Progressive Liberal Party Leader Philip Brave Davis (FILE PHOTO)
NASSAU, BAHAMAS The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) is prepared to put forth additional candidates should the Constituencies Commission make changes to the existing boundaries, said PLP Leader Philip Brave Davis yesterday.
Last week, House Speaker Halson Moultrie, who chairs the commission, advised it is considering recommending additional constituencies to ensure voter parity.
Davis insisted that, based on the views of the commission, it is currently “impossible” to have parity with the current boundaries.
Following the opening of Senator JoBeth Coleby-Davis’ Elizabeth constituency office, he told reporters: “My thoughts are that the constitution requires that the commission ensure that there is parity in the numbers in these constituencies.
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Dear Editor,
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis’ announcement on February 5 that his Free National Movement (FNM) administration will be moving forward legislatively to legalize medicinal marijuana comes before the Bahamas National Commission on Marijuana has handed in its final report on marijuana to the Minnis administration which is tentatively scheduled for the first quarter of 2021.
The medicinal marijuana news dominated the headlines and Facebook throughout the weekend, overshadowing the news of Restaurants Bahamas Limited announcing that it will lay off 35 employees from its KFC branches and the news of House Speaker Halson Moultrie formally severing ties with the FNM.
The official logo of the Free National Movement (FNM).
NASSAU, BAHAMAS The Free National Movement (FNM) ratified eight more incumbent members of Parliament, the party announced last night.
According to a statement, FNM MPs Michael Pintard (Marco City), Frankie Campbell (Southern Shores), Iram Lewis (Central Grand Bahama), Pakesia Parker-Edgecombe (West Grand Bahama and Bimini), Reuben Rahming (Pinewood), Adrian Gibson (Long Island), Shanendon Cartwright (St Barnabas) and Ricky Mackey (North Eleuthera) have all secured a spot on the party’s ticket.
The latest ratifications bring the total up to 25.
“The Free National Movement has ratified eight incumbent candidates to help advance the party’s agenda, which at its core, will ensure the continued building of a better Bahamas,” read the statement.
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