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“Our children are watching these discourses”
NASSAU, BAHAMAS Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Deputy Leader Chester Cooper yesterday lambasted the government over the abrupt adjournment of parliamentary proceedings.
House Speaker Halson Moultrie accused the executive branch of the government of failing to act in response to a COVID-19 exposure in the Lower Chamber and of “disrespecting” him.
Cooper told reporters he believed Parliament should not have convened in the face of a staffer testing positive, adding the speaker’s discourse was “concerning” and “unhealthy”.
“While we have long held the view that the Minnis administration is inept and unfit for governance, we did not think it would have overseen what appears to be the unraveling of the legislative branch of our democracy,” he said.
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.
READY TO SERVE: CANDIDATES FOR GENERAL ELECTION
PLP Leader Philip Brave Davis and Deputy Leader Chester Cooper announced 18 new candidates to take the party into the next General Election
The Progressive Liberal Party is excited to introduce 18 distinguished candidates for the upcoming General Election.
In the last several years, our party has ratified a new constitution, introduced new reforms, and opened up the party. As a result, we had hundreds of people apply to run on the PLP ticket for the next general election.
They have been working and connecting with Bahamians as aspirant candidates in constituencies across the country. Their great energy and passion for service are a testament to the vibrancy of our party and our democracy.
Cooper: Bahamas should be proactive on EU blacklisting threat Chester Cooper.
Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Deputy Leader Chester Cooper, who is also the shadow minister of finance, yesterday urged the government to be proactive regarding the threat of another European Union (EU) blacklisting for jurisdictions with zero-rated corporate taxes.
Members of the European Parliament (MEP) last week adopted a resolution to put more pressure on the European Commission to keep “tax havens” blacklisted until they make material legislative changes the EU wants. While the resolution must go through various levels before it becomes law, the EU is seeking to have it enforced before the end of the year.