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UPDATE: POLICE MAKE FOUR ARRESTS

LATORE Mackey, Deputy Director of Bahamas Information Services and Press Secretary to the Prime Minister, was shot in the neck and killed early yesterday morning.

T.U.C. president blasts govt over Sandals dispute

PRESIDENT of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) Obie Ferguson castigated the Christie administration yesterday over its handling of a union dispute at the Sandals Royal Bahamian resort, asserting that “gullible” and “compromised” politicians are failing the electorate.

Miller revelations ‘show need for Baha Mar clarity’

FREE National Movement Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest said yesterday that Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller’s recent comments about a purported payout guideline for Bahamian creditors owed by Baha Mar is an example of why the Christie administration must be more forthcoming with details of the new deal to remobilise the resort.

Bahamians must put party aside and work together

IN POLITICS they call it “pay back time” or “jobs for the boys.” Today it is so blatant under the new government that it is causing much chatter on both sides of the political divide.

DON'T LISTEN TO THE MESSENGERS OF DOOM

DON'T LISTEN TO THE MESSENGERS OF DOOM THE SOUND bites being fired off by opposition politicians over the collapse of the Kerzner agreement with its Brookfield creditor gives the impression that they are intent -- in order to deal a mortal political blow

PM pledges to introduce health insurance scheme

FREEPORT - Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham promises to introduce National Catastrophic Health Insurance if the FNM is re-elected to office.

Lloyd: Govt 'blocked Sarkis bankruptcy to conceal corrupt involvement'

FREE National Movement (FNM) South Beach candidate Jeffery Lloyd has suggested that the Christie administration's move to block Sarkis Izmirlian's attempt to file for bankruptcy in a Delaware court two years ago were orchestrated to conceal the extent of the Progressive Liberal Party's (PLP) "obscenely corrupt" involvement in the project.

Minnis details how close nation came to blacklisting

THE former Christie administration fell “woefully short” of its commitment to seek and obtain the required number of tax exchange agreements to prevent this country from being blacklisted, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis revealed yesterday, adding only four of 43 agreements were reached months ahead of the last general election.

Smith predicts PLP will win closest election since 1967

THE upcoming general election is expected to be the closet poll since the vote in 1967, which ended in a tie, according to former Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Cabinet minister George Smith.

EDITORIAL: No more free rides – accounting needed

WE hope it was just political banter when Prime Minister Hubert Minnis, in a recent exchange with Opposition leader Philip “Brave” Davis indicated he would agree to pay from the public purse for Mr Davis’ tour of the islands to inform the people why government’s 12 per cent VAT increase was not necessary. However, Dr Minnis seemed to catch himself at the end of the exchange when he joked: “I have to speak to the minister of finance to see what’s there!”

Rejected Post Office PPP may be revived

A Cabinet minister yesterday said the Post Office public-private partnership (PPP) entered into by the Christie administration may be revived after a proposal was resubmitted to the Government.

Transparency and accountability key in National Development Plan

THE potentially seminal National Development Plan will urge the government to prioritise enhancing transparency and accountability in its operations, the latest in a long line of official plans and reports that have encouraged such reforms even as successive governments prove slow to adopt them.

Excise duties on vehicles to be based on value, not engine size

EXCISE duties on vehicles will be based on value rather than engine size as part a wave of new measures aimed at regenerating the Bahamian economy.

SMALL WEBSHOPS: ODDS AGAINST US

THE OWNER of a newly formed webshop operation said yesterday that the government’s proposed plans to impose a hefty licensing fee and performance bond on the sector is “unfair” to smaller businesses and in the best interests of the “big number bosses”.

US Embassy defends report on investments

AMERICAN officials last night defended the controversial US Department of State’s 2014 Investment Climate Statement on the Bahamas and stressed that when preparing such documents, every effort is made to present “accurate and complete” information.

Brennen: NHI may be optional - but any tax will be mandatory

NATIONAL Health Insurance Project Manager Dr Delon Brennen said yesterday that while signing on to NHI is optional, if the government decides to tax to fund the scheme, “contributions will be mandatory for everyone.”

‘Bank on something called NHI’ by April

A well-known physician yesterday said Bahamians can “bank on something called NHI” being rolled-out in the first week of April 2017, although he expressed serious doubt over the level of healthcare industry readiness.

Government officials tour new critical care block

SENIOR government officials yesterday toured the new multi-million dollar critical care block at the Princess Margaret Hospital, which is expected to be turned over to the government in October and open for patients “shortly thereafter” according to hospital officials.

A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Ombudsman needed to guard rights of citizens

Rather than going into the political abyss, Prime Minister Perry Christie decided to take a trip to Jamaica to pretend for the international community that his government is the prototype of progressive, forward-thinking and good governance. Mr Christie gave the keynote address at the official opening of the Jamaica Stock Exchange’s trade show on Tuesday.

Rollins and Wells defect to FNM

FORT Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins and Bamboo Town MP Renward Wells yesterday joined the opposition Free National Movement after a long run of frosty relations and contention with the Progressive Liberal Party.

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