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FNM MPs: New Providence is filthy
October 05, 2013
FNM MPs: New Providence is filthy
Several Free National Movement (FNM) MPs have hit out at the government over the deteriorating state of New Providence, with one member calling it an "embarrassment" and another describing it as "filthy".
Montagu MP Richard Lightbourn lamented the unkempt sidewalks and verges around the island but particularly in his constituency, which he claims has been largely neglected for months.
"We have to ...
Local government for New Providence
October 02, 2013
Local government for New Providence
The abject failure of successive administrations to usher in local governance for New Providence is a sad indictment on our political masters as they have demonstrated time and time again that they have absolutely no faith in the ability of residents of the capital island to manage their own local affairs...
Governance and the small things
September 30, 2013
Governance and the small things
When we elect governments we all hope for transformative change. We hope that longstanding and deeply entrenched problems will be met with solutions.
While we dream of tax reform that lessens the burden on the people, and education reform that helps lift the standards of achievement of our struggling students, the day-to-day small things of governance are what we encounter most.
We want our garba...
A failed state or what
September 23, 2013
A failed state or what
Dear Editor,
Ordinarily, a nation which is referred to as a failed state is one which is confronted by societal, economic and cultural problems which it seems incapable of offering real solutions to.
The Bahamas today is fast approaching that situation but I am of the very strong view that the PLP and some of its leaders are about to arrest and devoid that perception. Yes, the PLP got off to a ver...
September 16, 2013
Govt achieves 50 percent savings through waste outsourcing
Two leading disposal companies are welcoming the government's decision to outsource garbage collection in New Providence, claiming that it allows for competitiveness and the economic pie to be shared more widely...
The power of now
September 13, 2013
The power of now
The Free National Movement (FNM) is in a good position to exploit the apparent mistakes, gaffes and ineptness of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP). But does it realize this? ...
September 11, 2013
Garbage contractors 'to be fired if they don't perform'
THE private contractors hired by the government to collect garbage will be terminated if they are not performing as expected, Environment and Housing Minsiter Kenred Dorsett said yesterday...
September 12, 2013
Garbage collectors 'will be fired if they are not doing their job properly'
THE private contractors hired by the government to collect garbage will be terminated if they are not performing as expected, Environment and Housing Minsiter Kenred Dorsett said yesterday...
FNM leader urges hangings
September 04, 2013
FNM leader urges hangings
Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday urged the government to get serious about the country's crime problem by having small laws enforced and "hanging" criminals. Minnis spoke out after three men and a woman were killed in separate shootings between Friday and Monday...
Changing our immigration system
July 15, 2013
Changing our immigration system
The long awaited and much anticipated report by the Ministry of Housing and the Environment has now been released into the public domain for discussion and, hopefully, sensible action.
The report really told us nothing that we did not know already. The minister and his staff are simply running for political cover and seeking to appear to be erudite, proactive and solution orientated. The minist...
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