Senior PLP criticises Mitchell trips
FORMER PLP Cabinet Minister George Smith has criticised the number of overseas trips taken by Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell.
'No politician has stepped up to replace Christie'
NO politician has stepped up and shown that he or she can replace Prime Minister Perry Christie as leader of the Progressive Liberal Party, former PLP Cabinet minister George Smith said yesterday.
Cash hits out at Wilson ‘charade’
DARRON Cash, FNM Chairman, yesterday hit back at Franklyn Wilson, chief of the government’s take back negotiations, over his calls for a select committee to review the 2011 BTC privatisation deal.
Bran: I'm not joining FNM
HITTING back at claims that he was in talks to rejoin the FNM, Democratic National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney yesterday announced the launch of his party’s 2017 election campaign.
Cash says PM's civil rights honour is 'hollow’
FREE National Movement Chairman Darron Cash is branding as “hollow” Prime Minister Perry Christie’s induction to the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame.
FNM: Judicial system is being neglected
OPPOSITION leader Dr Hubert Minnis said the government cannot be serious about reducing crime if they continue to neglect the judicial system.
A year since gaming vote - and still no action taken
ONE year after the Gambling Referendum took place, FNM Senator Darron Cash said Bahamians will mark this anniversary as a “disappointing reminder” of the political “impotence” of Prime Minister Perry Christie.
Halkitis: Don't judge VAT by effects on our neighbours
MICHAEL Halkitis, State Minister of Finance, says it is not fair to conclude that Value Added Tax (VAT) is a bad fit for the Bahamian economy despite its reported negative impact on neighbouring Caribbean countries.
New attempt at mortgage relief
THE government is reviewing a proposal from the Clearing Banks Association on how the mortgage relief programme can be revived yet again, according to State Minister of Finance Michael Halkitis.
Bran: Govt should say sorry for selling a dream
THE government has been called upon to apologise to the Bahamian people for trying to sell them the “far-fetched dream” that majority shares in the Bahamas Telecommunications Company have been reacquired.
FNM: BTC deal is a betrayal
PRIME Minister Perry Christie’s announcement of a new BTC deal was a “shameful and cynical betrayal of his campaign promise”, the FNM said yesterday.
No control of BTC for govt
ONE of the government’s lead negotiators in the BTC take-back talks yesterday publicly apologised for his earlier claim that the purchase of BTC was a “horrible deal”.
Minnis calls for election over gaming vote regret
IF PRIME Minister Perry Christie can admit to regretting the referendum on numbers, then Bahamians should be allowed to show they have changed their mind over electing the PLP, Opposition Leader Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday.
Pinder: No rift over Swiss banker case
MINISTER of Financial Services Ryan Pinder yesterday denied there was a rift between the Ministry of Financial Services and Ministry of Immigration over the handling of a UBS executive during an immigration road block.
Mitchell backs ID card to tackle immigration
A NATIONAL ID card could unravel the complex and contentious issue of regularisation for persons born in the Bahamas to migrants.
