Minnis: I do not believe $5m quote was a mistake
FNM LEADER Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday he did not believe that Dr Bernard Nottage “made a mistake” when he said the gaming referendum costs the government $5 million.
Nottage says he was wrong by nearly $4m
FNM leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday urged the government to table in parliament records documenting a complete breakdown of the costs associated with the gaming referendum.
PLP chairman hits back over calls for PM to resign as finance minister
PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday criticised FNM leader Dr Hubert Minnis for calling for Prime Minister Perry Christie’s resignation as Finance Minister.
Resignation call over $5m referendum
THE Free National Movement has demanded that Prime Minister Perry Christie resign as Finance Minister in view of conflicting reports over taxpayer dollars spent on the gambling referendum.
Roberts hits out at Allen over VAT
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party chairman Bradley Roberts hit out at former Central Bank governor Sir William Allen for his comments on the government’s plan to introduce Value Added Tax next year.
$5m cost of gambling referendum revealed
THE Government spent $5 million on the 2013 gaming referendum, National Security Minister Bernard Nottage confirmed yesterday.
Mitchell urges nations not to encourage migrants
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell has urged third countries not to promote a message around the world that they will take migrants who make their way illegally to the Bahamas.
FNM deputy: Delay is shameful
FNM Deputy Leader Loretta Butler-Turner yesterday branded the government’s decision to reschedule the Constitutional referendum as a “shameful and disrespectful” move.
Cash claims ‘PLP only’ job policy
FNM chairman Darron Cash is accusing the Christie Administration of having a “PLPs only need apply” philosophy following the appointment of Arinthia Komolafe as managing director of the Bahamas Development Bank.
Minnis warns on dangers of VAT plan
OPPOSITION leader Hubert Minnis yesterday warned that the premature implementation of Value-Added Tax could engender widespread social ills — increased poverty and an underground economy.
Miller's accusations expunged by speaker
HOUSE Speaker Kendal Major yesterday urged parliamentarians to consider recommendations made by the Constitutional commission to allow private citizens recourse to libelous or defamatory statements made by Members.
PM says vote will be ‘no later than June’
THE referendum to amend the Constitution has been postponed yet again – this time to no later than the end of June 2014, Prime Minister Perry Christie announced to parliamentarians yesterday.
Criticism of parliamentarian appointments
FREE National Movement chairman Darron Cash said Bahamians should be reminded of the government’s decision last year to appoint numerous politicians and past parliamentarians to government boards like the National Insurance Board and the Water & Sewage Corporation Board.
'Govt must lay out course of action over referendum'
NOW that it is confirmed that the referendum to amend the Constitution will not take place in November, the FNM says the government must regroup and lay out plainly what its next course of action will be.
VAT deadline 'a recipe for disasters' warns FNM
THE Christie administration is “preparing a recipe for disaster” by continuing to forge ahead with an aggressive schedule for Value Added Tax implementation, FNM chairman Daron Cash warned.
