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PLP Chairman: Moss has squandered opportunity for public service

MARCO City MP Greg Moss squandered a “golden opportunity for public service,” PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts said yesterday in reaction to the MP’s surprise decision to resign from the party.

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Roberts responds to Ingraham from hospital bed

THE following statement was issued by PLP chairman Bradley Roberts from his hospital bed in response to yesterday’s speech by former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham.

Acquitted officer 'not present' during attack

Acquitted officer 'not present' during attack By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A POLICEMAN acquitted of abetting a colleague in the alleged attack on a prisoner who died months later told a jury he was not present when

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Berry Islands mother lost fight against COVID-19

WHILE families were celebrating on Mother’s Day, Marissa Roberts, a mother of an adopted child, lost her life.

Roberts accuses FNM of abusing nolle orders

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts has accused the Free National Movement of abusing the issuance of stop prosecution orders while in office, as he again defended Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson’s actions over ending prosecution against the Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort and two of its executives.

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VIDEO: PLP chairman admits "mistake" over his Butch Scavella Flamingo claim

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts has admitted he made a mistake as he defended his organisation’s view that it did not intend to “diminish” the sacrifice of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) marines who were killed aboard HMBS Flamingo when setting the date for the general election on the 37th anniversary of their deaths.

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Roberts blames slow government for work being halted at The Pointe

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts blasted the Minnis administration yesterday, saying “the pot is boiling over” as Bahamians become increasingly frustrated with the time he thinks is being wasted by the government as he blamed this i

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Ratification delayed as PM suffers illness

PRIME Minister Perry Christie fell ill with a “stomach virus” prompting the Progressive Liberal Party to postpone the ratification of businessman Chester Cooper last night as its standard bearer for the Exuma and Ragged Island constituency, party Chairman Bradley Roberts confirmed.

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'FNM are using PLP policies'

PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts said a recent statement from Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes on job figures and plans to increase employment showed the government has simply adopted Progressive Liberal Party pro-growth policies established by the Christ

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‘Last person to see Barry Johnson alive’ clashes with defence counsel

BRUNO Parker was the last person to see his best friend and co-worker Barry Johnson alive on the evening that the deceased and his wife were shot and killed during a home invasion at their residence in Deadman’s Reef, the Supreme Court heard.

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'Political controversy' hits multi-million PHA saving plan

The leading advocate for a consortium that would provide all the Public Hospitals Authority’s (PHA) medical supplies yesterday said it was “unfortunate this has become political”, adding that his plan would save $2 million in equipment maintenance costs alone over a four-year period.

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PLP chairman accuses FNM leader of creating hostility in beach protest

PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts accused Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr Hubert Minnis of creating an “atmosphere of hostility that cultivated in disorderly conduct” at a protest on Paradise Island yesterday morning.

Roberts vs Christian Council

THE comment by PLP chair Roberts as to the relevance of the Christian Council is laughable as if the Christian Council was irrelevant then why do politicians, especially PLP’s hang around churches every weekend and die to get in the churches’ pulpits?

Bimini suffers its 'worst state ever'

By NEIL HARTNELL

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'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.

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Bran: Fear spreading through the PLP over possibility of FNM/DNA coalition

DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney yesterday said fear was spreading through the Progressive Liberal Party like wildfire as he forecast the possibility of a coalition between his party and the Free National Movement becoming “more and more real”.

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Two face court over bail violations

TWO men were charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in separate cases of bail violation for murder and attempted murder.

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Roberts: This is a win for democracy

PLP chairman Bradley Roberts called the party’s victory in North Abaco a win for both democracy and the people of North Abaco.

Prison superintendent to explain late arrivals at court

By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net SUPERINTENDENT of Prisons Dr Elliston Rahming will appear before three judges in two weeks to verify if his agency is at fault for the late arrival of prisoners to court. In yesterday's a