June 16, 2017
Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis.
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PM to undergo surgery today
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis will undergo a “minor surgery” at the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) today and will be out of office until Friday, the Cabinet Office announced yesterday.
Minnis: I don’t have a personal view
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has said he has no personal view when it comes to marital rape, saying the government will ultimately allow the people’s voices to be heard on the controversial issue of whether it should be outlawed.
‘I made mistakes - I’m only human’
WHILE admitting he sometimes gets “it wrong” and does not communicate as best he could, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said there have been many “tough” days since the Free National Movement was elected to govern the country earlier this year.
Bill aims to bring higher pay and a stronger economy
THE government will begin debate tomorrow on a bill intended to “lead to higher paying jobs” and “build a stronger and more stable economy,” according to a press release from Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis.
Technology hub planned for Grand Bahama future
THE government has adopted new measures to accelerate the economic turn around in Grand Bahama, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday as he touted the success of the Grand Bahama Technology Summit last week.He said it was the government’s in
About turn: MPs will get pay rise
THREE years after opposing a salary increase for parliamentarians because of the weak economy, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis now says his administration will raise the salaries of members of Parliament in the next fiscal year.
‘If they can’t run a convention, how can they run the country?’
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis knocked the Progressive Liberal Party for its “chaotic” national convention, saying if the opposition party could not properly pull off an internal event, it cannot lead the country.
Independent Immigration Commission 'as soon as possible'
ONE day after addressing one of the country’s largest Haitian congregations where he pledged immigration reform, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis spoke again about the proposed establishment of an independent commission to oversee immigrant applicatio
Prime Minister ‘hasn’t indicated regret’ over criticism of Christie administration’s bill
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has given no indication he regrets his criticism of the Christie Administration’s Interception of the Communications Bill despite its likeness to the one his administration tabled in Parliament several weeks ago, according to press secretary Anthony Newbold yesterday.
PM insists Campbell no dual citizenship
TRANSPORT and Aviation Minister Frankie Campbell does not have a Haitian passport, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis told The Tribune yesterday.
PM to open Family Island offices for monthly visits
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis plans to open temporary offices in other Family Islands, including Exuma, Eleuthera, and Central Andros to begin monthly visits there.
Code violations added to hurricane damage
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis expressed grave concern over the lack of enforcement of proper building codes in the construction of houses that were severely damaged by a tornado in a Freeport subdivision.
PM's national address on Hurricane Irma in full
Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis' gave a national address on Hurricane Irma on Tuesday evening from the Office of the Prime Minister.
VAT promise stays on hold
THE government has to clean up the “mess” left behind by the former administration before it can make good on key campaign pledges like the repeal of value added tax on certain items, Press Secretary Anthony Newbold said yesterday.
PM pays tribute to 'nation builder' Sir Geoffrey Johnstone
PRIME Minister Hubert Minnis paid tribute to the late Sir Geoffrey Johnstone on Friday, lauding the former Cabinet minister as a nation builder.
Settling scores not part of PM's agenda
AMID the Minnis administration’s crackdown on perceived wrongdoing, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday denied allegations the government was primarily concerned with “witch hunts” over executing plans to advance the course of the nation.
Campaign pledge stays off agenda
DESPITE announcing intentions to seek the public’s consent through a referendum on instituting term limits for the prime minister, a recall system for non-performing members of Parliament and an independent Constituencies Commission and Electoral Commission, the Minnis administration has not decided on a timeline for this exercise, how it will be executed or what it might cost taxpayers.
PM Minnis to Attend 38th CARICOM Meeting in Grenada
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis is scheduled to attend the 38th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in St George’s, Grenada.The meeting takes place July 4-6. It will be Dr Minnis’ inaugural CA
Minnis wants Grand Bahama to be ‘renowned’ for duty-free shopping
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday detailed his administration’s tourism strategy, highlighted by plans to introduce several initiatives to re-energise Nassau and rebrand Grand Bahama as a “renowned duty-free shopping centre.”
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VDSheep 7 years, 3 months ago
The PM promised accountability! Whoever is found to have stole - MPs’ civil servants or others ‘ must be tried in the courts like any other criminal! If this does not happen – the PM will be just like the criminals that must be brought to justice in a court of law!
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