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PM: Time to confront criminal election behavior

PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday urged politicians to confront longstanding “criminal” behaviour during general elections in a bid to spark discussions on campaign finance reform.

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PM 'committed' to electoral reform talks

PRIME MINISTER Perry Christie said yesterday his government is committed to discussions on electoral reform after reports from international organisations indicated several “issues” with the May 7 election.

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Cowardly way to go, says PLP

GOVERNMENT ministers characterised the actions of former prime minister of North Abaco MP Hubert Ingraham yesterday as “cowardly” and symptomatic of his contempt for parliamentary procedure and fellow parliamentarians.

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FNM speaks out over exit

SENIOR FNMs hit out at the House Speaker for not honouring an alleged agreement with for former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham to speak first in Parliament.

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Former PM calls ruling on last speech 'bogus'

FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham yesterday condemned the actions of the Speaker of the House as “bogus” and politically motivated after he was denied the opportunity to address the House of Assembly as a resigning member, an agreement he claimed to have made with the Speaker.

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CURRY ‘LIKELY’ TO CONTEST NORTH ABACO FOR PLP

PLP candidate Renardo Curry, who lost to former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham back in May, is likely to once again contest for the North Abaco seat in the up-coming by-election.

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Gomez named to take on North Abaco by-election

THE newly announced FNM candidate for the North Abaco by-election is confident he will succeed former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham as the next MP for that constituency.

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Gomez named to take on North Abaco by-election

THE newly announced FNM candidate for the North Abaco by-election is confident he will succeed former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham as the next MP for that constituency.

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FNM ‘could not grasp true value of Urban Renewal’

THE former government was unable to grasp the true value of Urban Renewal according to Prime Minister Perry Christie.

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Island Luck 'gave to both parties'

ISLAND Luck CEO Sebas Bastian said yesterday he "contributed" to the campaigns of both major political parties during the last general election.

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PM hits out at Ingraham

PRIME Minister Perry Christie hit out at former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham for not leaving politics gracefully.

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PM eases back from 10,000 jobs pledge

PRIME Minister Perry Christie slightly backed off from his party’s pledge to create 10,000 jobs this year.

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Chicken import ban threatened

AGRICULTURE and Marine Resources Minister V Alfred Gray yesterday said a ban on chicken imports could be forthcoming unless wholesalers comply with a policy geared to support the purchase of Bahamian products.

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Former PM 'denied address opportunity' in House

Former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham walked out of the House of Assembly after he said he had been denied the opportunity to address the nation in a farewell speech as agreed by the FNM and the Speaker of the House.

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Minnis questions plan to create 10,000 jobs

FNM leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday questioned the feasibility of the Christie administration’s pledge to create 10,000 jobs within the next year.