September 3, 2024
Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Dr Dwayne Sands speaks during a press conference at FNM Headquarters on Sept 2, 2024. Photo: Dante Carrer/Tribune Staff
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Bahamas ‘in far darker place’ in unregulated medicine sale
The Bahamas is in “a far darker place than a decade ago” over the sale of unapproved and ‘grey market’ medicines, an ex-health minister asserted yesterday, adding: “The pirates are still here.”
Sands warns voters beware of campaign-season promises
FNM chairman and former minister of health Duane Sands warned voters to be cautious about campaign-season promises, suggesting the Davis administration would borrow heavily to finance short-term commitments aimed at winning support.
Sands says voter registration changes risk election confusion
AS the Parliamentary Registration Department ramps up preparations ahead of the next general election, Free National Movement (FNM) chairman Dr Duane Sands has raised concerns about recent changes being implemented by the department, warning that they could create confusion and undermine public confidence.
FNM doubles down on call for Golden Isles Returning Officer’s removal
The Free National Movement issued a second letter to Parliamentary Commissioner Harrison Thompson yesterday outlining what it says are multiple conflicts that make Golden Isles Returning Officer Neil Campbell “wholly unsuitable” to oversee the by-election.
FNM: Remove Campbell now
A FURIOUS war of words erupted yesterday as the Free National Movement escalated its campaign to oust Golden Isles Returning Officer Neil Campbell, demanding his immediate removal and declaring him unfit to oversee Monday’s by-election.
Sands eyeing Bamboo Town as FNM will soon reveal additional candidates
FREE National Movement Chairman Dr Duane Sands is eyeing the party’s nomination for Bamboo
Sands: Come clean on energy deal
The Opposition’s chairman yesterday urged the Government to “come clean” over its energy transformation deal amid suggestions a key partner has paused work while it waits for agreements to be formalised.
FNM chair calls taxing private wells ‘absurd’
The Free National Movement’s (FNM) chairman yesterday branded the concept of taxing private well owners as “absurd” as the Prime Minister ruled out any such move or raising water tariffs for Bahamians.
Sands challenges Gov’t over ‘cooking the books’ on deficit
THE Free National Movement’s (FNM) chairman yesterday challenged whether the Government “cooked the books” to bring last fiscal year’s deficit in close to its original $131.1m target.
‘Still need for Commission of Inquiry on Dorian’
WITH the Davis administration not having committed to launching a commission of inquiry into Hurricane Dorian-related deaths, Free National Movement (FNM) chairman Dr Duane Sands said he still supports such an inquiry, emphasising that some families need closure regarding their missing loved ones.
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