Oil vote to be held next year
THE promised referendum on oil drilling is likely to be held some time next year, Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday.
Union: we did not take action
A UNION boss has insisted Customs and Immigration officers did not take industrial action on Monday.
1,100 Bahamians likely to qualify for mortgage relief
WITH the government’s mortgage relief programme slated to begin in less than a week, Prime Minister Perry Christie said he expects 1,100 Bahamians to be eligible to qualify for assistance.
Laing hits back in war of words over temporary work
OPPOSITION Senator Zhivargo Laing has hit back at Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell in the ongoing war of words over the former government’s temporary work programme.
PM to name date 'soon' for vote
WITH former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham’s resignation taking effect last Friday, current Prime Minister Perry Christie said he will “soon” be in a position to announce a date for the North Abaco by-election.
Contractors angry over late payouts
POLICE were called to the Ministry of Works early yesterday morning after several angry contractors stormed in demanding three months of overdue pay, The Tribune has learned.
Mitchell hits back at Laing criticism
THE “mismanagement” of the country’s economy under the former administration has led to $500 million deficit, Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell said.
'PLP fails to invest in Bahamians'
SHADOW Finance Minister Zhivargo Laing accused the government of leaving hundreds of Bahamians without hope as the Ingraham administration’s temporary work programme comes to an end.
FNM picks Darron Cash as acting chairman
The FNM Central Council has affirmed its support of Darron Cash as acting national chairman.
BTC negotiator's 'not paid $1m'
A LOCAL tabloid’s article that $1 million will be paid to the government’s negotiating team for recapturing the majority shares in the Bahamas Telecommunications Company was dismissed as “completely false” by Prime Minister Christie.
Roberts denies retiring to preserve his health
PLP chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday denied claims he is retiring from the post due to “health and personal reasons”.
'PLP did not double education investment'
THE PLP government broke faith with students when it arbitrarily changed the National Scholarship Grant rules, the opposition party said.
Ingraham's resignation takes effect tomorrow
TOMORROW, former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham’s resignation as a Member of Parliament will officially take effect.
'Hefty cost overruns' to blame for roads 'mess'
THE “mess” which the New Providence Road Works degenerated into was the cause of hefty cost overruns said Minister of Works and Urban Development Philip “Brave” Davis.
Vendors have mixed views on government's call to pay rent
THE government’s call for Potters Cay and Arawak Cay vendors to pay rent or face a shut-down has met with mixed reaction – some vendors calling it “bullying” and others praising the government for being firm.
