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Bad optics Bad optics Examining whether political debates matter, and what to make of the FNM’s decision to opt out of them Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness (left) and former leader of the People’s National Party Dr. Peter Phillips at the end of their political debate. PHOTO COURTESY OF CARIBBEANNATIONALWEEKLY.COM With American politics so in our faces every four years and in between polling day, calls for our electoral system to take on more features of our neighbors to the north are often made in The Bahamas as a general election nears. One such call is for political leaders to engage in debates, to reflect a more mature approach to electioneering by making themselves available for questioning on a national platform. ....
DUCKING: PM sidesteps national debate participation ewnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ewnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Hanna-Martin: I never received contributions from Nygard Glenys Hanna-Martin. Englerston MP Glenys Hanna-Martin yesterday admitted that she may have benefited “indirectly” from Canadian fashion tycoon Peter Nygard’s contributions to the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), adding that she never received contributions directly from Nygard. When asked if she ever received contributions from Nygard, Hanna-Martin replied, “No. Well, not as far as I’m aware [and] not that I know of. But, not directly for certain. “From what I’m hearing, he did donate to our party, so indirectly, I probably did benefit from the funding that he gave. I’m sure members of the Free National Movement similarity benefited.” ....
Misreading the tea leaves Dear Editor, What do the Democratic National Alliance (DNA), The People’s Movement, Bahamas National Coalition Party, Bahamas Democratic Movement, Bahamas Constitution Party, Vanguard Nationalist and Socialist Party, Workers’ Party and the Coalition for Democratic Reform all have in common? They’re all fringe political parties that have all failed miserably to make a significant difference on the political landscape of The Bahamas, unlike the Free National Movement (FNM) and the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) the two political dinosaurs that have staying power, like the Democratic Party and Republican Party in the United States. With the political pendulum swinging between the FNM and PLP each election cycle since 1997, this has reinforced the age-old consensus that The Bahamas is a two-party state. ....