Grant: Stop parading the poor for political gain
CENTRAL Grand Bahama MP Neko Grant called on Prime Minister Perry Christie to stop the “parading” of disadvantaged Bahamians on television as part of Urban Renewal coverage by the press, while Mr Christie argued the importance of the country having a “true perspective of what exists” to make certain that poverty is not “swept under the table”.
FNM deputy in House row
LONG Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner accused House Speaker Kendal Major of being “partial” following yesterday morning’s House session when he warned her that she would be asked to leave the House if her “disruptive” comments continued.
PLP youth arm slams COB student union’s criticism of government
THE Progressive Young Liberals criticised the College of the Bahamas’ Union of Students yesterday for their “careless” and “imbecilic bashing” of the Christie administration over the purported cuts to the college’s subvention.
Call for answers over job costs
FNM leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday called for the government to disclose how many people it hired since taking office and how much was spent on those hired.
PLP pin blame on the FNM for nation's problems
RESPONDING to criticism of its performance so far, the governing Progressive Liberal Party laid the blame for the current state of affairs squarely on the shoulders of the former administration.
FNM says government has failed 'early and often'
ALMOST nine months since being elected as the government of the Bahamas, the Progressive Liberal Party has failed “early and often”, the opposition FNM said in a statement yesterday.
Constitution referendum delayed until November
THE referendum to reform the country’s outdated constitution has been postponed to late November 2013, Prime Minister Perry Christie announced in Parliament yesterday.
PM meets with union head over firings
Prime Minister Perry Christie met with President of the Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union Nicole Martin today.
Minnis: What has government to hide over gun case?
FNM leader Dr Hubert Minnis has urged the government to explain what it has to hide over a gun case that was dismissed under unusual circumstances.
PM announces all web shops must close with immediate effect
Prime Minister Perry Christie has announced that all web shops must close with immediate effect.
MINNIS ON MONDAY’S POLL: DON’T SIGN BLANK CHEQUE FOR GOVT
FNM leader Hubert Minnis yesterday cautioned Bahamian voters not to sign a “blank cheque” for the government at the polls on Monday.
Christie 'will not be deterred'
PRIME Minister Perry Christie vowed that he will not be deterred by mounting criticism of the gaming referendum after The Nassau Guardian yesterday urged its readers to “vote no” in Monday’s referendum.
Halkitis 'not in the league I play in'
FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham dismissed the Minister of State for Finance Michael Halkitis yesterday who had previously criticised him for his handling of the economy while he was Prime Minister from 2007 to 2012.
'Ingraham talk is sour grapes'
PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts said that former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham has “zero credibility” when it comes to the gambling referendum and any remarks made by him should be viewed only as “political rancour and sour grapes”.
Minnis delighted with Ingraham's 'no' vote pledge
FNM Leader Hubert Minnis said he is “delighted” with former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham’s announcement that he will vote “no” to both questions in next Monday’s gambling referendum.
