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Rollins facing suspension risk

FORT Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins could be reprimanded, refused a nomination in the 2017 general election or suspended for up to two years by the PLP’s National General Council based on a report from a disciplinary committee formed last week to determine his fate.

Smith supports delay in PLP convention

FORMER Progressive Liberal Party Cabinet Minister George Smith yesterday welcomed the party’s decision to postpone its national convention until next year because the country is currently faced with many important issues.

PLP convention postponed

THE Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) has postponed its highly anticipated November convention to next year out of respect for the expected constitutional referendum.

PLP committee to ‘determine fate’ of Rollins

THE Progressive Liberal Party has activated its disciplinary committee to “determine the fate” of Fort Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins, according to party Chairman Bradley Roberts.

'Criminal' wait for Bay Street height decision

The 10-month wait for a government decision on whether to lift downtown Nassau’s height restrictions was yesterday branded “criminal”, a leading realtor saying it was depressing property values and inhibiting investment proposals critical to the area’s revival.

Defiant Rollins refuses to apologise

FORT Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins will not publicly apologise to Prime Minister Perry Christie for criticising him despite PLP general council members urging him to do so.

Contractor 'grind' over Baha Mar pay delays

Bahamian contractors yesterday disclosed it was “a grind” to obtain timely payment for work done on the $3.5 billion Baha Mar project, with waits up to 90-120 days hitting cash flow and eating into already-thin profit margins.

NFL Picks - Week 5: 'Just give Thursday to the women and their Scandal and pack it up guys'

The “What I do have, are a very particular set of skills. Skills I’ve acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for the people like you” Award presented by Liam Neeson and the “Taken” trilogy - Steve Smith

Campaigner calls on PM to live up to his words

A LEADING environmentalist yesterday called the Prime Minister’s address to the United Nations Climate Change summit “disingenuous, claiming that more has to be done by Bahamians to reduce the threat in coming years.

VAT policy conflict with Price Control

The Government’s revised Value-Added Tax (VAT) ‘inclusive pricing’ conflicts with the Price Control Act, a leading retailer yesterday warning it would create “tremendous consumer confusion” and unnecessary multi-million dollar spending.

Bahamas-China air services deal 'pivotal'

The Air Services Agreement being negotiated between the Bahamas and China is “pivotal” to opening a direct gateway to Asia for this nation’s tourism industry, a senior Baha Mar executive said yesterday.

'Sorry may not be enough for Rollins'

PLP CHAIRMAN Bradley Roberts said yesterday even if Fort Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins apologises to the Prime Minister in the House of Assembly today, there is “still a lot more” he has to do before his fate in the party is decided.

TOUGH CALL: Of politics and high society in Bahamian days gone by

MY reading list recently has included two personal memoirs by individuals connected to the Bahamas.

Construction of hospital stalled

RESIDENTS of Marsh Harbour, Abaco, yesterday complained that stalled construction on a community hospital and the government’s disregard for the local clinic in the area has forced them to cope with “substandard medical facilities.”

'Headed for chaos' on VAT-inclusive pricing

Super Value’s owner yesterday warned the Government it was still “headed for chaos” by insisting on Value-Added Tax (VAT) ‘inclusive pricing’, even though retailers had been granted a two-month compliance ‘extension’.

Sports in brief

IN the continuing effort by The Bahamas Olympic Committee to develop and recognise athletic talent throughout the entire Bahamas, Moore’s Island athlete Shane Jones was among the recipients of the BOC’s coveted Olympic Scholarships.

BAMSI begins - in a hangar and rented accommodation

FULLY accredited courses at the new agriculture and marine science school in Andros began in an airport terminal yesterday.

Free clinics to tackle distemper

THE Bahamas Humane Society will host several free distemper vaccine clinics this week in an effort to build a “ring of immunity” in New Providence to protect dogs from the disease.

INSIGHT: Distress call with no rescue in sight

With no boat to stop the flow of illegal immigrants and no regulation of expanding shanty towns and unlicenced constructions Abaconians are doubting the government’s will to tackle the island’s pressing issues. Timothy Roberts reports

PM: We must stop severe craziness of young people

PRIME Minister Perry Christie said yesterday that “something” has to be done to minimise the level of “severe craziness that possesses” young people as murder and criminal activity remains a challenge for law enforcement.

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