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Says he was told he left the FNM “at the right time” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Speaker of the House of Assembly Halson Moultrie yesterday predicted that Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis will call a general election in June of this year or shortly thereafter. Moultrie opined that the government cannot go beyond the mid-year budget exercise without finding alternative means to raise revenue in the form of more taxes, which would adversely affect its chances of re-election. He said based on his circumstances, his experiences and analytical expertise, he “reached a conclusion that the election mus...

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 prob...

Opposition Leader Hon. Philip Brave Davis Q.C. I am deeply saddened to learn of the death of my friend, fellow Toastmaster and Parliamentary colleague, Sir William ‘Bill’ Allen. I have known Bill for many years, having worked closely with him as part of the original members of Toastmasters Club 1600 during its formative years in the 1970’s. A trained accountant by profession with a keen and an incisive financial mind, Bill was one of those members of the Bahamian Diaspora who were professionally accomplished, working in the United States as an executive with a major Fortune 500 company....

Biden selects Merrick Garland for AG! This is who Garland is! The Wall Street Journal reports: “President-elect Joe Biden intends to tap Merrick Garland as his nominee for attorney general, selecting a widely respected jurist and experienced prosecutor to steady a Justice Department rocked by years of political storms, people familiar with the matter said.” Yeah, he’s great. A brilliant Harvard graduate, Garland is friends with Barack Obama and John Roberts and he has clerked for the outspoken Progressive Justice Brennan. Senator Lee of Utah, who has clerked in the Supreme Court, descri...

Time together, and what are you looking for? >> well, the starting gate. iowa is voting tonight. the map, and we are waiting for the results, and the ka kacandi are in alphabetical order there, and when we fill in the delegations, they will then be able to flip. and going back four years ago, that is how close it was with secretary clinton and bernie sanders. and so we can use it to take a look. iowa will surprise you, and senator amy klobuchar, she is from minnesota right here, and so early, we will watch the counties near minnesota who might know her best. and some results that say, hmm, kee...