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Tennyson Wells dies age 72

Former Cabinet Minister and BAMSI Chairman Tennyson Wells died this morning at the age of 72.

300 BAMSI payment records go missing: Lost paperwork hindering audit

THE completion of the audit into the Bahamas Agriculture & Marine Science Institute has been prolonged as the auditors hunt for information concerning hundreds of disbursements, BAMSI chairman Tennyson Wells said yesterday.

'It will take time and effort. It will even take some money, but we will get BAMSI back on course'

THE primary purpose of the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute has always been to educate students to become successful farmers and not directly satisfy local food demands, the institute’s chairman Tennyson Wells said yesterday.

‘Super contracts and destroyed documents’

A FORENSIC audit of the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute has criticised the “ridiculously favourable” contracts senior administrators received weeks ahead of the 2017 general election, BAMSI chairman Tennyson Wells said yesterday.

'Clearing shanty towns will help Haitians to integrate'

FORMER Agriculture Minister Tennyson Wells yesterday expressed support for the government’s shanty town clearing exercise, telling The Tribune he feels it will engender increased integration of the Haitian community.Mr Wells said he felt that individ

Minnis coup – ‘not a chance in hell’

FORMER Cabinet minister Tennyson Wells yesterday theorised the only credible threat to Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ leadership was the country’s economic stability, not another party coup.

Tennyson Wells says leader’s ego hurting DNA

FORMER Cabinet minister Tennyson Wells yesterday said Democratic National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney’s ego has been to the detriment of his party, as he predicted an abysmal performance by the DNA in the upcoming general election.

Wells says boundary changes favour FNM

FORMER Cabinet minister Tennyson Wells yesterday challenged all Free National Movement (FNM) members “actually vying for a seat” to be wise and take advantage of the recently announced boundary changes, which he said “favours” the FNM.

‘Rollins comments show lack of plan by rebel seven’

FORMER Cabinet minister Tennyson Wells yesterday pointed to the recent statements made by Fort Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins as further evidence that the “rebel seven” acted selfishly, and were only motivated by “spite and pettiness”.

Former Minister says Gray should have been upfront with the people

FORMER Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Tennyson Wells yesterday said he saw no issue with a controversial $2.1 billion Chinese proposal for Andros, but admonished current Minister V Alfred Gray for not being “upfront with the people.”

Butler-Turner ‘will lose Long Island’ for FNM

FORMER Cabinet minister Tennyson Wells said yesterday that the Free National Movement “will lose” the Long Island seat in the 2017 general election if it presents area MP Loretta Butler-Turner as its candidate, as many supporters have been angered by her recent actions.

Tennyson Wells vows to support rival campaign in long island

IF Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner is renominated as the Free National Movement’s standard-bearer for the constituency, former Cabinet Minister Tennyson Wells pledged yesterday that he would campaign for an independent candidate or run in the area himself as a last resort.

‘Bad precedent’ over $100,000 demand in FNM leadership race

FORMER Cabinet minister Tennyson Wells said yesterday that the Free National Movement has set a “bad precedent” by asking leadership contenders to fund the party’s upcoming convention.

Wells urges greater vetting for FNM candidates as Sands suspends campaign

FORMER Cabinet minister Tennyson Wells yesterday said that former Free National Movement (FNM) candidate Leonard Sands should not have accepted his nomination in the Bain and Grant’s Town constituency if he was unhappy with party infighting as he called for more stringent vetting.

Tennyson Wells encouraged move to FNM

FORMER Cabinet Minister Tennyson Wells yesterday said he first approached Fort Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins and Bamboo Town MP Renward Wells about joining the Free National Movement and encouraged initial discussions for the plans to come to fruition.

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