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March 09, 2016
Moss: Govt should have paid four years ago

Had the government paid off the existing policyholders of CLICO (Bahamas) Limited, it would not have had to pay the added interest that piled up in the intervening years, and therefore costs would have been significantly less, according to lawyer Paul Moss.

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February 18, 2016
Moss slams Hawksbill Creek extension

Marco City MP Greg Moss yesterday accused the government of looking out for the interests of a group of foreigners in Grand Bahama while scores of Bahamians on the island continue to suffer.

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February 10, 2016
Moss says facts distorted over fight to save Clifton

REVEREND C B Moss yesterday accused officials at the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture of a "deliberate distortion of the facts" surrounding the process to protect the Clifton area.

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February 03, 2016
Greg Moss: NHI charging Bahamians a second time for public health care

MARCO City MP Gregory Moss adamantly opposes National Health Insurance, which he says is really about charging Bahamians a second time for access to public health care that they are already paying for now through taxes paid to the government.

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January 28, 2016
Former magistrate backs Moss' mortgage plan, wants tougher consumer protection

Former magistrate Yvette McCartney-Meredith has called for new, tough legislation to protect Bahamians against unfair contract terms, to strengthen consumer protections and help the thousands of Bahamians who are upside down on their mortgages.

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January 14, 2016
Moss: Power company is making massive profits

MARCO City MP Gregory Moss said that the Grand Bahama Power Company is making massive profits and is now seeking to increase electricity base rates before URCA begins to regulate them.

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January 13, 2016
Moss: Don't renew HCA property tax concessions

United Democratic Party (UDP) leader Greg Moss has come out strongly against the further extension of tax breaks granted under the Hawksbill Creek Agreement (HCA).

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January 12, 2016
New party leader Moss holds first town meeting

WEEKS after forming his own political party, Marco City MP Gregory Moss held his first town meeting in Freeport at the International Bazaar on the weekend, speaking about a number of pertinent issues affecting residents of Grand Bahama.

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December 30, 2015
Moss: Mortgage bill not a political approach

United Democratic Party (UDP) Leader and Marco City MP Greg Moss said his mortgage relief bill, which he said is designed to "do justice between our citizens and banks", is only topical because The Bahamas has fallen so far behind in modernizing its law, protecting its citizens and regulating proper contractual terms between consumers and providers in The Bahamas.

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December 23, 2015
Moss unveils mortgage relief bill

Marco City MP and leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) Greg Moss has given notice that at the next sitting of the House of Assembly, he will table the Conveyancing and Law of Property (Amendment) Bill, 2015 for first reading as a private member's bill.

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December 21, 2015
Moss seeking to table homeowners bill amendments

United Democratic Party (UDP) Leader Greg Moss hopes to table amendments to the Conveyancing and Law of Property Act which will, among other things, give Bahamian courts significant powers over mortgages.

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December 04, 2015
Moss: Asinine to pass bills before PowerSecure plan

Former Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) Chairman Michael Moss said yesterday it is "asinine" for legislators to be asked to pass the recently tabled set of energy reform bills before the company foreshadowed to reduce the cost of electricity in The Bahamas reveals its business plan.

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December 01, 2015
Health minister slams Moss 'foolishness'

HEALTH Minister Dr Perry Gomez yesterday criticised Marco City MP Greg Moss for saying that National Health Insurance makes no sense in The Bahamas, and blasted the former PLP member for not understanding the global significance of the proposed scheme...

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December 01, 2015
Gomez calls Moss' NHI comments foolish

Health Minister Dr. Perry Gomez dismissed Marco City MP Greg Moss' criticism of the government's National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme as "ridiculous" and "foolish", but said he will not get into a political row on the issue.

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November 27, 2015
George Smith claims PLP will not nominate Anthony Moss for Euxma at next election

FORMER Cabinet minister George Smith insisted that the Progressive Liberal Party would not nominate Exuma MP Anthony Moss in that constituency for the next general election, saying the parliamentarian is not viewed as being good enough for the job...

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November 26, 2015
Activist slams disregard by Moss of cyber bullying claim

ACTIVIST Terneille Burrows yesterday said United Democratic Party Leader Greg Moss' dismissal of claims of cyber bullying by his party's chairman is a very disturbing consistent trend from this country's elected officials, which shows a blatant disregard for violence against women.

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November 25, 2015
Moss wants party to contest every seat in 2017

UNITED Democratic Party Leader Greg Moss has insisted that his newly formed party is set to break the political status quo in the country, changing the climate from "theatrics" to presenting concrete proposals with a view to enhancing the lives of Bahamians...

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November 25, 2015
Moss: Heavy consumption taxation 'bad business'

United Democratic Party (UDP) leader and Marco City MP Greg Moss said The Bahamas is not a tax-free jurisdiction at all, but instead one of the most heavily taxed in the world.

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November 25, 2015
Moss stands by party chairman

Fresh off his announcement in Parliament on Monday that he has been elected leader of the new United Democratic Party (UDP), Marco City MP Greg Moss yesterday stood by C. Allen Johnson, the party's choice for chairman, after videos resurfaced on social media with Johnson demeaning a woman, using vile descriptions.

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November 24, 2015
Greg Moss MP announces new party formed - and he has been elected leader

MARCO City MP Greg Moss announced last night in the House of Assembly that he recently formed the United Democratic Party in Grand Bahama and has been elected leader of the organisation.

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November 24, 2015
Moss forms the United Democratic Party

Marco City MP Gregory Moss has announced the formation of the United Democratic Party (UDP).

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November 23, 2015
Moss attacks FS minister's 'trepidation' assertion

Financial Services Minister Hope Strachan has expressed "trepidation" about whether The Bahamas' financial services sector is able to deliver on the promises she makes during promotional tours.

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November 20, 2015
Moss to table mortgage relief bill by December

Independent Marco City MP Greg Moss has said that before the end of November, he will table mortgage relief legislation in the House of Assembly under the banner of the new party with which he said he will "very shortly be formally aligned".

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February 06, 2015
Pinder blasts Moss for his criticism of union actions

JOHN Pinder, president of the National Congress of Trade Unions of the Bahamas, defended unionists yesterday against the scathing criticism Marco City MP Greg Moss levelled at them in the House of Assembly.

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November 08, 2015
Moss: Financial services ministry only 'window dressing'

A local attorney has dismissed the Ministry of Financial Services as a "window dressing ministry", charging that the country's flagging financial services sector is being further held back by slow legislative reforms and difficulties shaking off the country's tax haven reputation.

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November 04, 2015
Moss believes Rollins, Wells acted for personal gain

Marco City MP Greg Moss asserted yesterday that Fort Charlotte MP Dr. Andre Rollins' and Bamboo Town MP Renward Wells' decision to join the Free National Movement (FNM) is more about "personal gain" than nation building.

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September 21, 2015
Moss: Financial Services minister 'out of step'

The question of whether or not to allow foreign lawyers to practice in The Bahamas has caused much comment on each occasion it becomes a source of public debate, and this time is no different.

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September 15, 2015
Moss to announce party details in November

MARCO City MP Greg Moss yesterday said the name and symbol of his previously foreshadowed political party will not be revealed until November when it plans to present a "definitive alternative" to the candidate offerings of major organisations...

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September 04, 2015
Rivals play down Moss party plans

WHILE independent MP Greg Moss moves forward with plans to form a fourth party, representatives from the country's three political parties have told The Tribune there are no concerns that the Marco City MP will siphon their supporters' votes...

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September 04, 2015
FNM: Moss won't even win his seat

Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Michael Pintard said yesterday that he is confident that Marco City MP Greg Moss' new political party will not win the next election, adding that it is unlikely that Moss will even win his seat.

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