No Freedom of Information Act before 2016, warns Education Minister
THE revised Freedom of Information Act will not be presented to Parliament before spring 2016, according to Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald.
’Customers bear the cost of Miller’s incompetence’
THE “incompetence” and “arrogance” of Bahamas Electricity Corporation Executive Chairman Leslie Miller has left the country saddled with “the highest fuel surcharge” it has ever seen, Phenton Neymour, former state minister for the environment, said yesterday.
FNM leader says law is a reward for PLP backers
FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday criticised the proposed Gaming Bill as a “charter for law breakers and the select few”.
Rollins hits back at webshop lawyer
FORT Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins has dismissed lawyer Wayne Munroe’s recent statements about him as ignorant and arrogant while remaining critical of the government’s failure to involve Gaming Board members in the drafting process of the recently tabled Gaming Bill.
FNM chairman tells PM to come out of hiding over Gaming Bill
PRIME Minister Perry Christie should disclose his government’s true intentions for legalising the webshop industry and stop “hiding behind the skirt tail of the governor of the Central Bank,” FNM chairman Darron Cash said yesterday.
Minister says bill opens door for Bahamians to play in casinos
DESPITE criticism that the new Gaming Bill upholds the status quo that prohibits Bahamians from gambling in casinos, Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe explained yesterday that the Bill has a provision that allows the minister responsible to change this, subject to Cabinet approval.
No end in sight for BEC load shedding
THE Bahamas Electricity Corporation will continue load shedding across New Providence indefinitely, according to the company’s Executive Chairman Leslie Miller.
Wilchcombe claims govt had to reject gaming poll verdict
TOURISM Minister Obie Wilchcombe said the Christie administration “owes” the Bahamian people an apology for its decision to go against the majority “no” vote of the January 28, 2013 gaming referendum.
Wilchcombe dismisses former gaming board chairman's view on new Bill
TOURISM Minister Obie Wilchcombe dismissed Dr Andre Rollins’ criticism of the recently tabled Gaming Bill as “narrow” yesterday while insisting that the Bill will advance the gaming industry and not facilitate corruption.
PM: It's kill or be killed
PRIME Minister Perry Christie lamented the backlog in the judicial system that allows accused murderers out on bail, many of whom are later killed or commit new crimes while on the street awaiting trial.
Costs to webshops revealed as gaming rules are tabled
THE highly anticipated new Gaming Bill 2014 will leave the door open for the government to establish a national lottery at the discretion of the minister, while outlining yearly rates of taxation on webshops among other stringent industry regulations.
Commission considers delay for referendum
THE Constitutional Commission is considering a possible delay of the proposed referendum, National Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage told the House of Assembly yesterday.
PM laughs off calls for Wells review
PRIME Minister Perry Christie was evasive yesterday when asked about the results of his administration’s probe into the controversy surrounding Renward Wells’ signing of a $650m letter of intent with Stellar Waste to Energy Ltd to build a facility at the New Providence landfill.
Still no entry to casinos for locals - but criminals allowed to hold licences
FORT Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins said he will vote “no” to the Gaming Bill if it remains in its current form because it discriminates against Bahamians and facilitates corruption.
Wilchcombe hails ‘cutting edge’ legislation for gaming industry
TOURISM Minister Obie Wilchcombe has hailed the new Gaming Bill tabled in Parliament yesterday as “new and cutting edge” legislation set to revolutionise the gambling industry and improve the Bahamas’ economy.
