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November 11, 2009
PM: Politics Should be Eliminated in the Granting of Public Contracts

The Bahamas has wasted too much public funds in granting contracts to persons who failed to perform the job, and the Government is seeking to remove political influence from the process of granting publicly tendered contracts, Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham told reporters Monday.

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January 16, 2018
Why's Ragged rebuild so slow

THE situation in Ragged Island remains ?absolutely critical,? Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Deputy Leader Chester Cooper charged yesterday, as he slammed the Minnis administration for its ?slow? progress in his constituency months after Hurricane Irma decimated the island...

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August 20, 2018
Davis demands to know how much govt is paying foreign QCs

OPPOSITION Leader Philip "Brave" Davis is urging the government to say how much it is paying foreign Queen's Counsel to help prosecute cases against Progressive Liberal Party members.He said from his experience as a lawyer, foreign QCs are paid between...

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September 24, 2013
Minnis says govt 'stalling' on Cuban abuse probe

Opposition Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis accused the government of "stalling" the final investigation into the alleged abuse of Cuban detainees at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre...

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July 19, 2013
FNM deputy to vote against passing stem cell legisLation

DESPITE personal convictions that support the Stem Cell Research Bill and its benefits, FNM deputy Loretta Butler Turner confirmed yesterday that she will vote against passing the legislation.

Since parliamentarians began debate, Mrs Butler-Turner has several times publicly stated that she backed the Bill because it was progressive...

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June 27, 2013
Ryan Pinder Contribution on National Training Agency Act 2013

Enclosed are Remarks by The Hon. L. Ryan Pinder, Minister of Financial Services: Mr. Speaker, On behalf of the people of the great constituency of Elizabeth and as Minister responsible for Financial Services, I rise to offer my full support to this important, forward looking, progressive initiative of the Government of The Bahamas.

As I have said on many occasions, I represent an economically d...

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