Posted on 15 October 2019. Tags: Free National Movement, Hubert Minnis, Reece Chipman, The Bahama Journal, the journal
Free National Movement (FNM) Centreville Constituency Association Chairman Juan Cartwright said Centreville Member of Parliament Reece Chipman’s decision to resign from the party “violates the trust of the people of Centreville.” In a statement yesterday, Cartwright added that he’s deeply disappointed by the resignation. If it was not for the FNM, Cartwright said, Chipman would […]
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Posted on 15 October 2019. Tags: Free National Movement, Hubert Minnis, Tennyson Wells
Family, friends, parliamentarians and officials gathered to pay their respects to former Cabinet Minister and businessman Tennyson Wells during his funeral at Christ Church Cathedral on Friday. Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis gave his condolences to Well’s wife Stephanie, the bereaved family and Well’s colleagues. He remembered him not only as a “noted and capable” […]
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Posted on 11 October 2019. Tags: bahamas news, Free National Movement, Hubert Minnis, Reece Chipman, The Bahama Journal
Centreville Member of Parliament Reece Chipman resigned from the Free National Movement (FMN) on Thursday because of partisan politics and “insecure leadership”. He sent his resignation letter to FNM Chairman Carl Culmer and House Speaker Halson Moultrie and explained that he can better serve his constituents by going independent. Chipman asked Moultrie to be reseated in […]
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Posted on 18 September 2019. Tags: Bahamas Government, bahamas news, Free National Movement, Jones Communications, Peter Turnquest, The Bahama Journal
The near collapse of the economies of Abaco and Grand Bahama caused by Hurricane Dorian will drastically reduce the government’s income for a few years. According to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest, it is estimated that the country’s revenue will be hit with a $200 million shortfall because of the hurricane’s […]
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Posted on 24 July 2019. Tags: bahamas news, Free National Movement, Progressive Liberal Party, The Bahama Journal, The Bahamas, the journal
The Free National Movement (FNM) attacked the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) 10-year plan describing it as “incompetent”. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the FNM criticized the plan pointing out that it begins with massively increasing spending on party infrastructure, including new headquarters in every constituency. “It appears new leadership could be a very real […]
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Posted on 20 October 2017. Tags: Bahama Journal, bahamas news, Carl Culmer, FNM, Free National Movement, The Bahama Journal
The new chairman of the governing Free National Movement is Carl Culmer. Mr. Culmer beat out Howard Grant in an election of the Central Council held at the Party’s Headquarters on Mackey Street last evening. The party held the election due to the resignation of former chairman Sidney Collie that took effect yesterday. […]
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