Hamilton rounds on US criticism - but Speaker cuts outburst short
Parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Cleola Hamilton’s intended criticism of the US government’s 2014 Investment Climate Statement on the Bahamas was cut short by House Speaker Kendal Major yesterday who advised her to stick to the Disabilities Bill then before the House.
'On target' for 2016 health plan
NON-BAHAMIANS with legal status to reside and work in the Bahamas will be eligible for the government’s proposed National Health Insurance plan, Health Minister Dr Perry Gomez revealed yesterday.
Miller has no concerns over probe into $100,000 payment
LESLIE Miller, Bahamas Electricity Corporation Executive chairman, says he has no concerns about the Financial Intelligence Unit probe into the way his family paid the money it owed BEC.
Questions over builder's past
FREE National Movement MP Hubert Chipman yesterday questioned the citizenship legitimacy of government-hired builder Lloyd Smith as he suggested the contractor and Labour Minister Shane Gibson had close ties.
Miller says american experts will provide BEC with report next week
BAHAMAS Electricity Corporation Executive Chairman Leslie Miller says the four American consultants hired by the Christie administration to assess challenges at the corporation will report on their findings next week.
PLP chairman fires back at Minnis over resignation call
PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts hit back at FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday after Dr Minnis called for the Cabinet to resign and for a general election to be called.
Freedom of Information Act ‘not likely under Christie administration’
IT IS more than likely the Bahamas will neither see a Freedom of Information Act nor a constitutional referendum as long as the Christie administration is in control because it is “not one of their major priorities”, a senior Opposition figure claimed yesterday.
Minnis questions signing of $650m waste plant letter
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday raised questions about the government’s reported signing of a letter of intent with a company to build a multi-million dollar waste-to-energy plant at the New Providence landfill.
Gaming bill to take into account view of taskforce
BEFORE the long-awaited Gaming Bill is brought to Parliament, the government will implement several recommendations relayed last week by representatives of the Financial Action Task Force, Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe said yesterday.
Halkitis says VAT bill to be tabled by end of month
THE final Value Added Tax (VAT) Bill will be presented to Parliament by the end of the month, according to Minister of State for Finance Michael Halkitis.
FNM congratulates Dame Marguerite
THE Free National Movement yesterday congratulated Dame Marguerite Pindling on her appointment as governor-general and welcomed her pledge to promote unity and transcend party politics.
Mitchell says handling of NSA spy row shows superiority to FNM
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell suggested yesterday that his government’s handling of investigations into reports of the US National Security Agency recording cell phone conversations in the Bahamas reflects his party’s superior defence and support of the country when compared to the Free National Movement’s approach to such matters.
US view on investments ‘should not have been a surprise’
THE United States’ scathing 2014 Investment Climate report on the Bahamas reflected the sentiments of ordinary Bahamians and should not have been a surprise to the Christie administration, a former Cabinet Minister said yesterday.
No change to plans for BEC after blackout
LAST week’s island-wide black out has not accelerated the government’s plans to restructure the Bahamas Electricity Corporation, Minister of Works Philip “Brave” Davis said yesterday.
Mitchell under fire in spy row
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Brent Symonette yesterday accused Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell of “grandstanding” over plans to give a full report into allegations that the United States’ National Security Agency (NSA) is spying on Bahamians.
