Speaker says MPs ‘acting like children’
HOUSE Speaker Kendal Major suspended parliamentary proceedings and issued a scathing reprimand to arguing members on both sides of the House of Assembly last night, accusing them of “acting like children” – to the detriment of the national interest.
Bran: If govt can't protect citizens, it ought to quit
THE most fundamental responsibility of any government is the protection of its citizens, DNA leader Branville McCartney reminded the present administration.
FNM accuses ZNS of 'shameful political bias'
THE FNM its threatening to tell its supporters to boycott ZNS as a result of the “blatant and shameful political bias” demonstrated by the country’s television network.
MP says PLP borrowed $1 Billion in two years
FNM MP for St Annes, Hubert Chipman said yesterday the country’s debt will rise to $5.5 billion – one billion of which was borrowed by the PLP in less than two years.
Minister to seek new funds in the Middle East, Asia
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell yesterday announced that he will spend a substantial amount of time in the Middle East and Asia hunting down new funding sources for the “capital-starved” country this fiscal year.
$8m grant from Chinese govt ‘will be tabled in house’
MINISTER of State for Finance Michael Halkitis yesterday deflected concerns that the decision to accept additional funds from the Chinese government has not been approved by parliament.
DNA: We need 21st century protection of our borders
IF the Bahamas wants to protect its borders from the dangers of modern illegal immigration, it must employ 21st century solutions, DNA leader Branville McCartney said.
FNM deputy concerned over more govt borrowing
LORETTA Butler Turner, FNM deputy leader has raised concern over additional government borrowing after Prime Minister Perry Christie agreed to an $8 million grant from the Chinese government.
Exuma 'is treated like a stepchild' by government
THE government treats Exuma “like a stepchild” according to Phenton Neymour, former FNM candidate for the island.
Halkitis: budget correction was not evidence of broken law
STATE Minister for Finance Michael Halkitis brushed aside assertions that a correction in the new 2013/2014 budget was evidence that the government broke the law in the last budget period when giving state ministers a $6,000 a year raise.
PLP chairman praises the 2013/2014 budget
PLP chairman Bradley Roberts praised the 2013/2014 budget, stating that by making tough and sometimes unpopular decisions, the government has been able to improve the country’s finances and pull the nation out of the “onerous debt spiral” it was in.
$6,000 raise for state ministers was granted despite being ‘error’
A $6,000 RAISE for state ministers – dismissed as nothing more than a “clerical error” by the cash strapped government in 2012 – was nevertheless granted, according to the 2013/14 budget documents.
Prime Minister meets with Chinese President
PRESIDENT of China Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister Perry Christie in Port of Spain, Trinidad over the weekend.
DNA: Crime exposes need for national youth service
THE Democratic National Alliance said the Bahamas must move swiftly to adopt a national youth service programme as part of the fight against crime.
‘Urban renewal cash is just a slush fund’
MILLIONS more earmarked for Urban Renewal (UR) 2.0 is merely another Christie administration “slush fund”, according to FNM Deputy Leader Loretta Butler-Turner yesterday.
