The Tribune

THE Bahamas Constitution Party has announced that it has a new leader, Colin Miller, who has replaced S Ali McIntosh.

According to a press release from the fringe party, Ms McIntosh held the post for 19 years.

Mr Miller previously served in the post of deputy leader for the past six years, the party said.

In a press release, BCP Chairman Dwayne Huyler said Ms McIntosh will retain the post of servant leader emeritus.

The party also announced that Kathleen Knowles, a long-time Abaco resident, will be the party’s standard-bearer for the North Abaco constituency.

The party ran five candidates in the 2012 general election and collectively received less than 100 votes.

Ms McIntosh and Mr Miller ran unsuccessfully in 2012 for the Englerston and Exuma/Ragged Island constituencies respectively.

However this year the party said it will run a full slate of candidates and will host a convention in March.

The BCP has announced the following objectives if elected to office: “To establish a government that will be guided by the laws of God, in keeping with the wording of the Preamble of the Constitution of the Bahamas, which render us a Christian nation government by spiritual values, under the Supremacy of God.”

The party also wants to “establish a new economy, one in which the wealth of this Commonwealth will be made common; redirected, diversify and broadened to include and empower the masses.

“To partnership with and empower the church to play a major role in the socio-economic development of our nation. To introduce a new community and social order, that will reproduce programmes, that are predicated on prevention rather than cure.

“To introduce a Republic system of government, that will allow the Bahamas to move away from the inefficiencies of the Westminster system of governance.”