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Roberts denies retiring to preserve his health

PLP chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday denied claims he is retiring from the post due to “health and personal reasons”.

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Roberts: no basis for claims of victimisation

PLP chairman Bradley Roberts said that with the North Abaco by-election results certified, it is now clear that the “scurrilous and reckless” claims by the FNM of victimisation spurring low voter turnout were without basis.

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Roberts accuses Sands of ethics code breach

DESPITE his Cabinet post, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands has been voluntarily performing surgeries at the RAND Memorial hospital in Grand Bahama to assist medical professionals there amid staff vacancies. 

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Roberts rejects claim of cash inside PLP flag

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday denied that the organisation has attempted to entice voters by attaching money to PLP paraphernalia.

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Super Value presents $110,000 to NEMA for Hurricane Relief Efforts

IN the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, Super Value food stores decided to initiate a drive to solicit funds from customers for disaster relief efforts.Cashiers asked shoppers at the register if they wished to donate their change towards this

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Loans officer admits guilt in $1.3M theft

A FORMER Scotiabank loans officer has admitted guilt about his role in stealing $1.3 million from the Nicholl’s Town branch.

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PLP chairman says Rollins and Wells will bring down FNM

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday suggested that the acceptance of former members Dr Andre Rollins and Renward Wells into the Free National Movement (FNM) would lead to the downfall of Opposition Leader Dr Hubert Minnis.

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PLP chairman plays down flogging row

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday downplayed the controversy over party member Wayne Munroe’s call to flog illegal immigrants.

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AUDIO: Bahamian explorers on top of the world

TWO intrepid Bahamians yesterday completed the “journey of a lifetime” and planted the Bahamian flag at the North Pole.

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FNM chairman says Christie, not Minnis, is duplicitous

FNM Chairman Michael Pintard yesterday criticised PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts recommending that he look within his own organisation and at its leader, Prime Minister Perry Christie, to discover the true meaning of “duplicitous.”

Throwing stones and glass houses

While the country’s national debt has increased to $6.6b, up $136m over the previous quarter, the Baha Mar resort is still stalled, with certain members of the government now intimating that the course of action taken by this government in preventing the developer from restructuring his finances may not have been the best course of action, crime and unemployment still being very concerning issues, the Chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party, Bradley Roberts seems hell bent on focusing on questions that for the most part have already been asked and answered of the Free National Movement.

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Roberts: PLP race will not be nasty like FNM’s

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts said the PLP’s leadership race would not be “nasty like the FNM’s” because both Prime Minister Perry Christie and former Attorney General Alfred Sears are “intellectuals” and “professionals”.

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PLP Chairman: Explain how Road Traffic lost millions

PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday called on Auditor General Terrance Bastian to explain the “criterion” he used to determine the Road Traffic Department suffered millions in operating losses due to a severe lack of order.

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Rupert Roberts: it’s crazy now and will be ‘til Friday night

SUPER Value owner Rupert Roberts says while the new COVID-19 restrictions will affect sales, store executives will not “second guess” the recommendations made by health officials to curb the spread of the disease.

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‘Retaining curfew is fine by me’

SUPER Value CEO Rupert Roberts says he feels much safer with the COVID-19 curfew in place and believes last year’s drop in crime is due to coronavirus restrictions.

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Roberts calls for residents to take to the streets in protest

CHAIRMAN of the Progressive Liberal Party Bradley Roberts has called on residents to take to the streets and demonstrate against the Minnis administration. Repeating the PLP’s refrain of “witch hunts” being conducted against members of the PLP, Mr

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Roberts defends new role as director of BTC

PLP chairman Bradley Roberts said he sees nothing wrong with his recent appointment as director of the Bahamas Telecommunications Corporation’s board.

New gallery announces Christmas launch

WINE and art have enjoyed a happy marriage throughout the ages.

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Eleuthera 'poised for economic resurgence'

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts told Eleuthera residents over the weekend that the island is poised for an economic resurgence.

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Roberts: Abaco interests up 11%

SUPER Value's owner has told Tribune Business that Abaco has proven "more resilient" to the global recession than any other Bahamas island, with his interests on the island seeing an 11 per cent increase in business year-over-year.