Hamilton calls for standardised violent crime statistics
CLEOLA Hamilton, South Beach MP, yesterday called for standardisation of violent crime statistics following mass confusion over disparities between Princess Margaret Hospital and Royal Bahamas Police Force records.
FNM Deputy: Efforts to protect women are ‘vastly insufficient’
AMID criticisms over the politicisation of rapes in the country, FNM Deputy leader Loretta Butler-Turner blasted the government and its efforts to combat violence against women calling them “vastly insufficient”.
BRAN: Sad state of affairs if we see Christie v Ingraham
DNA Leader Branville McCartney said it is a “sad state of affairs” to see Prime Minister Perry Christie intimate he will stay on for another term if his counterpart, former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham were to return to challenge him in the 2017 General Election.
Sands dismisses rumours of Ingraham return
FORMER FNM candidate for Elizabeth Dr Duane Sands yesterday dismissed rumours that former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham is considering a return to frontline politics.
Sands gives backing to FNM leadership
FORMER FNM candidate for Elizabeth Dr Duane Sands strongly aligned himself with his party’s leaders yesterday, a week after he said the FNM has “not gained the traction that (it) ought to have” with the Bahamian people in view of the government’s missteps.
Gray ‘seeks tough poaching penalties’
WITH the capture of another group of Dominican poachers, Marine Resources Minister V Alfred Gray said he is pushing for harsher penalties to be written into the Fisheries Act on amendment.
Minnis: Talk less about web shops and focus on VAT
THE government should spend less time talking about web shop gaming and more time concentrating on VAT – specifically choosing a new implementation date, Opposition Leader Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday.
No challenge fear for FNM leader
FNM leader Dr Hubert Minnis says he is not concerned with losing his political post, set to be hotly contested in the lead up to the party’s convention.
Minister confirms no date yet for referendum
NO date has been set for this year’s constitutional referendum on gender discrimination, Minister of National Security Bernard Nottage confirmed yesterday.
FNM insiders deride Sands as a failed candidate
FREE National Movement insiders yesterday dismissed Dr Duane Sands as a failed candidate for government who lost to “an American that barely had status in the Bahamas.”
No date for Gaming Bill
THE government still plans to bring the Gaming Bill before parliament this year despite not yet having a date on the legislative calender, Minister of National Security Dr Bernard Nottage confirmed yesterday.
Cash urges PM not to rush constitutional reform process
FNM chairman Darron Cash warned Prime Minister Perry Christie not to rush the constitutional reform process in his desperation to secure a legacy for himself.
Urgent finance problem delays PM
PRIME Minister Perry Christie held high level talks yesterday with banking institutions in the country in an attempt to “arrest a problem”, it was confirmed yesterday.
$20m in contracts for Andros institute
PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday announced the release of more than $20 million in contracts for development of the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute in North Andros.
Anger over 'blank cheque' for NIB purchase of building
A RESOLUTION for the National Insurance Board to purchase the Rodney A. Bain Building was met with considerable opposition by FNM MPs in the House of Assembly yesterday.
