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AG defends housing initiative; says it is not discriminatory Attorney General Carl Bethel. Attorney General Carl Bethel yesterday defended the government’s decision to develop an upscale subdivision for young professionals, insisting that it is the right thing to do given The Bahamas’ changing demographics. “This is a targeted initiative designed to empower young Bahamians,” he said in the Senate. “What could possibly be objectionable about that? “But all we have heard from members opposite in the other place is nitpicking, criticism. I heard the most outrageous things.” Bethel added, “It is a paradigm shift that recognizes the demographic changes where more than 50 percent of the Bahamian population is under the age of 50. It reflects the fact that in the country the average age is becoming younger and younger. ....
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(FILE PHOTO) NASSAU, BAHAMAS Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Philip Brave Davis yesterday warned “things will go from worse to catastrophic” if this nation continues with “business as usual”. Davis, while giving an address at the launch of the PLP’s economic plan, stressed the need to build a resilient economy, create jobs and transform education. “First, we have to understand, as clearly as possible, what is at stake. I believe Bahamians can handle the truth, and the truth is that things have gone from bad to worse, and if we continue to stand still, if we continue with business-as-usual, things will go from worse to catastrophic,” he said. ....
Two women to challenge PLP leaders in traditional strongholds Felicia Knowles (left) and Jennifer Isaacs-Dotson. Two women, both political newcomers, running on the Free National Movement’s (FNM) ticket, are hoping to pull off major upsets in the upcoming general election by flipping seats currently held by the leader and deputy leader of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP). Felicia Knowles, an insurance executive and mother of one, has taken on the mammoth task of running against PLP Leader and Cat Island, Rum Cay and San Salvador MP Philip Davis. Davis has held that seat for nearly 20 years since he first won it in 2002. ....