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September 18, 2023
Two years of a PLP govt 

Saturday marked the second anniversary of the Progressive Liberal Party's (PLP) victory at the polls over the Minnis-led Free National Movement (FNM). The now former prime minister, Dr. Hubert Minnis, for reasons that still remain unclear, called a general election eight months before one was constitutionally due and in the midst of a terrible wave ...
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September 29, 2017
PLP casual hires cost extra 10m

BRENSIL Rolle, Minister of State for the Public Service and National Insurance, said between December 2016 and May 2017, the public purse ballooned by $16,532,738 because of the Christie administration's hiring of new public service workers during that period...

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September 29, 2017
Cooper: PLP against income tax

Shadow Minister of Finance Chester Cooper said yesterday the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) does not support the implementation of income tax, and "we do not equivocate or waffle on the subject". Addressing the House of Assembly, Cooper, the MP for Exumas and Ragged Island, said [...]
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September 11, 2023
PLP convention set for Nov.

The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) will hold a two day convention in November at Baha Mar, PLP Chairman Fred Mitchell said. The party's 55th convention, under the theme "Building on Progress: Driving Change," will be held on November 9th and 10th. "Nominations for officers are now to be accepted in forms to be made available ...
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September 08, 2023
PLP to host national convention in November

THE Progressive Liberal Party will host its 55th national convention at Baha Mar resort in November, according to the party's chairman Fred Mitchell.

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September 06, 2023
PLP hits back at Sands' 'empty and devoid' slam

MEMBERS of the Progressive Liberal Party hit back at the Free National Movement Chairman Dr Duane Sands yesterday, calling his comments "empty and devoid".

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August 15, 2010
Front-runners for the PLP Kennedy candidacy 'set to address party branch'

A SHOWDOWN is expected to take place tonight at Cleveland Eneas Primary School, when the PLP's Kennedy constituency office seeks to ratify the candidate they would wish to have to represent them in the next general election.

The front-runners for the post are attorney Derek Ryan and Dion Smith. Both candidates are reportedly expected to address the constituency branch when it meets at 7.30pm and ...

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September 11, 2014
The PLP and labor movement on the rocks

Customs and Immigration officers joined nurses in walking off the job yesterday in what Trade Union Congress (TUC) President Obie Ferguson said was just the beginning of a massive nationwide strike, should workers' demands not be met.
This comes after months of the umbrella union threatening to take industrial action over a number of unresolved matters.
Ferguson noted that, in addition to the Baha...

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August 29, 2023
The PLP govt is capitulating to Rastafarians while ignoring the church

Dear Editor, The Progressive Liberal Party government's plan to legalize marijuana will have dire political and spiritual consequences for The Bahamas moving forward. Political strategists within the PLP are making a grave miscalculation in thinking that the party will woo more supporters with this proposed legislation. This reminds me of the People's National Party government ...
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January 27, 2011
Christie:PLP govt would review 'bad FNM decisions'

Opposition Leader Perry Christie said yesterday if the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) wins the next general election it would decide whether to ?stop, review and cancel? many of the decisions of the current government, including its decision to sell the majority stake of BTC?to Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC).
?So the PLP is looking at BTC, for example, and saying if we had to do it agai...

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