UNANSWERED OPPOSITION QUESTIONS TO THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
TABLED DECEMBER 8TH 2021 Will the Honourable Minister advise this Honourable House what is the rationale for discontinuing the Public-Private Partnership on the packing houses, feed mill and abattoir? TABLED SEPTEMBER 28th, 2022 Has the Public Procurement Board been...
PRESS STATEMENT REGARDING THE PRIME MINISTERS BACK PEDDLING ABOUT COMMENTS ABOUT THE HEDGE PROGRAM AND THE RATE REDUCTION BOND.
On Monday, 6th February 2023 while in Parliament, Prime Minister Davis finally acknowledged that he was briefed on the Hedge Program and decided against it. This admission confirmed that he misled Parliament on the matter earlier. Furthermore, in his attempt to deny...
THOMPSON SAYS GOVERNMENT FAILING SMALL BUSINESSES
The Government is making it more difficult for businesses and its policies are frustrating the private sector. The Opposition supports the comments by the BCCEC and shares the concerns raised by them and, in particular, Bahamian micro and small businesses regarding...
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...