33 GB candidates make their pitches to voters

GRAND Bahama is experiencing for the first time the largest surge of independent candidates and new political parties to contest the five constituency seats in the 2021 general election.

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Pastor Dave Burrows pens ideas for leaders to consider going forward

With the country gearing up for a general election, Bahamas Faith Ministries Senior Pastor Dave Burrows said the country must set realistic and far-reaching goals that transcend political periods, and that there should be a national strategic plan that transcends political parties and that involves all Bahamians. He said without a vision, people and nations perish.

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New coalition formed ahead of general election

MEMBERS of the Bahamas Constitution Party, Bahamas Democratic Movement, and some independent candidates have formed a coalition to contest the next general election.N

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30k may be voting in early poll

ACTING Parliamentary Commissioner Lavado Duncanson announced yesterday that the advanced poll for the next general election will be held on September 9 - with about 30,000 people eligible to take part.

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Conference: The Future of Democracy

Saturday 14th May 2016  8:00 AM

Venue: School of Social Sciences at The College of The Bahamas

As the country braces for another General Election, the College of the Bahamas seeks to engage the nation in a discourse on the state of Bahamian democracy and the futures that are possible. How can we deepen Bahamian democracy, expand popular participation and improve the prospects for genuine renewal in party politics? How can we ...

Conference: The Future of Democracy

Friday 13th May 2016  8:00 AM

Venue: School of Social Sciences at The College of The Bahamas

As the country braces for another General Election, the College of the Bahamas seeks to engage the nation in a discourse on the state of Bahamian democracy and the futures that are possible. How can we deepen Bahamian democracy, expand popular participation and improve the prospects for genuine renewal in party politics? How can we ...

Bad optics

With American politics so in our faces every four years and in between polling day, calls for our electoral system to take on more features of our neighbors to the north are often made in The Bahamas as a general election nears. One such call is for political leaders to engage in debates, to reflect a more mature approach to electioneering by making themselves available for questioning on a nation...

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Statement on National Election Debate Series

The National Election Debate Series that University of The Bahamas (UB) and Verizon Media Group (VMG) are collaboratively hosting will provide a platform for political parties with ratified candidates to articulate their vision and perspectives on issues that are deeply important to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. We are in an unprecedented era and the forthcoming General Elections will be among ...

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UB and Verizon Media Group Hosting Historic General Election National Debate Series

Political candidates will be scrutinized and have the opportunity to debate pivotal issues facing The Bahamas via a series of televised, national debates leading to the next general election through a collaboration involving University of The Bahamas (UB) and Verizon Media Group (VMG).

At a recent press conference announcement, Co-Chair of the Planning Committee and Associate Professor of Hist...

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The third party thrust

Are Bahamians willing to elect third-party candidates when the next general election is called? It has been 43 years since a party other than the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) and the Free National Movement (FNM) captured seats in a general election in The Bahamas. The Bahamas operates within a two-party political system, wherein the electorate primarily ...The post The third party thrust appear...

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