays.
FNM Deputy hits out at plans for social services help after VAT
FNM Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest yesterday criticised the government for failing to announce or address their plans for Social Services once value added tax is implemented tomorrow.
Minnis slams failure to open Critical Care block
FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday criticised the government for its inability to open the Critical Care Block at the Princess Margaret Hospital.
Deputy PM 'does not know' if BEC bribe probe will be launched
DEPUTY Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said yesterday that he does not know if the government will establish a non-partisan commission to investigate a report that an official took a $300,000 bribe in 2000 to secure the purchase of a diesel generator for French energy company Alstom.
FNM will support probe into BEC bribe
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday pledged the party’s full support for a probe into recent claims that a government official was bribed to secure a contract at the Bahamas Electricity Corporation.
DNA leader calls for good governance
BRANVILLE McCartney handed out a number of failing grades to the Christie administration yesterday while encouraging the Progressive Liberal Party to “back aside and allow good governance” to take place in the country.
DR MINNIS SAYS ECONOMY ADDING TO CRIME PROBLEM
THE rise in this year’s murder rate is evidence that the economy has an “indirect correlation” to crime, Free Natiional Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday.
PM praises Resorts World for $500m investment
PRIME Minister Perry Christie has praised Resorts World Genting Group officials for their investment to date of $500m towards the development of the public infrastructure and tourism locations in the island.
No word on Rollins until ‘sometime in 2015’
THE fate of embattled Progressive Liberal Party Fort Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins will continue in limbo until sometime in 2015, party Chairman Bradley Roberts said yesterday.
'Bring NIA legislation or shut agency down'
LONG Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner yesterday called for the government to either bring the National Intelligence Agency legislation to parliament or “shut the agency down forthwith”.
Nottage blames crime levels on failed justice system
NATIONAL Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage yesterday skirted around questions regarding the government’s failure to control the scourge of crime in the country as it had heavily campaigned to do during the 2012 general election.
Cuba move may have massive economic impact, says PM
THE re-establishment of full diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States can have a “massive economic impact” on The Bahamas, according to Prime Minister Perry Christie.
Christie hails Pinder as a 'robust and dynamic man'
PRIME Minister Perry Christie said yesterday he will announce in the “coming days” who will be selected to replace Ryan Pinder as minister of financial services.
Ingraham slams PLP 'hypocrisy'
FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham yesterday said he finds Prime Minister Perry Christie “hypocritical” for supporting outgoing Financial Services Minister Ryan Pinder, who resigned from Cabinet for a job in the private sector.
Bills tabled to govern oil exploration
ENVIRONMENT Minister Kenred Dorsett yesterday advanced a compendium of bills in the House of Assembly to modernise oil exploration in the country.
