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Stuck in rudeness

EDITOR, The Tribune.

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Coach Evans pleased with quarter-miler’s progress

ZURICH, Switzerland — It has been two years since coach Gary Evans took over as the coach of quarter-miler Steven Gardiner and the American could not be more pleased with the progress of the Bahamian native from Abaco on and off the track and field scene.

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Roberts wins in four sets in first victory of season

JUSTIN Roberts, the Bahamian sophomore, claimed his first college singles win of the season on Friday and helped the University of South Florida’s men’s tennis team to victory.

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Roberts tells parties to stay out of protests

PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts has advised the leaders of the FNM and the DNA to agree to immediately discontinue and condemn all forms of political activism or demonstrations “that will have the consequence of negatively portraying The Bahamas internationally”.

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Roberts says FNM has failed to keep promises

PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts has lambasted the Minnis administration for its first 100 days in office, saying the new government has not kept its key election promises. The Progressive Liberal Party member’s comments came hours after Prime Minister

Experts step up prostate cancer research

BAHAMIAN cancer researchers are stepping up their research to determine why Prostate Cancer is far more prevalent and aggressive in black males than their Caucasian counterparts.

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ROBERTS: audit exposed another FNM mess

PLP CHAIRMAN Bradley Roberts said yesterday that the NIB Forensic Audit exposed another “FNM mess” the PLP is now forced to has to clean up.

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Roberts: We're on the right track

NEW employment figures show that the Christie administration is on the right track, PLP chairman Bradley Roberts said.

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Roberts: Government has demonstrated extraordinary fiscal discipline

CONTRARY to the assertions of opposition leader Dr Hubert Minnis, there is “incontrovertible evidence” that the government has demonstrated extraordinary fiscal discipline and leadership according to Bradley Roberts, chairman of the governing PLP.

Retail chief: Bahamas 'would accept' 5% VAT

The Bahamas “would accept a 5 per cent VAT with no exemptions” and 100 per cent enforcement of all other taxes, Super Value’s owner believes, predicting that the Government will now “relaunch” its preferred reform model.

Supervalue boss: ‘Horrors’ ended by 7% Xmas jump

Supervalue’s owner yesterday revealed he “had the horrors” just before Christmas”, but quickly recovered after both his supermarket brands delivered a 7 per cent sales increase in the final week before the big day.

Business Licence cut plugs ‘one little leak’

Super Value’s owner says he “jumped for joy” over the top-rate Business Licence cut, describing it as akin to “plugging one leak” amid concerns over rising crime and living costs.

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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.  

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Bradley Roberts praises new FNM chairman Sidney Collie

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party (PLP) chairman Bradley Roberts praised new Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Sidney Collie on Friday - but not without taking a swipe at his predecessors, Darron Cash and Michael Pintard.

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PLP chairman hits out at opponents to bill

PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts said the Save Our Bahamas group did not have any evidence to support its opposition of the fourth Constitutional Amendment Bill.

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Sears and Griffin named as first PLP election candidates

THE National General Council of the Progressive Liberal Party last night announced the ratification of two longstanding party members to contest seats in the upcoming general election.

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Roberts hits back at Greg Moss over referendum

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party (PLP) chairman Bradley Roberts hit out at Marco City MP Greg Moss on Friday, suggesting that he has issues with his sexuality that are causing him to speak out against the contentious fourth bill of the constitutional referendum on gender equality in the Bahamas.

Roberts relaxed about Sears leadership bid

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday seemed to welcome the thought of former Fort Charlotte MP Alfred Sears running for the position of leader when the party holds its convention in November.

PLP chairman hints Ingraham behind campaign against Minnis

PLP CHAIRMAN Bradley Roberts has questioned whether former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham “orchestrated” the coup against Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis in a bid to return to front line politics.

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‘Minnis can go to court for Baha Mar details’

HITTING out at critics of the secrecy surrounding the Baha Mar deal, Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts challenged Opposition Leader Dr Hubert Minnis to petition to the Supreme Court to have the documents unsealed if he “gave a damn” about the details.