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Roberts mocks FNM leader over chairman’s resignation

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday scoffed at the reaction of Dr Hubert Minnis in the wake of the resignation of Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Michael Pintard, suggesting that the Opposition Leader’s poor leadership led to the failure of yet another promising politician.

PINTARD RESIGNS IN NYGARD ROW: FNM chairman also steps down from Senate

MICHAEL Pintard resigned as chairman of the Free National Movement and as a senator yesterday morning over his involvement in the court action against Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard.

Freeport ‘FLIPs’ over mega hardware store

Freeport business owners fear they will be “wiped out” by a new mega hardware store that is allegedly owned by the Grand Bahama Port Authority’s (GBPA) new foreign partners.

Bahamians urged: Shake off ‘apathy’ on bad governance

A newly-formed civil society organisation is urging Bahamians to shake-off their “apathy” and demand the governance reforms essential for this nation’s long-term prosperity.

Bahamas silver stars

The men’s 4 x 400 metre relay team of Michael Mathieu, Alonzo Russell, Shavez Hart and veteran Chris “Fireman” Brown saved the best performance for the last as they clinched the Bahamas’ only medal in the final event on the final day of competition as the curtains came down on the IAAF World Indoor Championships yesterday in ‘Track City USA’ Portland, Oregon.

Mitchell and Gray join call for campaign finance laws

FOX Hill MP Fred Mitchell and MICAL MP V Alfred Gray joined a growing number of parliamentarians yesterday in calling for campaign finance laws to be enacted, with Mr Mitchell saying the lack of such laws is at the root of the Peter Nygard/Louis Bacon controversy ensnaring the major political parties at the moment.

30 jobs go in Atlantis shake-up

THIRTY mid-level managers at the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island were laid off yesterday, Director of Labour Robert Farquharson confirmed.

Atlantis: 30 managers laid-off in restructure

Atlantis and senior government officials yesterday gave different explanation’s for its termination of 30 middle management staff, with the resort attributing the move to a restructuring exercise.

FINCO holds off dividend despite profit up 10-fold

Despite an almost 10-fold net profit increase in 2015, FINCO’s Board is citing the earnings “volatility” produced by “unacceptably high” bad mortgage loans and low growth as the rationale for no year-end dividend payment.

Three men extradited to U.S. in drugs case

THE last three of 11 men involved in a decade-long drug trafficking case were yesterday extradited to the United States to face charges.

Over-reach by Minnis again

No matter how hard one tries to metaphorically give up Hubert Minnis for Lent, the good Doctor comes down with another case of foot-in-mouth disease.

Police help themselves

I read the business page of today’s Tribune, and particularly refer to Mr Rupert Roberts’ report on the Super Value crime situation, and the poor attitude of our police force.

$2,600 prize for naming the Secret Sound

GRAND Bahama resident Jasmine Bevans has hit the jackpot in the 100JAMZ Secret Sound competition, picking up a $2,600 cash prize courtesy of Island Luck.

Super Value eyes 5-8% growth post-VAT adjust

Super Value’s owner is hoping for a 5-8 per cent year-over-year sales increase for February and March 2016, telling Tribune Business: “The signs are there.”

Pintard claims PLP has launched smear campaign

MICHAEL Pintard yesterday accused the PLP of launching a smear campaign against him over his role in uncovering assertions made by Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard about senior government ministers.

Lightbourn ‘sets record straight’ over call for probe

SHADOW Attorney General, Montagu MP Richard Lightbourn yesterday moved to “set the record straight” over his call for a police probe into the matters raised in the lawsuit against Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard for an alleged “murder for hire” plot.

INSIGHT: The FNM’s pied piper is playing the wrong tune

If the Opposition leader was trying to defend the common man at and after the Cabbage Beach protests, he got it wrong again, Stanley Cartwright says.

PLP chairman says Pintard must resign or be fired

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday called on the Free National Movement to fire Senator Michael Pintard and force his resignation as the party’s chairman over his involvement in the contentious lawsuit against Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard.

Roberts fearing crime ‘wipe out’

Super Value’s owner fears crime will “wipe out” the economy, with the police seemingly disinterested in investigating thefts and break-ins impacting the private sector.

Roberts slams Minnis over role in Cabbage Beach dispute

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts has lambasted Opposition Leader Dr Hubert Minnis, calling his role in the ongoing Cabbage Beach easement dispute “runaway rage”.

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