THOMPSON TELLS GOVERNMENT NO NEW TAXES WITHOUT A PLAN
The Opposition rejects any discussion on any additional tax measure being proposed by this adrift and unaccountable Davis Administration. We make this statement in response to the media reports regarding the plans of the Davis Administration to introduce a tax on...
OPPOSITION LEADER SAYS GOVERNMENT FAILS TO LAYOUT FISCAL STRATEGY AS REQUIRED IN LAW
The Davis Administration continues to display its contempt for the rule of law and the Bahamian people by its now habitual refusal to abide by even the most straightforward legal requirements to report to the country regularly on its financial affairs. By law, the...
CARTWRIGHT SAYS THAT GOVERNMENT NOT PRIORITIZING THE NEEDS OF STRUGGLING BAHAMIANS
The government’s announcement that the demand for social assistance has grown significantly unfortunately has not come as a surprise to the Bahamian people. The government is not prioritizing the needs of struggling Bahamians. Bahamians have been grappling and...
OPPOSITION LEADER ACCUSES GOVERNMENT AND SOCIAL SERVICE MINISTER OF IGNORING THE PAIN AND SUFFERING OF THE BAHAMIAN PEOPLE
The Opposition finds it sad and contemptible that the Minister for Social Services, the Honourable Obie Wilchcombe, would just now be recognizing the need for substantial support for Bahamian families struggling under runaway inflation and still feeling the effects of...
OPPOSITION REJECTS CLAIM THAT PAYMENT FOR PLP POLITICAL TRIP HAS BEEN SETTLED
The government still has yet to show under what authority it was able to borrow money from the Treasury for this trip and which sums appropriated by Parliament would allow for such a loan. We remind the government that funds from the Consolidated Fund can only be used...
OPPOSITION MEASURED IN PROVIDING ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT REGARDING FTX COLLAPSE
The Opposition has been very measured in providing advice to the Davis-Cooper administration in the wake of the collapse of FTX on their watch. The PLP led government was slow in addressing the many rumors and accusations against our country from many quarters...
OPPOSITION LEADER DEMANDS THAT THE GOVERNMENT ENFORCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS OF THE BAHAMAS
Sunken Ship Off The Coast of South Abaco Is Spilling Toxic Chemicals Into Bahamian Waters We demand that the government enforce the environmental laws of The Bahamas, which they met in place. The Environmental Planning & Protection Act 2019 and The Ministry of...
THOMPSON INSISTS THAT GOVERNMENT HAS STILL NOT PROVIDED ANSWERS TO BREAKING THE LAW
The Bahamian people have yet to receive a satisfactory answer from the Davis administration on how it was able to circumvent the law and access the country's external reserves in the SDRs held by the Central Bank. The Central Bank Act in Section 17 (2) (f)...
CARTWRIGHT SAYS ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION CRISIS CHALLENGING THE NATIONAL INTEREST OF THE BAHAMIAN PEOPLE
For decades the Commonwealth of the Bahamas has been grappling with the illegal immigration problem. In the past eight months we have heard from Bahamians across the country as well as government MPs in Abaco and Eleuthera, deeply concerned about the dire illegal...