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Fmr. Speaker: He Was A Patriot Who Was Passionate About Parliament
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Halson Moultrie and Don Saunders were both appointed to lead the House of Assembly following the 2017 general election.
Majority Rule exhibit opens in Grand Bahama
Majority Rule exhibit opens in Grand Bahama
Minister for Grand Bahama, the Hon. Ginger Moxey, on Majority Rule Day holiday, January 10, 2024 highlighted the significance of Majority Rule Day and encouraged Bahamians to continue to build on its legacy by fostering an environment where every citizen has the opportunity to contribute to the country’s growth and prosperity.
PLP National General Council accepts recommendation of Kingsley Smith for West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election
PLP National General Council accepts recommendation of Kingsley Smith for West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election
The National General Council of the Progressive Liberal Party has accepted the candidates committee recommendation of Kingsley Smith for the upcoming West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election after a raucous meeting.
Christie: Gibson has right to seek nomination
Christie: Gibson has right to seek nomination
Former Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday he disagrees with the decision of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) to only consider those who applied for the West Grand Bahama and Bimini nomination ahead of the 2021 general election as potential candidates to represent the party in the upcoming by-election.
Unfinished Business
Unfinished Business
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - With little time between a general election and the opening of Parliament, any new administration must quickly lay out its legislative agenda in a 'Speech from the Throne'.
Tsunami of crises threatening FNM
Tsunami of crises threatening FNM
The time since the 2007 general has passed quickly. After the confusion cleared as to who actually won, the Free National Movement (FNM) was on top of the world and Perry Christie and his Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) were so deflated that the deep sorrow felt by the new opposition...
In 50 years, Wilchcombe third minister to die in office
Obie Wilchcombe, the West Grand Bahama and Bimini MP, was the minister of social services, information and broadcasting with responsibility for Bahamas Information Services and the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas. Wilchcombe is the third minister to die in office in The Bahamas in the last 50 years. He is the only minister with portfolio to die ...
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Moore urges FNMs to support Pintard
Moore urges FNMs to support Pintard
Maurice Moore, one of the founding fathers of the Free National Movement (FNM), is urging FNMs to fully back their leader, Michael Pintard. "Brothers and sisters, I want you to realize that our party has a tremendous fight ahead of it," Moore said. "We've got a young leader. He's dynamic and is doing an excellent ...
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Kenneth Russell Dug His Own Political Grave
Kenneth Russell Dug His Own Political Grave
Dear Editor,
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I was afraid this was going to happen.? I was hoping that the small majority the Free National Movement (FNM) government has in Parliament would have discouraged Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham from dismissing the High Rock member of Parliament and former minister of housing from his ministerial post, but it has happened.
Govt to launch consultations on medical marijuana bill
The government is set to launch public consultations on proposed medicinal marijuana legislation.