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PLP starts third term

TODAY, the Progressive Liberal Party begins its third non-consecutive term as the government of the Bahamas.

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Faces return to House of Assembly

THE PLP won a massive victory yesterday, and many of the faces that defined the first Christie administration are returning to the House of Assembly. Bains

Director of Information resigns after FNM voted out

DEPUTY Director of Government Information, and Press Officer to the Prime Minister, Sharon Turner, officially tendered her resignation yesterday.

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FNM supporters warn PLP will bring new recession

DISTRAUGHT FNM supporters branded the Bahamas "ungrateful" and claimed the country would head to a recession under the new PLP government.

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Christie: I'll do my very best

INCOMING Prime Minister Perry Christie has promised to do ‘his very best’ for the country after gaining a dramatic victory in the General Election.

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Perry Christie 'encouraged by support'

HUBERT INGRAHAM has told the nation he will resign as leader of the FNM

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Election process 'smooth' in Grand Bahama

FREEPORT – The election process went smooth at many of the polling stations throughout Grand Bahama, where some 26,000 voters are registered.

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Parties claim to have made ground as polls close

OFFICIAL polling has stopped in the 2012 General Election with all parties claiming they have made ground across the island.

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Family Island candidates predict big wins

FAMILY Island candidates in Eleuthera and Long Island are already projecting big wins in the May 7 general election.

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'Culture of vote buying in Cat Island' claim

A CULTURE of vote buying has made campaigning difficult in Cat Island, according to one candidate.

PLP Mount Moriah candidate 'counting on win'

ARNOLD Forbes, the PLP's hopeful for the Mount Moriah constituency told The Tribune he is counting on a definite win for his party.

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ONE TO WATCH: ELIZABETH

The Elizabeth constituency is one to watch today as the 2010 by-election was won by PLP Incumbent Ryan Pinder by a razor-thin margin.

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Candidates confident in Yamacraw

Both PLP Incumbent Melanie Griffin and FNM candidate Senator Dion Foulkes are confident of their parties’ chances in Yamacraw.

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'FNM have made a fairer society'

IN THE face of awesome challenges, the Free National Movement spent the last five years striving to create a freer, fairer and more prosperous society, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said last night.

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Christie: crime is biggest problem

CRIME is the biggest problem facing the country today, PLP leader Perry Christie told Bahamians during a televised national address last night.