Bran: Rivals pointing fingers
THE fledgling Democratic National Alliance is claiming the leaders of the FNM and PLP are determined to run campaigns based on "excuses, accusations and finger pointing." Instead of running on what they were able to achieve while in office, the DNA said
NEW HOSPITAL PLEDGED FOR GRAND BAHAMA
FREEPORT - PLP candidates on Grand Bahama have outlined some of the initiatives they intend to introduce if elected - including a new hospital and the first junior high school in the e
PLP 'abandoned health care'
AMONG the Christie administration's "extraordinary failures and wasteland of broken promises" was the abandonment of the Bahamian people on health care, the governing FNM said. The party noted that on April 4, 2002, opposition leader Perry Christie declar
PLP leader hits back
THE pressure of the upcoming general election seems to be getting to Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham and showing him in a new light, his challenger claimed yesterday. In an exclusive interview with The Tribune, PLP leader Perry Christie branded the Prime Minister’s latest comments as
PM urges five more years
ANOTHER five years in office for the Free National Movement would mean further social, economic and infrastructural advancements, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said. Revealing the party's Manifesto 2012-2017 pl
PLP VETERAN: NO SURPRISE AT ACCUSATION
A FORMER PLP chairman expressed no suprise at Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham's statement on alleged corruption among some candidates chosen by oppo
FNM candidate plots rude awakening for Bran
FNM candidate for Bamboo Town Cassius Stuart claims the constituency is part of his party’s “bedrock” and that incumbent Branville McCartney is in for a “rude awakening” come election time. Mr Stuart, the former Bahamas Democratic Movement (BDM) leader, also spoke about
Bastian hits out at poor representation
INDEPENDENT nominee for Mangrove Cay and South Andros, Whitney Bastian, said the constituency has received "lacklustre parliamentary representation" over the past five years. As the former South Andros MP from 2002 t
Leaders hit out as vote nears
LEADERS of the governing and opposition political parties hit out at each other and their rival parties last night during and after the Free National Moveme
DEPUTY PM TO QUIT
DEPUTY PM TO QUIT By CELESTE NIXON Tribune Staff Reporter cnixon@tribunemedia.net DEPUTY Prime Minister Brent Symonette, scion of one of the country's most prestigious political families and a pillar of the FNM for more than 20 years, has announced the
CHRISTIE: FNM WILL HAVE TOUGH TIME
By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party leader Perry Christie says the FNM are “late” in revealing their candidates vying for seats in the general elections and will have a difficult time convincing the people to vote them back into office.
FULL SLATE OF FNM CANDIDATES UNVEILED
By CELESTE NIXON Tribune Staff Reporter cnixon@tribunemedia.net IN the name of progress and "renewal", Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham last night announced the FNM's full slate of candidates which includes a number of new faces. Following the ratification
ARAWAK SHARES OFFER 'MAY BE ILLEGAL'
ARAWAK SHARES OFFER 'MAY BE ILLEGAL' By KHRISNA VIRGIL kvirgil@tribunemedia.net THE terms of the government's Arawak Port Development share offer to civil servants could be illegal, according to independent candidate for Garden Hills Paul Moss. In an ef
DNA 'READY FOR UPCOMING ELECTION'
DNA 'READY FOR UPCOMING ELECTION' By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - Calling on the government to "ring the bell," DNA Leader Branville McCartney says his party is ready for the upcoming general elections
DNA LAUNCHES ELECTION BID
By CELESTE NIXON Tribune Staff Reporter cnixon@tribunemedia.net THE Democratic National Alliance officially launched its 2012 election campaign at the party’s headquarters yesterday.
