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Minnis warns of ‘side Letters’ in Baha Mar project agreement
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis has suggested that there are “side letters” concerning the Baha Mar project that his government will disclose to the public if elected to office.
Roberts decries "reckless" Minnis and calls for cool heads in airport dispute
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party (PLP) chairman Bradley Roberts has accused Dr Hubert Minnis of appearing to condone the industrial action which caused flight cancellations and lengthy delays at the Lynden Pindling International Airport as travellers were trying to get away for the Easter holidays.
PLP proposes interest rate cap on loans for government workers
TO reduce the debt burden on Bahamians, the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) says 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.
VIDEO: PLP chairman admits "mistake" over his Butch Scavella Flamingo claim
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts has admitted he made a mistake as he defended his organisation’s view that it did not intend to “diminish” the sacrifice of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) marines who were killed aboard HMBS Flamingo when setting the date for the general election on the 37th anniversary of their deaths.
Turnquest calls PLP free electricity pledge "a disastrous plan"
FREE National Movement Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest on Thursday called the Progressive Liberal Party's (PLP) free electricity pledge a "desperate and disastrous plan" by a desperate and visionless government.
FNM leader pledges more details on policies ‘with time’
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday explained that he was absent from parliament, but vowed that the final weeks of campaigning before the 2017 general elections will not be a sprint for his party, as it was described by his opponent Prime Minister Perry Christie, but a “cruise along” to the finish line.
IDB: Bahamas ‘can’t escape’ $7bn debt without fiscal rules
The Bahamas and other Caribbean nations “cannot escape their debt challenges” without implementing so-called fiscal rules, an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) study recommending this nation impose spending controls.
FNM candidate’s constituency office targeted by thieves
THE Free National Movement’s Fort Charlotte constituency office was broken into between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, the party’s local candidate Mark Humes said yesterday.
Americans accused in manslaughter case to face trial this month
THE CASE of two Americans facing trial for manslaughter will go ahead later this month as scheduled after prosecutors told a judge yesterday they were ready to proceed.
Commonwealth to fill Spanish Wells’ RBC gap
Spanish Wells residents were yesterday said to be “elated” that Commonwealth Bank has confirmed it will open a branch on the island, filling the vacuum left by Royal Bank of Canada’s (RBC) pull-out.
Minnis calls for all hands on deck
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday said the FNM will need “all hands on deck” to vote the Progressive Liberal Party government out of office as he heralded Election Day, May 10, as a day that will bring change.
Mackey in ‘no way’ concerned over Roberts threat
FREE National Movement North Eleuthera candidate Howard “Rickey” Mackey yesterday said that in no way was he concerned by Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts’ threat to “drop some more bombshells” about him as the 2017 general election campaign season progresses.
TOUGH CALL: A time for change as May 10 looms large
NOW that the political battle lines for the upcoming general election are as clear as they will ever get - and the election has been set for May 10 - we can take a look at the prospects.
A salute to Sir Orville Turnquest
TRIBUTES were paid to former Governor General Sir Orville Turnquest at the annual general meeting of the Governor General’s Youth Award as he steps down as the organisation’s chairman of the board of trustees.
Runners and walkers enjoy early morning riser from Rawson Square
St Augustine’s College Alumni Association’s 10th Annual Uncle Lou Run/Walk Race
Mackey Williams has seen the resurgence of his vintage distance running career as he picked up consecutive victories in Grand Bahama and in New Providence.
Roberts rejects claim of cash inside PLP flag
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday denied that the organisation has attempted to entice voters by attaching money to PLP paraphernalia.
Butler-Turner says jobs being given for votes
LONG Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner yesterday blasted the Christie administration over the reported launch of a jobs programme in her constituency, claiming 28 people were handpicked for new employment as an election approaches.
Grow GDP six times faster to ‘salvage ship’
The Bahamian economy has to grow “six times’ faster than it is today” to solve the country’s debt and unemployment woes, a governance reform campaigner yesterday questioning whether it was still “a salvageable ship”.
Bahamas Realty hopes 15% growth not hit by election
Bahamas Realty’s chief executive yesterday expressed hope the imminent general election will not stall the 10-15 per cent year-to-date growth in business, which comes on top of 2016’s 60 per cent gross sales rise.
Boomerangs for Bradley Roberts
While Bradley Roberts is busy lobbing stones to smear the reputations of Opposition candidates, he should be on his guard that one doesn’t hit him in the back of his bald head. He would certainly deserve it. Just who is he to pass judgment on the reputations of “bad and unfit” election candidates?