All results / Stories
Sort By
Date
Authors
- Everyone
- Neil Hartnell (135)
- Eileen Carron (44)
- Paco Nunez (37)
- Eloise Poitier (36)
- Natario McKenzie (32)
- Dana Smith (21)
- Paul Turnquest (18)
- Ava Turnquest (16)
- Sancheska Brown (13)
- Steven Hunt (12)
Cooper: We're on a mission from God
GOD gave the the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) a mission to transform The Bahamas into the “best little country in the world,” according to PLP Deputy Leader Chester Cooper, who said the opposition party will not win the next general election without “a fight and a hell of a lot of hard work”.
Minister eyes air fees deal ‘shortly’
The Bahamas hopes to complete talks with the US over management of its air space, and an associated revenue-sharing agreement, “very shortly”, a Cabinet minister said yesterday.
‘Civil disobedience needs to be directed’
CIVIL disobedience can be used to achieve greater fairness, accountability and performance from government if it is organised and clearly directed, a university lecturer has advised.
'FNM criticised in opposition- but slow with appointments'
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday criticised the Minnis administration for its failure to complete government board appointments before the start of the fiscal year.In an interview with The Tribune, Mr Roberts said Prime Mi
Davis to seek leadership of the PLP
INTERIM Progressive Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis said he intends to run for the top post of the opposition party whenever it decides to hold a convention, while also suggesting that he will not discourage anyone who may want to contest the position.
Overtime pay for police to begin today
POLICE officers are expected to begin receiving the first instalment of their long-sought overtime pay today.
Sears to resume campaign and visit hurricane-hit areas
FORMER Attorney General Alfred Sears said he plans to resume his leadership campaign for the Progressive Liberal Party in the coming weeks, with initial plans calling for visits to those areas hardest hit by Hurricane Matthew.
Butler-Turner: Listen to Sarkis’ Baha Mar offer
FREE National Movement Shadow Minister of Labour Loretta Butler-Turner yesterday questioned why the government would not give Sarkis Izmirlian the opportunity to “buy back Baha Mar” seeing that the former resort owner “invested so much time and money” into the stalled property.
Press freedom call over law
AN international press freedom group has urged the Bahamas to end laws allowing journalists to be jailed for what they write or say.
Voters say no to gambling
RECORD low voter turnout didn’t dampen the spirits of the Vote No campaign, with church leaders and FNM officials celebrating what they described as a landslide victory in yesterday’s gambling referendum.
Statistics are 'deeply troubling'
UNEMPLOYMENT in the Bahamas has reached a staggering 16.2 per cent, a figure that the official Opposition claims “is deeply troubling” as it directly relates to the performance of the government and its efforts to create jobs for thousands of Bahamians who are “desperately looking for gainful employment”.
Minnis: This shows need for Freedom of Information Act
FNM leader Hubert Minnis said he will now push for the passage of the Freedom of Information Act, in the aftermath of leaked documents detailing abuse done to Cuban detainees at the detention centre by Defence Force officers, so that such information cannot be withheld.
‘Come clean’ over problems with diplomatic appointments
ST ANNE’S MP Hubert Chipman said the government must “come clean” and explain to the public why exactly some of the country’s diplomatic appointments to the United States have not yet been confirmed.
Contractor chief warns on fee rises
BUILDING permit fee increases could adversely impact the level of construction activity, going forward the head of the Bahamian Contractors Association (BCA) warned yesterday, arguing that the sector was not able to bear any additional costs at this time Come July 1, the Government intends to increase building permit fees and introduce new fees, but Godfrey Forbes said the Bahamian construction sector was only just beginning to rebound and that he did not endorse any additional burdens on the consumer.
Grand Lucaya deal to end 'same piece of cake' battle
A GRAND Bahama hotelier yesterday said the lease agreement between Hutchison Whampoa and the Sunwing Travel Group meant that the island’s properties would no longer be fighting “over the same piece of cake”.
$232m borrowing to pay for boats
THE Christie administration will today table a resolution to borrow $232 million to purchase nine new Royal Bahamas Defence Force vessels.
FNM 'praying' that PLP delivers on its promises
THE FNM is “praying and hoping” that the PLP government delivers on its promises to the Bahamian people, but questions if it is capable of doing so.
PM: National plan to help country's economy
THE nation took the first step on the road to creating a National Economic Development Plan yesterday.
Miller's accusations expunged by speaker
HOUSE Speaker Kendal Major yesterday urged parliamentarians to consider recommendations made by the Constitutional commission to allow private citizens recourse to libelous or defamatory statements made by Members.
FNM Chairman: 'Where has PM been all this time?'
“WHERE has the Prime Minister been all this time?” was the question the Free National Movement asked after the nation’s chief scrapped a cabinet meeting initially focused on BTC to address escalating crime.