The President of the Electrical Workers Union, representing its line staff is Paul Maynard. Paul Maynard is the spitting image of his pa Andrew Dud Maynard and is just as frank. When he tells you something, you better believe it. He was in full flight on Thursday 8th August 2019 when he told the country […]
Daily Archives: August 11, 2019
FOREIGN INVESTOR TRHOWS DOWN THE GAUNTLET TO THE FNM
From the Chairman Of The PLPFor Immediate ReleaseOn Compass Point Investor 11 August 2019 The Opposition has not been briefed on the matters that led to the decision of the investor. Generally our position has been that matters of this nature with foreign investors should be dealt with in camera. However, the Government must answer […]
MINNIS INSPECTS ROLLEVILLE JAIL CELL
After this photo appeared of the Prime Minister inspecting a police lock up in Rolleville, Exuma, inquiring minds wanted to know who was the cell for. Some suggested in was in waiting for the one watching and inspecting upon his loss from office. 6 August 2019
JUAN MCCARTNEY ON THE TRUTH ABOUT THE FNM & BPL
10 August 2019 from Facebook Juan McCartney FB post on BPL in response to Lea trying to exonerate the FNM – “This post is incorrect and a little intellectually lazy. This administration spent almost the entire first year trying to fire PowerSecure and did so. This administration amended the Electricity Act to lock in the […]
BANNISTER SAYS HE WON’T SPEAK TO THE GUARDIAN
The pressure is getting to the Minister. Minister of Works. Desmond Bannister told the Nassau Guardian on Thursday 8th August 2019 that he would no longer speak to them because they had a political agenda. That’s interesting since the management of the Nassau Guardian has led the charge to put the FNM in office. It […]
FRED MITCHELL RESPONDS ON COMPASS POINT INVESTOR
A remarkable event greeted the political community last week. There was an anonymous ad which appeared in the press, all print on 6th August 2019, from the owner of Compass Point, the restaurant and hotel in Gambier on the western end of New Providence. The owner who later publicly identified himself as Leigh Rodney told […]
COLIN TROTMAN DIES: ANDREW BURROWS WRITES
From Facebook by Andrew Burrows 7th August 2019 awoke this morning to Clint Watson sharing the news of the death of Colin Trotman Jr. Throughout the day I read tributes from Andrew J. Burrows Agnes E Ferguson Lindsay Thompson and so many others. As we come to the close of the day and I reflect […]
THE BRAVE DAVIS PRESS CONFERENCE
Tuesday 6th August 2019 at Lynden Pindling Centre STATEMENT BY PLP LEADERHON. PHILIP BRAVE DAVISMONTHLY PRESS CONFERENCE6TH AUGUST 2019 Thank you all for joining us this morning. CANDIDATE SELECTION PROCESS 2022 ELECTIONS There has been some discussion about the PLP’s candidate selection process. First, let me tell you what we believe is really important — […]
LESLIE MILLER SHOULD KNOW NOTHING GOES BY SCRIPT
Here is what the Leader of the PLP had to say about the claim by former PLP MPs that they are being excluded from running for the party again: Tuesday 6th August 2019 Lynden Pindling Centre “First, let me tell you what we believe is really important — we are looking for both expertise and […]
NPI Meeting In Grand Bahama
PLP To Challenge The Torchbearers During Their Convention
Senator Fred Mitchell In Bimini For Glenda’s Road Race
Senator Fred Mitchell presents the overall winner of the 2019 52nd Annual Glenda’s Road Race in Bimini 8 August 2019 to 15 year old Lawrence King, grandson of Attorney Roger Minnis and great grandson of the late MP Leander Minnis. He won 200 dollars and a medal for the first place over all in the […]
Prime Minister Giving Out Land In Inagua
So there was a flurry of activity in the south of the country as the Prime Minister Hubert Minnis continued to use public funds to promote the FNM. In other words, the Treasury is being used to campaign. How about this? There was a little substation for the police in Rolleville, Exuma. The Prime Minister […]
Emancipation Day In Fox Hill 4th August 2019
The All Merit Scholars
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE From: Bahamas Information Services August 9, 2019 Two Students Make History by Receiving the All Bahamas Merit Scholar Award By: Kathryn Campbell NASSAU, The Bahamas — For the first time in 25 years, two outstanding Bahamians have been recognized as All Bahamas Merit scholars. The 2019 winners, Mahlia Neely, a graduate of […]
The Funeral OF Fritzie Eneas
Dr. Cleveland Eneas Jr whom we all knew as Fritzie died in 3rd August 2019. He was cremated and a service of thanksgiving was held for him at the Church of God Auditorium in Joe Farrington Road. How to explain him in context? He was social and civic activist in the tradition of his father […]
McAlpine Says He Won’t Go A Step
Tribune photo The pressure from within the Free National Movement to force the dissident MP Frederick McAlpine out of the FNM is mounting. When Philip Brave Davis, the Leader of the Opposition, announced that he would be moving a vote of no confidence in the Government at the next opportunity, and when the press asked […]
Amidst All The Talk About Peter Turnquest, Randy Butler Fights For Sky
7 August 2019 It looks like the best efforts of the entrepreneur Randy Butler in saving the once proud Sky Bahamas have failed. The airline is still not in the air. It is grounded because of issues related to the regulator. It owes substantial sums to the Airport Authority and to NAD, the Airport Company. […]
A Tribute To Dr. Fritzie Eneas From Allyson Maynard Gibson Q C
Maynard-Gibson: Fritzie gave every day. No storing his talents in barns. He used every opportunity to serve…. By Allyson Maynard-Gibson Q.C. The passing of Dr. Cleveland “Fritzie” Eneas Jr. made me reflect on old fashioned values that make The Bahamas so special. This reflection was amplified by the reading in church, this past Sunday morning, […]
