Statement By Bradley B. Roberts National Chair Progressive Liberal Party 5th March 2017 NATIONAL REVIEW ARTICLE, “PLP PREDICTS 14 SEATS THUS FAR” IS FAKE NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE I refer to the Nassau Guardian’s opinion column The National Review of Wednesday 1st March under the by-line PLP predicts 14 seats thus far. In the article, […]
Daily Archives: March 5, 2017
EXCITEMENT IN FOX HILL AT THE BRANCH MEETING
The Fox Hill PLP hosted the branches of Marathon and St Anne’s at a public branch meeting on Monday 27th February. It was a hell of a time as PLPs showed up to support their candidates. Fred Mitchell MP spoke and said the following: The last time I spoke to you on a public platform, […]
THIS WEEK IN THE BAAHAMAS BY ELCOTT COLEBY
HIS WEEK IN THE BAHAMAS (27 FEB – 3 MAR 2017) COMMENTARY BY ELCOTT COLEBY This Week in Parliament The House of Assembly on Wednesday moved the second reading of an amendment to the Trafficking in Persons Prevention and Suppression Act 2008 to bring the legislation in line with the current standards of the […]
THE WORK OF THE MISSIONS ABROAD
Miami Congratulations to Sandra Carey, the Deputy Consul General, for being awarded on Saturday 3 March the Woman of Distinction Award, one of nine. Well deserved. Chicago CHICAGO, Illinois — The Hon. Michael C. Fountain, Bahamas Honorary Consul to Chicago, has accepted the position of Director of External Affairs, South Region, for the Commonwealth Edison […]
THE PRESIDENT OF GUYANA VISITS IN PICTURES
BY PETER RAMSAY BAHAMAS INFORMATION SERVICES Prime Minister Perry Christie escorting the President of Guyana General David Granger on the state visit as he arrived on the 2 March at the Lynden Pindling International The President of Guyana David Granger inspects the guard of honour drawn up to greet him made up of the Royal […]
Eileen Carron Is Simply Silly
Eileen Carron keeps calling for Fred Mitchell to apologise. What a silly billy she is. Apologise for what, for the lies her newspaper told about Fred Mitchell at the rally at Fox Hill. She claims that Fred Mitchell called Fred Smith an ass. We wish he did. But the language used at the PLP’s Rally […]
Branch Meeting For The PLP Garden Hills Golden Gates Tall Pines
The DPM On The Campaign Trail
Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell with Deputy Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis being welcomed at the San Salvador airport 3 March. He is met by Island Administrator Gilbert Kemp. Fox Hill MP Fred Mitchell with Young Liberals from San Salvador and Nassau. Local chair Shanton Fernander is third left. 3 March at a liberals function for […]
The Campaign Has Started Fred Mitchell For Fox Hill
Coleby On Why He’s Voting PLP
WHY AM I VOTING PLP? I am voting for the PLP because from its inception to now the PLP has been the Party to initiate all the big changes for the betterment of the country and the Bahamian people. The legislation, programs and initiatives of this term further demonstrates the PLP’s commitment to positive change […]
Minnis Is Absent From The Picture
The Members of the House for the official photo for this term on Wednesday 1 March. The Leader of the FNM Hubert Minnis didn’t bother to turn up. Members are: Alfred Gray, Ken Dorsett, Peter Turnquest, Melanie Griffin, Arnold Forbes, Bernard Nottage, Khaalis Rolle, Glenys Hanna Martin, Perry G Christie, John Chipman. Picewell Forbes, Neko […]
Former Haitian President Rene Preval Dies
Statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 3rd March. The Government of The Bahamas has expressed the country’s sadness at the passing of former President Rene Preval of Haiti. President Preval assisted his country in its pursuit of lasting democracy and was elected to his office twice. The Foreign Ministry Fred Mitchell has followed up […]
A Formal Protest Against Candia Dames
We call her the journalistic vixen from hell. In all seriousness though, we don’t understand why the PLP has not made a formal complaint to her employers about the work which she does at the Nassau Guardian. It is clear that there are ethical issues which arise. The most glaring one is the refusal to […]
Royal Bank Should Be Ashamed Of Itself
The Royal Bank of Canada has announced that it will be closing four branches in the country all in the family islands but one which is at the Lynden Pindling International Airport. The action is reprehensible. We always thought that part of the bargain that a company like RBC made in this country is that […]
Perry Christie Said:
House Of Assembly 1 March The Prime Minister spoke those words at the Fox Hill PLP Branch meeting on Monday 27 February. He apologized on Wednesday 1 March to the House in the photo by Peter Ramsay of the Bahamas Information Services.
Kendal Smith Of The DNA Is A Lying Jackass
The DNA Candidate has nothing better to do than to spin lies. The letter below was sent to the propaganda site Caribbean News Now about the Fox Hill constituency. Not a word of truth. There was a public rally held on the park the day after the letter was published and it showed the park, […]
Ash Wednesday
The Final Choices For The PLP
There is still no choice made by the PLP between Senator Frank Smith and former MP and Q C Wayne Munroe for the Freetown nomination for the House of Assembly. There were consultative meetings again last week but the PLP has not made the definitive choice. It is time for the party to decide so […]
Branville McCartney The Great Narcissist
There is a saying about the Leader of the DNA Branville McCartney that he has never seen a mirror that he can pass by without looking into it. It’s all about him. Last week proved to demonstrate that when for some inexplicable reason and with a great deal of fanfare, horse dead and cow fat, […]
Kenyatta Gibson Now Withdraws Against Michael Halkitas
When the news broke that he was withdrawing a candidate for the FNM everyone we know breathed a sigh of relief. PRESS RELEASE From the Free National Movement Nassau, The Bahamas Kenyatta Gibson’s Statement on the Withdrawal from His Campaign Kenyatta Gibson issued the following statement on the withdrawal from his campaign: “I have today […]
