Statement from the Office Of The Leader of the Opposition On Peter Turnquest’s Attack On The Opposition Leader about the FNM’s Borrowing Habits For Immediate Release 8 April 2018 Peter Turnquest’s ad hominem and highly emotive attacks on me and the PLP for holding the FNM government’s feet to the fire smacks of arrogance and […]
Daily Archives: April 8, 2018
The Police Ball
Bahamar 7 April
THE POST OFFICE PROJECT: A REQUIEM OF PUBLIC WASTE
THE POST OFFICE PROJECT: A REQUIEM OF PUBLIC WASTE COMMENTARY BY BRADLEY B. ROBERTS FORMER CABINET MINISTER AND MP 8 APRIL 2018 I refer to media reports and comments attributed to the Minister of Transport on the fate of the old Post Office building located on East Hill Street and plans for alternate general postal […]
The Peanut Gallery
DO WE FEEL SORRY? NO. IS IT WRONG? NO. Omar Archer got punched in the face while being restrained by a phalanx of police officers in and out of uniform. There is a video of it that shows the self proclaimed activist being shoved into a wall then seconds later, being sucker punched in the […]
ARCHDEACON HARRY BAIN TO BE THE NEW DEAN OF THE CATHEDRAL
Archdeacon Harry Bain announced to the congregation of Christ The King, the Pro Cathedral in Freeport, Grand Bahama, of the Anglican Chruch that he will leave Freeport to take up his new post succeeding Dean Partick Adderley at the Cathedral Church of Christ Church in Nassau on 1 September. Congratulations to the new Dean.
CONGRATULATIONS TO SIMON WILSON ON HIS MARRIAGE
Simon Wilson with Warren Bain of the RBDF and Farmer’s Cay The Financial Secretary Simon Wilson is now a married man. He tied the knot on Saturday 7 April. He married the former Bekenya Smith from Mars Bay Andros and Farmer’s Cay ancestry.
THE BI POLAR MAKE UP OF THE FNM
The FNM is in complete disarray; that much is clear. You cannot figure out what they are going to do next or for that matter what is going to come out of their mouths. Leading the pack of lost souls is of course the Prime Minister Hubert Minnis. Before you get to his vacuous […]
THERESA MOXEY IS BURIED
Photos by Peter Ramsay of the Bahamas Information Services The former Minister, Senator and MP Theresa Moxey was buried at Lakeview Cemetery following an official funeral at St Agnes Church in Grants Town on 6 April 2018. Attending the funeral were the Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling, Prime Minister Hubert Minnis and Members of the […]
ROBINSON OF BAIN TOWN SHOULD APOLOGISE
Just before this column was uploaded for the week, there was in circulation a message in response to the statement by the Chairman of the PLP who was himself responding to Dr. Duane Sands telling the Leader of the Opposition to shut up. The message appeared on What’s App from a number which is associated […]
MITCHELL’S TRIBUTE TO THERESA MOXEY
Senator Fred Mitchell reviewing the remains of the late Senator, MP and Minister Theresa Moxey at the foyer of the House of Assembly on Thursday 5 April.
WHAT MACALPINE SAID IN HIS OWN WORDS ON GBI OIL PLAN
( reported in The Nassau Guardian 4 April 2018) “The reality is we are losing credibility with voters based on our performance thus far. that’s rough and maybe I shouldn’t have said that, but that’s the God’s honest truth. “We are losing credibility with our supporters and the Bahamian people based on our performance. However, […]
GOVERNOR GENERAL MEETS NEW U S HEAD OF MISSION
From: Bahamas Information Services 5 April 2018 NASSAU, The Bahamas — Her Excellency Dame Marguerite Pindling, Governor General (right), received Stephanie Bowers, US Embassy Charge d’ Affaires, in a courtesy call at Government House on Thursday, April 5, 2018. (BIS Photo/Letisha Henderson)
DUANE SANDS COULD USE A DUNCE CAP
From The Office of The Chairman of The PLP Responding To Remark of Dr. Duane Sands For Immediate Release 5 April 2018 This evening it is reported that the Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands in his zeal to “out-Minnis” Minnis in trash talking, told the Leader of the Opposition Philip Davis that he must […]
Burton Wallace Gets The Job Done
Who You Gonna Call? Bahamian talent saved the day for ABC Television when they needed to conduct an urgent interview with former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who was on vacation in Nassau. They called The MoVi Group, who facilitated the live-stream feed to ABC Television in New York from Atlantis. Read the whole story […]
Central Bank Launches Building Contribution
NEW CENTRAL BANK BUILDING – BAHAMIAN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN COMPETITION Published: Wednesday April 4th, 2018 Central Bank of The Bahamas New Central Bank and City of Nassau urban plan under development as “Nassau Reimaged” project steps up The Central Bank of The Bahamas will unveil architectural designs for the construction of a new bank and concept […]
Clay Sweeting On Jerome Sawyer
Senator Clay Sweeting on the programme On The Record with Jerome Sawyer 5 April. It was first aired at 8 pm on Cable 12 on 5 April. You can see it on You Tube.
The Senate Meets Briefly
The Senate met briefly on Wednesday 4th April 2018 to pay tribute to Theresa Moxey Ingraham and then gave notice of a resolution to support the Finance Minister’s Mid-Year Budget Statement. The Senate resumes its business on 9 April. The photo shows PLP Senators Fred Mitchell, Jobeth Colby Davis and Clay Sweeting in the Chamber
The Fox Hill Community Centre: The Ferguson Woman A Failure As An MP
The latest in the saga of the Fox Hill Community Centre is that the power is still off. The power was turned off by the Bahamas Power and Light Company after the government reneged on its commitment to pay the utility bills for the Centre. It has remained off. The Member of Parliament for the […]
The Leader’s Press Conference
The Leader of The Opposition Philip Davis at Gambier House at the press conference 3 April addressing a range of issues including immigration, the allegations made by the U S about the PLP, BAMSI, the dismissal of Reece Chipman MP , the Bank of The Bahamas. From left Host Terrance Bethel, Senator Fred Mitchell, Leader […]
Archdeacon Cartwright Celebrates 60 Years
Senator Fred Mitchell at the 60th birthday celebration of Archdeacon Keith Cartwright at St Christopher’s Lyford Cay 1 April.
Robyn Lynes Mother Is Buried
Following a service of thanksgiving and a semi-military funeral at Great Bethel Church in Nassau, G. Albertha Lynes was buried at the Lakeview Cemetery. Ms. Lynes, a 34 year employee of Bahamasair was the mother of the Deputy Chairman of the PLP Robyn Lynes. Leader of the PLP Philip Davis and former Prime Minister Perry […]
Peter Turnquest Can’t Add Two and Two
The following statement was issued by the Leader of the Progressive Liberal Party in response to a statement by Peter Turnquest, the Minister of Finance, on the Leader’s claim that the FNM had borrowed 1.7 billion since they came to office and had nothing to show for it: Statement from the Office Of The Leader […]
