Pinder: I'm not jumping ship
ELIZABETH MP Ryan Pinder yesterday called the FNM “desperate” after the party’s leaders accused him of resigning as minister of financial services because of lost confidence in the government.
Pinder quits Minister post
RYAN Pinder, Minister of Financial Services, has reportedly resigned from his Cabinet post to take up a position with a private bank, several sources told The Tribune yesterday.
Two FNMs have concerns about referendum bills
ONLY two Free National Movement members of parliament have concerns about the proposed constitutional referendum bills now before the House of Assembly while the other opposition members are on board, FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday.
When Christie met Castro
Prime Minister Perry Christie met Cuba’s president Raul Castro at the end of the 18th Caricom heads of government meeting at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana yesterday morning.
Mitchell meets with Haitian counterpart
FOREIGN Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell said yesterday he discussed this country’s new immigration policy with Haitian Foreign Minister Duly Brutus during a recent meeting on the sidelines of a CARICOM summit in Havana, Cuba.
Minister says Grand Bahama has weathered the worst
SIX graduates from a Spanish for Tourism language course in Freeport last week heard Minister for Grand Bahama, Dr Michael Darville, strike an optimistic economic note as he told them that the island has “weathered the worst part of the storm and brighter days lie ahead”.
PM: We must continue to support Cuba internationally
PRIME Minister Perry Christie said The Bahamas must continue to support Cuba in the international community, including advocating for the rejection of any blockage against the republic.
DNA calls for transparent probe into abuse claims
WHILE he said he supports the government’s efforts to clamp down on illegal immigration, Democratic National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney yesterday urged officials to publicise investigation findings into alleged abuses of detainees by immigration officers.
Pastor calls on web shops to keep staff
DR Philip McPhee, pastor of Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Dr Philip McPhee yesterday called for web shop bosses to “act in good faith” and find “constructive ways” to keep their workers employed.
FNM leader: Christie administration 'paralysed' in the face of crime
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis insisted yesterday that the escalating crime situation in the country has left the Christie administration “paralysed” as it treads a thin line before facing damaging affects on the Bahamas’ tourism product.
Minnis: National health to be another tax burden
THE multi-million dollar implementation of National Health Insurance will be “another tax burden” on the backs of already struggling Bahamians, FNM leader Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday.
Cash says development plan for nation is not genuine
PRIME Minister Perry Christie’s efforts to create a national development plan are “not genuine” and “not likely to go anywhere,” former Free National Movement Chairman Darron Cash said yesterday.
Smith: We should elect a Prime Minister
FRED Smith, the Queen’s Counsel attorney, is calling for an overhaul of the political process, saying the time has come for Bahamians to choose their prime minister.
Probe of 'abuse' by Immigration
IMMIGRATION officials are investigating allegations of abuse from a woman born in the Bahamas to Haitian parents, Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell said yesterday.
No more split for BEC - and decision may be in two weeks
AN announcement on which private company will manage the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) may come within two weeks, Deputy Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said yesterday.
