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No Tina, it's simply the rest

NEVER MIND the election. As rumours spread that a very special guest would attend last night's FNM rally, Tina Turner fever took over the country.

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VIDEO: Footage unveiled at FNM rally

Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham stunned supporters at the FNM rally at Clifford Park on Thursday night.

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PM attacks PLP record

BATTLING a sore throat, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham last night rallied his troops at a massive event at Clifford Park.

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Banners come down - then go back up again

GOVERNMENT officials yesterday confirmed they were given a directive to remove specific PLP billboards from around New Providence – but would not say who gave the order or why it was given.

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Union 'was not hired to strike'

EXECUTIVES in the customs and immigration union yesterday denied claims that the union was "hired" by the PLP to strike and hurt the FNM's chances at the polls.

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FNM targets victory in 12 family island seats

FNM targets victory in 12 family island seats By KHRISNA VIRGIL kvirgil@tribunemedia.net THE Free National Movement will win 12 family island seats in the May 7 general election, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said last night. Those seats comprise 15 o

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PLP hopeful backs oil exploration

OIL exploration and the use of liquefied natural gas is critical to the diversification of the Bahamas' economy, according to PLP candidate Leslie Miller, who said that LNG was the energy of the future.

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Survey: It's neck-and-neck in Elizabeth

SUPPORT for both major political parties in Elizabeth is closely matched, according to a new survey, which puts candidates Dr Duane Sands and R

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Mitchell seeks to block FNM tv ad

PLP Fox Hill candidate Fred Mitchell yesterday called on broadcast authorities to block an advertisement he says seeks to connect to him to an alleged "visa scandal".

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PM accuses PLP of being copycats

FREEPORT - Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham is accusing the PLP of "copycatting" and taking ideas from the FNM's manifesto, particularly as it relate

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Immigration: Parties face up to a burning issue

ILLEGAL immigration continues to be a hot topic in the Bahamas and all three major political parties have released extensive plans to comba

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Questions from religious leaders

A GROUP of religious leaders is calling on candidates to declare their stance on pornography, gay marriage and several other "moral and national" issues ahead of the May 7 general election. The Bahamas Coalition of Evangelical Pastors emailed a

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Hotels beat Q1 occupancy goal by 'just over 1%'

THE 14-property Nassau/Paradise Island hotel industry's 71.2 per cent average occupancy rate for the 2012 first quarter beat projections by "just over 1 per cent", the Bahamas Hotel Association's (BHA) president said yesterday, with occupancies lagging just below - and possibly set to "this year surpass" pre-recession levels.

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Video emerges of alleged FNMs removing PLP signs

Youtube video emerged this morning showing men removing campaign signs placed at what appears to be the new six legged roundabout.

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'It's not a hologram, it's just a delusion'

FRANK Smith, PLP candidate for Montagu, yesterday called Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham "delusional" for accusing the PLP of using holograms to increase the number of supporters at their rallies.