PLP education pledge only 'double talk'
INSTEAD of a doubling in the 2012/2013 public education budget as promised, the PLP delivered nothing but more "double-talk", FNM Senator Desmond Bannister said.
Mitchell returns after visit to Rio+20 conference
MINISTER of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell is expected to return to the Bahamas today after representing Prime Minister Perry Christie at the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
'Postal service must be reformed'
MINISTER of State in the Ministry of Transport and Aviation Hope Strachan said the postal service must be reformed if it is to remain relevant.
'Tell residents about plans for Baha Mar'
SENATOR Jerome Gomez yesterday called on BahaMar executives to take the first steps to keep concerned Killarney residents informed of the company's future plans.
Laing: Stop bashing, start governing
FNM Senator Zhivargo Laing yesterday urged the new PLP government to move forward with the country's business rather than use the House of Assembly as a forum to "bash" the previous Ingraham administration.
No change in mortgage delinquency
THERE have been no major changes in the delinquency rate of mortgages in the Bahamas over the past few months, Fidelity Bank CEO Anwer Sunderji said yesterday.
BEC chairman Miller vows to lower bills
THE new BEC chairman Leslie Miller said yesterday he hopes to lower electricity costs for Bahamians through strategies he attempted to implement when he was Minister of Trade and Industry from 2002-2007 - namely Venezuelan oil and Liquefied Natural Gas.
Maynard hits out at BTC takeover plan
FNM chairman Charles Maynard hit out at Prime Minister Perry Christie's insistence on taking back control of the Bahamas Telecommunication Company.
Salary row in House
A HEATED discussion yesterday erupted in the Senate over the salaries of Members of Parliament during the Ingraham administration's stay in office. While making his contribution to the 2012/2
FNM names shadow cabinet
THE opposition Free National Movement announced its shadow cabinet over the weekend, with party leader Dr Hubert Minnis taking responsibility for Health and National Security.
Gray takes on role with fisheries
AGRICULTURE, Marine Resources and Local Government Minister V Alfred Gray took over as head of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism with a charge from outgoing chairman Hilson N Baptiste of Antigua and Barbuda to keep the organisation relevant.
Christie: Crime and jobs our priorities
PRIME Minister Perry Christie said the government has made it clear that its over-riding priorities are resolving "the crime issue" and addressing unemployment.
'Families in a state of decay'
FREEPORT - FNM leader Dr Hubert Minnis was in Grand Bahama on Sunday to celebrate Father's Day with FNM supporters at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Pinder's Point.
Bran: Probe election claims
DNA leader Branville McCartney has urged State Minister of National Security Keith Bell to investigate all claims of election corruption levelled since Bahamians went to the polls on May 7.
Standard diploma to be introduced by June 2016
A STANDARDISED national high school diploma will be introduced in the public education system for the first time by June 2016.
