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Remembering election reform
August 11, 2023
Remembering election reform
With the Davis administration not even at the half-way mark of its five-year term in office, we are a long way off from election season. As such, issues of electoral reform, which understandably feature prominently as general elections and by-elections approach, are seemingly not on the government's legislative radar or foremost on the minds of ...
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The political mastery of Hon. George A. Smith
June 12, 2023
The political mastery of Hon. George A. Smith
The sudden death of George Smith is shocking. He was eagerly looking forward to the nation's 50th independence anniversary, which is a month away. That alone is the tragedy of the timing of his passing. George was a nationalist par excellence. His attendance at the constitutional talks in London leading to July 1973 was a ...
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There's No Question I'm Running in 2026 Election
May 31, 2023
There's No Question I'm Running in 2026 Election
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Former Progressive Liberal Party cabinet Minister Shane Gibson says he intends to run in the 2026 general elections.
Women's struggles in the Bahamas
March 12, 2012
Women's struggles in the Bahamas
By JANET BOSTWICK
IN THE general elections in the Colony of The Bahama Islands in 1949, Mr Rufus Ingraham, the Member of Parliament for Inagua for two years, lost his bid to be re-elected. His wife, Mrs Mary Ingraham, thought that his chances of winning would have been greatly enhanced if women of property were permitted to vote as men were allowed. She, together with Mrs Mabel Walker, the wife o...
Election Day
April 13, 2023
Election Day
Dear Editor, This letter is a sequel to my recent discussion on the introduction of the secret ballot in the electoral process in The Bahamas. It continues the theme of how late reforms to the electoral process have taken place here, and again reforms to the voting system in The Bahamas did not happen because ...
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Today in History: April 11
April 11, 2023
Today in History: April 11
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - On this day in Bahamian history, parliament was dissolved by then Prime Minister Perry Christie who called an early general elections.
FNM Will Be Ready For 2026 Election, Says Leader
March 18, 2023
FNM Will Be Ready For 2026 Election, Says Leader
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Despite the recent noticeable contention within the political party, will the Free National Movement be settled and able to seriously contest the next general election?
PM Responds to Minnis' Challenge
March 02, 2023
PM Responds to Minnis' Challenge
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Prime Minister Philip Davis has challenged former Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis in the next general election.
'Govt should consider new referendum'
August 31, 2022
'Govt should consider new referendum'
The Commonwealth Observer Group (COG), which observed the general election in The Bahamas last September, recommends in its final report released yesterday that following requisite consultations, a new referendum be held on a potential constitutional change to an article of The Bahamian constitution, which does not currently ban discrimination based on gender. The recommendation was ...
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May 27, 2011
Julian Russell Accepts PLP Nomination for Eight Mile Rock
The Progressive Liberal Party's General Council ratified Mr. Julian
Russell to become the PLP's standard bearer in the constituency of Eight
Mile Rock, Grand Bahama. You can read Mr. Russell's acceptance speech
below:
Remarks
By Julian Bedell Russell
On acceptance of the PLP Nomination for the
Eight Mile Rock Constituency in the General Elections
Lynden Pindling Center, Nassau Bahamas
May 26...
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