Progressive Liberal Party Deputy Leader Chester Cooper expressed his disapproval of the Disaster Preparedness and Response Amendment Bill 2019, which seeks to implement forced mandatory evacuations. Debate on the bill continued yesterday in the House of Assembly, where Cooper said he cannot support the bill because it offends Article 29 of the Constitution. “From all […]
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Cooper Against Disaster Bill
Posted on 17 October 2019.
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COOPER: “MINISTER’S SPIN DIZZYING”
Posted on 14 May 2019.
Shadow Minister of Finance, Chester Cooper yesterday described the spin by the Minister of Finance on the growth of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as “dizzying”. He referred to what he called the Government’s softer than expected GDP growth. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition said, “It is interesting that this Administration repeatedly touted it projection of over 2 percent […]
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FINANCE MINISTER “RAISES RED FLAGS”, SAYS COOPER
Posted on 10 October 2017.
Opposition Shadow Minister of Finance, I.Chester Cooper says the Minister of Finance, Peter Turnquest has “raised numerous red flags with his statements” on the budget deficit. The MP for Exuma and Ragged Island in a scathing attack on Mr. Turnquest said, “having taken two months to respond to Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition’s queries on […]
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Cooper Declares Bid for PLP Deputy Leader
Posted on 21 September 2017.
Member of Parliament for Exuma and Ragged Island Chester Cooper in a big announcement yesterday, declared his bid to offer himself for the office of Deputy Leader of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), promising that he will seek to return core values and principles the party once had. Yesterday at a press conference in the […]
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COOPER Calls for Help for Ragged Island
Posted on 12 September 2017.
As restoration efforts get on the way in the aftermath of hurricane Irma, MP for Exuma and Ragged Island, Chester Cooper, is appealing to the public to help with rebuilding efforts. In a statement released yesterday, Cooper said whilst Exuma received some roof damage, Ragged Island sustained major devastation. That island lost its school, teacher’s […]
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Cooper Supports Govt on BOB Bailout
Posted on 14 August 2017.
Despite being the opposition’s spokesman for financial services, Exuma and Ragged Island MP Chester Cooper said he does not plan to take a partisan stance on the Bank of The Bahamas (BOB) bailout. In a statement yesterday, Cooper said he supports the Minnis’ administration’s move to continue the rescue of BOB through the transfer of […]
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