'Renward Wells must resign'
FNM CHAIRMAN Darron Cash said yesterday Renward Wells must resign immediately amid reports that he breached government protocols by signing a letter of intent with a company proposing a $650m waste-to-energy deal.
Public education campaign to begin this weekend for constitutional referendum
THE government will this weekend begin an aggressive public education campaign ahead of the November 6, 2014 referendum that will seek to make several changes to the outdated Constitution of the Bahamas.
PM announces four bills which will lead to referendum
PRIME Minister Perry Christie foreshadowed the introduction of four bills in the House of Assembly this morning which, once passed, will effect a constitutional referendum which is slated for November 6.
Gibson: Mass strike illegal
LABOUR Minister Shane Gibson yesterday said he was prepared to take the necessary steps to prevent an illegal mass strike.
Senior PLP says Wells ‘ill advised’ to sign letter
A FORMER Progressive Liberal Party Cabinet minister said Ministry of Works Parliamentary Secretary Renward Wells was “ill advised” before he made the “mistake” of signing a letter of intent with Stellar Waste to Energy Bahamas to build a $650 million facility at the city dump.
VAT Bill to be tabled today
THE final Value Added Tax Bill will be presented to Parliament today with a new list of exemptions, State Minister for Finance Michael Halkitis said yesterday.
Minnis: Who's in charge of this government?
PRIME Minister Perry Christie should discipline Deputy Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis for seemingly “ignoring” his reported position on embattled Ministry of Works Parliamentary Secretary Renward Wells, FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday.
Cabinet discusses which duty rates to cut ahead of launch of VAT
THE Christie administration met at Cabinet yesterday to work out the details of customs duty rate changes that are to come on stream in the lead up to Value Added Tax implementation, The Tribune understands.
Pinder: My union will not join strike
JOHN Pinder, Bahamas Public Service Union president, said yesterday his union will not take part in the “massive strike” planned by the Trade Union Congress because he cannot support “a handful of greedy people” who think they should get more money than other civil servants.
FNM demand for clarity on landfill contract
FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday demanded that the government fully disclose the details surrounding an agreement with Renew Bahamas, a company contracted to manage the city dump, saying the opposition “does not want any closed door bargaining”.
Christie prepared for more battles over environment
PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday said he was braced for future “court battles” with environmentalists.
Wells 'being treated as a fall guy' over $650m deal
FREE National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr Hubert Minnis said the government is using Ministry of Works Parliamentary Secretary Renward Wells as a “fall guy” by asking him to resign amid reports that he breached government protocols by signing a letter of intent with a company proposing a more than $650m waste-to-energy deal.
PM: I will learn from mistakes
PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday vowed that his administration would learn from the mistakes he made during his first term in office as he defended the government’s foreign direct investment thrust.
Tributes paid as Edmund Moxey dies aged 80
FORMER Parliamentarian Edmund Moxey, who died in hospital yesterday, has been hailed as a “cultural warrior”, community activist and “legendary” musician.
Complying with Disabilities Bill 'the right thing to do'
WHILE it may be “difficult” for the private sector to comply with the recently passed Disabilities Bill, business owners know it is “the right thing to do,” a Chamber of Commerce official said yesterday.
