26 October 2017
In a blowout victory, Philip “Brave” Davis last night was elected to lead the Progressive Liberal Party by a three to one margin over his opponent Glenys Hanna-Martin. Mr. Davis, the Member of Parliament for Cat Island and San Salvador, succeeds Perry G. Christie as leader. Mr. Christie resigned the leadership of the party following […]
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26 October 2017
Branville McCartney is officially out of politics as he stepped down from leader of the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) on Tuesday. In his farewell speech McCartney thanked his party’s executives, candidates and constituency supporters as he said they have all made his journey more rewarding. “I thank you for believing in me when […]
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26 October 2017
Among charges of sabotage from some delegates and supporters, chaos and pandemonium broke out at the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) convention, as the voting process for party officers ran eight hours over its scheduled time. Some 1,700 delegates had to vote, which was a 21 per cent increase from the leadership race in January this year. […]
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25 October 2017
Grand Bahamians will begin to see a boost in their economy, as promised, by next month according to Press Secretary Anthony Newbold. He made the announcement yesterday during a press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister. Referencing the Speech from the Throne, Mr. Newbold said that this initiative begins to answer the […]
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25 October 2017
Evidence of the horrific murder of eight year old Eugene Woodside Jr which shocked the nation back in September might be heard soon, as a man was brought before the Chief Magistrate court on two counts of murder yesterday. Lloyd Minnis of Coral Harbour allegedly committed the crime along with the killing of Dennis […]
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25 October 2017
A lucky University of the Bahamas (UB) student was the first recipient of the Island Luck/ Island Luck Cares (IL Cares) Foundation endowed scholarship yesterday, receiving $35 thousand dollars to complete her studies. Arnesha Frazer, a junior studying accounting, is the first person in her immediate family to attend a University. Expressing her gratitude Ms. […]
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25 October 2017
Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Senator Clay Sweeting says a ‘New Perspective and the day of reckoning’ has come for the party and that only from learning three lessons that contributed to the downfall of the party at the May 10th General Election will the party see change. Addressing the delegates in the 53rd annual convention […]
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25 October 2017
Progressive Liberal Party Senator Jobeth Coleby Davis electrified the crowd with the statement “We Coming for You in 2022” which was directed at all seats lost in the May 10th general election. Davis Coleby was one of six speakers at night two of the convention which focused on various areas that the Progressive Liberal […]
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25 October 2017
Speaking on the theme of “reconnecting”, Former Senator Robyn Lynes admonished the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) to get back to basics. She said in order to do so, it must take a step backward and that starts with the people. “We have to recognize and honor the power of our branches and empower our […]
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25 October 2017
“Rebuilding trust and the ‘old ways of doing things must change’ is what Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) needs to do in order regain the confidence of the Bahamian people,” says Member of Parliament for Mangrove Cay and South Andros, Picewell Forbes. He told the party’s 53rd convention last night that politicians work for the […]
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