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TOUGH CALL: Nygard, Bacon and the history of Clifton Bay

O VER the past several months, flamboyant 70-year-old Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard has released one outrageous video after another – all seemingly calculated to make fools out of Bahamians.

Dr Perry Gomez laid to rest in official funeral

FAMILY, friends, and members of Parliament gathered at the St Agnes Anglican Church yesterday to lay to rest Dr Perry Gomez, the former minister of health remembered by the prime minister as “a man for all seasons.”

Verdict ‘derails’ PM’s Freeport policy move

The Prime Minister’s ambition of making an imminent announcement on Freeport’s future was yesterday “derailed” by the Supreme Court, which found the Government’s consultation process was “fundamentally flawed” and needed to be continued.

A COMIC'S VIEW: A bigger bromance with Trump than with former PMs

THIS week, in the wake of the utter devastation left behind by Hurricane Dorian, two former prime ministers stepped to the microphone, and a bromance bloomed.

I didn't see vessel coming, says retired boat captain

A RETIRED boat captain yesterday claimed he did not see the small vessel a 73-year-old man and two others were on when the yacht he was skippering, said to be owned by Sandals Resorts founder Gordon “Butch” Stewart, ran them over killing the elderly man four years ago.

Bahamian students among Minnesota graduates

TWO Bahamian students participated in the commencement ceremony at St John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota, last month.

‘We must reform campaign finance’

FORMER State Minister for Legal Affairs Damian Gomez said allegations about the relationship between Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard and the Progressive Liberal Party are “not a good thing for the country,” adding that he hopes it spurs legislative reforms like the passing of campaign finance laws.

Baha Mar’s re-hire of 2,000 workers ‘remoter by the day’

The prospects of Baha Mar re-hiring its 2,000 laid-off employees are “growing more remote every day”, the Opposition’s deputy leader said yesterday, given predictions that winter 2017 is the earliest the property can open.

Gov’t ‘not abandoned’ fiscal responsibility, greater transparency

A Cabinet Minister yesterday backed the need for greater Government transparency and accountability over its finances, and pledged that it had “not abandoned” consultation on Fiscal Responsibility-type legislation.

Bahamian contractors: We’ll finish Baha Mar

Bahamian contractors were yesterday urged to band together and complete the $3.5 billion Baha Mar project themselves, a leading sector player slamming as “a fallacy” the Government’s stated position of not taking sides in the dispute.

Moss: Why I quit

MARCO City MP Greg Moss yesterday shot down speculation that he is joining the Free National Movement as he insisted on a definite political run in the 2017 general election as an independent candidate.

FNM concerns about the issues surrounding BAMSI

BAMSI was initially touted as the answer to the challenge of food security in The Bahamas. This $100m project was announced by the Christie administration with much fanfare and celebration. Since that time, the project has generated more uncertainty, unanswered questions and delays as opposed to confidence that we are on the way to achieving food security. The destruction of the male dormitory by fire revealed a number of fundamental deficiencies in the government’s handling of the BAMSI’s development.

Contractor leveraged $221,000 Crown grant into $7m BOB loan

A WELL-known contractor leveraged prime commercial real estate on Gladstone Road into a $7 million Bank of the Bahamas loan within months of acquiring the same property from the Crown for just $221,000.

BEC manager wins class action battle

The Bahamas Electricity Corporation’s (BEC) prospective manager has received a major boost after a US court dismissed a ‘class action’ lawsuit against it, finding that aggrieved investors “failed to adequately” prove their share price manipulation claims.

Gov’t in ‘market read’ for $250m paper issue

The Government and its advisors are trying to gauge capital market appetite for up to $250 million worth of short-term securities, which they intend to start issuing in July-August 2015.

‘Doubtful’ vote will be held in June

CONSTITUTIONAL Commission Chairman Sean McWeeney said it is doubtful the referendum on gender equality will be held in June and admitted yesterday that despite efforts of the commission, it is unlikely the bills will gain the unanimous support of parliamentarians.

Wilson: My Mortgage Relief Plan ‘more likely to succeed’

A leading businessman yesterday pledged that his effort to revive the Government’s Mortgage Relief Plan will have “a far higher probability of success”, suggesting the first attempt failed because the banks “didn’t know their reality”.

Minnis U-turn on gender equality Bills

DESPITE initially pledging the Free National Movement’s full support of the four bills that seek to enshrine gender equality into the Constitution, Opposition leader Dr Hubert Minnis made an about face in the House of Assembly yesterday declaring that the party will not support the changes.

Keith Bell: Crime plan has not failed

DESPITE the fact that nearly 500 homicides have been recorded during the Christie administration’s term, Minister of State for National Security Keith Bell does not believe the government’s crime-fighting strategies have failed.

Governor: ‘Credible’ growth plan key to satisfying Moody’s

The Central Bank’s governor yesterday said it was “within the Government’s reach” to lay out an economic growth strategy that convinces Moody’s not to further slash the Bahamas’ credit rating.

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