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Roberts: Peet a ‘political enemy’ for Andros bid

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts lashed out at his former party colleague Vincent Peet last night, accusing the former North Andros and Berry Islands MP of being a “political enemy” who mounted an independent campaign because he was denied a nomination from the governing party.

Marsh Harbour Healthcare Centre opens at last

GOVERNMENT officials commissioned the Marsh Harbour Healthcare Centre in Abaco yesterday, touting it as a long-awaited boost to the island and the Christie administration’s National Health Insurance plans.

TRIBUNE EXCLUSIVE: Fitzgerald sought millions from Baha Mar

EMAILS leaked from a data breach of China Construction America’s (CCA) servers show that from as early as 2013, Jerome Fitzgerald was seeking to secure millions of dollars in brokerage, trucking, and limousine contracts at Baha Mar while he sat in Cabinet as the Minister of Education, Science and Technology, The Tribune has learned.

Roberts: Has Minnis got an energy reform plan?

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts questioned whether Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis has a sustainable energy reform plan for the country, saying with three weeks until the 2017 general election, the FNM is unable to offer viable alternatives to the “firm and solid” foundation already established by the government.

Free electricity plan ‘stupidest idea ever’

The Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) pledge to offer ‘free electricity’ to the poorest Bahamians was yesterday slammed by one of its political opponents as “the stupidest idea I ever heard”.

Colours collection to aid scholarship fund

ARTIST Je’Rome Harris Miller continues his annual fundraising exhibitions for the University of the Bahamas Winston Saunders Memorial Scholarship Fund this week.

Melia in 7% pt Easter increase

Nassau-based resorts yesterday reported a “very good Easter”, with one property telling Tribune Business it had seen a 7 percentage point increase in occupancies compared to last year’s holiday weekend.

Parties cagey on election spending

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party and Free National Movement representatives were vague yesterday on how their parties are spending and raising money this election cycle, however PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts said his party is expected to spend “tens of millions”.

Deputy speaker owned stolen car

A BMW valued at $30,000 that was reported stolen from a rental company in Florida was later found in New Providence and said to be owned by Nassau Village’s incumbent MP Dion Smith, documents obtained by The Tribune show.

FNM says posters removed on Bay Street

FREE National Movement Chairman Sidney Collie has alleged that dozens of his party’s campaign signs placed along West Bay Street have been removed and replaced by Progressive Liberal Party posters, this as complaints over the destruction of election posters continue to mount.

Air Traffic sick-out: 19 matters resolved

The Director of Labour yesterday said he was “extremely confident” that all outstanding issues raised by the Bahamas Air Traffic Controllers Union (BATCU), which resulted in the ‘sick-out’ at the start of the Easter holiday weekend, had been “put to rest”.

CARIFTA swim champions

Further staking its claim as the region’s dominant swimming programme at the junior level, the Bahamas captured the CARIFTA Swimming Championships for the third time in four years.

BFA names FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup team

WITH just one week to kick-off, the Bahamas Football Association (BFA) has named the team that will represent The Bahamas in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Complaint filed to police as election signs destroyed

A FORMAL complaint has been filed with police after vandals destroyed and defaced Progressive Liberal Party election posters in New Providence and several Family Islands.

Roberts defends party’s plan for free electricity

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts has defended his party’s controversial plan to provide “free” electricity to customers who keep their residential use below certain limits, saying it coincides with the party’s core principle of helping those who need it most.

‘We had to take Govt at their word on VAT’

The private sector “could have fought harder” for Fiscal Responsibility-type legislation and rules, a well-known businessman has conceded, but “had to take the Government at their word” on Value-Added Tax (VAT).

Exuma resort buyer eyes $700k upgrades

The prospective purchaser of Exuma’s Club Peace & Plenty resort yesterday said it was planning $700,000 worth of upgrades to revitalise the destination and make it “the premier property in Georgetown proper”.

Interest cap pledge on loans

TO reduce the debt burden on Bahamians, the Progressive Liberal Party has pledged it will cap the level of interest that may be charged on loans taken out by government workers and paid through salary deductions if re-elected.

EDITORIAL - Finger-pointing must stop: Important issues must be settled

IT WOULD seem that the PLP election strategy is to focus its attacks on FNM leader Dr Hubert Minnis instead of dealing with the issues– at least that appears to be the tactic of PLP chairman Bradley Roberts. However, this election must decide the future of this country, which involves settling important principles of government, not finger-pointing and childish nit-picking.

Facility planned to keep juveniles separate from adult offenders

IF re-elected to office, the Progressive Liberal Party plans to establish a “juvenile system and rehabilitation facility” to ensure that juvenile offenders charged with serious crimes are “separated” from adult criminals and other juvenile offenders. As part of its efforts to fight crime, the PLP also plans to establish a new probation and parole programme so that “in all cases, persons are not incarcerated where there is no need for incarceration”.

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