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PLP Deputy Leader Brave Davis stops in Cat Island as he moves through the Southern and Central Bahamas

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:05:18 EDT

Nassau, Bahamas -- Making his trek across the central and southern Bahamas, PLP Deputy Leader and incumbent for Cat Island, Rum Cay and San Salvador, Philip Brave Davis moved through his constituency as supporters greeted him in Old Bight.

Mr. Davis, just out of a successful campaign swing in Eleuthera, shared with his supporters that the PLP is ready to govern on day one.

“Much of what they stopped, cancelled and reviewed against your best interests will begin immediately when the PLP is returned to office. We care about people!

PLP Concerned About Fire Safety in Grand Bahama

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:58:30 EDT

Freeport, Grand Bahama - Enclosed is a Press Statement by Ms. Tanisha Tynes and Mr Julian Russell PLP Candidates, East and Central Grand Bahama on GB Fire Services.

‏ One of the greatest responsibilities of any government is the safety of its citizens. This Free National Movement Government, given its failure in adequately addressing the scourge of crime, nationally, is now seemingly failing in equipping the fire services in Grand Bahama with all of the necessary resources to keep Grand Bahamians and their properties safe.

The Progressive Liberal Party applauds the hard work and dedication of all Bahamian fire officers, who are often time themselves placed unnecessarily in conditions where their lives are put at risk ...

Free National Movement commentary: "Without Leadership nothing gets done"

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:28:56 EDT

The reason that the Opposition was rejected at the polls after a single term cannot be clearer. There was no leadership. The Christie administration was the weakest, most incompetent and most unproductive government in an independent Bahamas.

The scandals that rocked the Christie government, its late-again work ethic, its lack of significant accomplishments, and its endless list of broken promises all boiled down to a lack of vision, direction and strong leadership by Perry Christie.

In 2009 a senior PLP who sat in Mr. Christie’s cabinet said of that government: “Many PLPs were dissatisfied with our work ethic: our inability to get things done on time, answer phone calls and get to work on time and to deal with requests to the government in a timely fashi...

PLP: North Eleuthera Believes

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:55:20 EDT

Encouraging the people of North Eleuthera to believe in themselves, their abilities and in The Bahamas once again, Leader of the Progressive Liberal Party, the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie told hundreds of Eleutherans, all dressed in gold, at the opening of PLP Candidate, Clay Sweeting’s headquarters in Lower Bogue on Saturday night, that now is the time for the PLP, a government that will put Bahamians first.

“More so than in anytime in our country, the government of The Bahamas must work everyday, everynight, all week, all month, all the year to ensure that Bahamians are given maximum opportunity in their country to be the best they can. That’s what we’re going for,” he said.

FNM’s progress report on its trust agenda between 2007 - 2012 (PDF download)

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:41:21 EDT

Message from the Rt. Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham Prime Minister & Minister of Finance Party Leader My Fellow Bahamians:

The FNM Government has introduced some of the most progressive legislation and historic initiatives in the modern Bahamas, including a shorter work week, minimum wage, unemployment benefits, women’s rights, social assistance, poverty alleviation, national prescription drug plan, business enhancement and environmental protection.The FNM is proud of what it has accomplished since its election to office in May 2007.