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Dear Editor,
I am totally convinced that when the political history of The Bahamas is objectively told, this Minnis led FNM administration will emerge as the singular most corrupt government administration of the party era.
The historical irony of the FNM is that it’s formation came amidst the dismissal of PLP ministers in connection with the scandal surrounding the lobbying and alleged bribery for the granting of a casino license up in Freeport.
This was followed by a bombing, a murder and multiple accounts of violent acts of voter intimidation in the run up to the 1972 general elections. All of these incidents were connected to the political activities and operatives of the FNM, even as they sought to brand the PLP as corrupt.
Govt can’t circumvent law for displaced Dorian voters, Dames says Marvin Dames.
While Minister of National Security Marvin Dames said yesterday that the government will “abide by the law” as it relates to voters displaced by Abaco and Grand Bahama, he gave no indication that changes to the law are being considered to accommodate those affected.
“The law is pretty clear on that and we can’t circumvent the law,” he said told reporters outside Cabinet.
“…The law is really clear on persons who would have been out of their jurisdiction for I believe it’s six months and how they ought to be treated.
PLP deputy laments nurses’ predicament
Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Deputy Leader Chester Cooper said it is “most unfortunate” that nurses who worked during the COVID-19 pandemic had to reach out to the government by demonstrating outside the House of Assembly yesterday.
Cooper stopped to thank the dozens of nurses who were demanding to speak with Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis about money owed for working during Hurricane Dorian and the pandemic for their service.
“I think nurses have taken the front line, the brunt of the pandemic, over the last year,” he said in front of the crowd of demonstrators.
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NASSAU, BAHAMAS Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle yesterday defended the integrity of the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) amid claims that senior officers were paid off to cover up former Lyford Cay resident Peter Nygard’s alleged sex crimes in The Bahamas.
A recent documentary released by CBC, involving interviews with 19 women who alleged the Canadian fashion mogul raped them, titled “Evil in Paradise”, sheds light on Nygard’s purported influence on public officials and law enforcement to allegedly silence his victims.
Yesterday, Rolle said he had not seen the documentary and maintained that he remains “extremely pleased” with the men and women who make up the organization.