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Mitchell warns Ingraham to take Bahamians for fools

PRIME Minister Hubert Ingraham should not try to "take Bahamians for fools" over Haitian President Michel Martelly's recent visit, opposition MP Fred Mitchell warned. Responding to Mr Ingraham's statement that he did not invite the Haitian leader to stop

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PLP officially open office in Yamacraw

THE Progressive Liberal Party officially opened its Yamacraw constituency office last night before a crowd of around 500 supporters. With speakers at the event ranging from the party's chairman Bradley Roberts and t

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Darville denies Mayaguana land had ever been sold off

FOLLOWING claims the government recovered nearly 6,000 acres of land by revising the I-Group's Mayaguana development project, PLP senator Michael Darville insi

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PM: 'We did not invite president'

THE Bahamas government did not invite Haitian President Michel Martelly to the Bahamas, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham explained Saturday, after

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DNA hits out over high levels of unemployment

FREEPORT - DNA Leader Branville McCartney has spoken out about the ever-increasing number of unemployed Grand Bahamians. With unemploym

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Davis: If FNM delivered, it wasn't for you

Davis: If FNM delivered, it wasn't for you By CELESTE NIXON Tribune Staff Reporter cnixon@tribunemedia.net THE Free National Movement has delivered nothing but empty promises and record levels of violent crime, PLP deputy leader Philip "Brave" Davis sai

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PM hails 'handpicked' Pintard

PRIME Minister Hubert Ingraham told a crowd of Free National Movement supporters in San Salvador that Senator Michael Pintard was handpicked to deliver that

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PLP target overseas voters

TAKING full advantage of the fact that the upcoming election will be the first time that Bahamians overseas will be allowed to vote, representatives from the Progressive Liberal Party travelled to St Thomas University, Miami, t

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DNA says Christie is 'oblivious'

FREEPORT - The Democratic National Alliance says PLP Leader Perry Christie is oblivious to the real challenges facing Grand Bahama. A statement released by the party said: "Perry Christie spent significant time outlining

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PLP 'amazed' at accusations over National Health Insurance

THE Progressive Liberal Party expressed "disbelief and amazement" that five years after voting for the National Health Insurance scheme and then failing to implement it while in office, the FNM now wants to point the finger at the PLP. The PLP, which crea

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Laing's thanks to Marco City

FREEPORT - Marco City MP Zhivargo Laing has thanked constituents for giving him the opportunity to serve as their representative in Parliament. "Marc

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FNM Campaign in family islands

THE Free National Movement kicks off its Family Island campaign tour at San Salvador today. Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham and Michael Pintard, the FNM candi

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150,000 signed up for election

MORE than 150,000 persons were registered on the new voter register as of Wednesday, compared to the 132,611 persons in March of 2007. Thus far, Bain and Grants Town constituency has t

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Christie denies Bran's claims

PLP leader Perry Christie has denied an alleged claim by DNA leader Branville McCartney that the upcoming general election will be a "fight" between their parties, stating he doesn't know Mr McCartney's "capacity to

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FNM accused of misrepresenting PLP record

THE Free National Movement has been accused of misrepresenting the record of the opposition in an effort to distract from its own shortcomings. In a statement released to the press