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PLP to ratify candidates in January, says chairman
PLP to ratify candidates in January, says chairman
Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts said the party will begin ratifying its candidates for the next general election in early January 2016 and the public should expect a few "new faces", including Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner's brother, Craig Butler.
PLP made a mess of Baha Mar, says Butler-Turner
PLP made a mess of Baha Mar, says Butler-Turner
Long Island Member of Parliament Loretta Butler-Turner yesterday slammed the Christie administration, following Supreme Court Justice Ian Winder's ruling to approve joint provisional liquidators to oversee the affairs of Baha Mar, and stressed the importance of opening the $3.5 billion development.
Baha Mar: PLP conflicts of interest and spectacular hypocrisy
When Prime Minister Perry Christie and the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) were courting and beseeching Sarkis Izmirlian to redevelop Cable Beach, no one in the party was singing Bob Marley's "Redemption Song"
PLP has made things worse for Bahamians, Butler-Turner says
Although it celebrated three years in office last week, the Christie administration has failed to bring "hope and relief" to the Bahamian people and have made "matters even worse" in the country since coming to office, Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner said yesterday.
Christie's and the PLP's 'Wonderland of make-believe and fantasy'
Even before the results of the May 7, 2012 general election, there were glaring signs that the election of the Perry Christie-led PLP would be another dark adventure down the proverbial rabbit hole popularized in Charles Lutwidge Dodgson's (writing under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll) "Alice in Wonderland".
Butler-Turner: PLP has no credibility on crime
Butler-Turner: PLP has no credibility on crime
Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner said yesterday that the government has no "credibility" in the fight against crime when those charged with upholding the law blatantly ignore it...
FNM deputy claims non-PLPs sidelined at Bimini project
Free National Movement (FNM) Deputy Leader Loretta Butler-Turner claimed yesterday that some residents of Bimini are being "locked out" of the new Resorts World Casino development in favor of Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) cronies.
"There is a concern by many residents of Bimini that they are being sidelined by this government as second class citizens on their own island," she said in a statem...
FNM deputy slaps PLP MP
FNM deputy slaps PLP MP
Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner said she was "provoked" into slapping Fort Charlotte MP Dr. Andre Rollins in the House of Assembly yesterday after, according to her, the Gaming Board chairman embraced her, whispered "horrific" things in her ear and would not let her go.
When he spoke to reporters afterwards, Rollins denied that he made disparaging remarks to Butler-Turner and said she "lost ...
Remarks by Bradley B. roberts at meeting Grand Bahamas Council of PLP
Grand Bahama is of great importance to the economy of the Bahamas because of its diversified economy ranging from tourism, ship repair and farming to pharmaceutical manufacturing and petroleum storage, blending and distribution. The recent announcement of the tax reform measures by the Prime Minister is of particular importance to Grand Bahama because it is the industrial and manufacturing hub of ...
Truth Alert--PLP Youth Development Plan: Doubling Down On Empty Promises
The Claim: The PLP promises to promote and develop the Bahamian youth.
The Truth: In their single term in office the PLP did not fulfill their lofty promises to the youth of the Bahamas. The record speaks for itself. While the PLP continues to recycle the same old broken promises, the FNM, has worked tirelessly to provide opportunities for the next generation and delivered: