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Dear Oswald, Your referenced article has taken some viral interest here in the Bahamas which unfortunately demands that I address you on the matter as this is not the first time you have referred to me in a slanderous article claiming that somehow I have deprived you of a contract or financial assistance in either my personal or public service office. I find your latest charge particularly distressing as you sought to intentionally harm me in my professional capacity in regards to matters you are obviously unacquainted with, truly unfortunate. Integrity matters and I put mine up against yours...

Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Dr Hubert Minnis (standing, right) gestures towards Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Works Desmond Bannister (seated, left) during debate in the House of Assembly on Monday, March 1, 2021. (FILE PHOTO) NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday that if the Free National Movement (FNM) is successful in being re-elected to office, he and Deputy Prime Minister Desmond Bannister will do something that has never been done in The Bahamas: “split” the leadership of the government. The prime minister made the statem...

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. ...

K. Peter Turnquest and Richette Ross NASSAU| An airline set up in England by embattled former Deputy Prime Minister K. Peter Turnquest has been dissolved. Sandpiper Airlines UK limited was incorporated on May 8, 2018 – while Turnquest served as DPM – and dissolved in November 2020. It lists Kevin Turnquest, the FNM MP’s given name, as director and an aviation consultant. His nationality is listed as Bahamian and The Bahamas is listed as Turnquest’s country of residence. Freight air transport is listed as the nature of business for Sandpiper Airline UK. Turnquest reportedly owned...

Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis. (FILE PHOTO) NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) and Democratic National Alliance (DNA) are calling on Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis to clarify the reason Seabreeze MP Lanisha Rolle has resigned from her Cabinet position. The Cabinet Office confirmed the prime minister’s acceptance of Rolle’s resignation as minister of youth, sports and culture, indicating certain matters brought to his attention are currently “under investigation”. Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Fred Mitchell. (FILE PHOTO) In a statement on the m...