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Roberts defends party’s plan for free electricity

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts has defended his party’s controversial plan to provide “free” electricity to customers who keep their residential use below certain limits, saying it coincides with the party’s core principle of helping those who need it most.

PM calls for supporters to join PLP on ‘road to victory’

PRIME Minister Perry Christie last night implored Bahamians to “come out in the thousands” on Thursday for the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) first mass rally “on the road to victory”.

Interest cap pledge on loans

TO reduce the debt burden on Bahamians, the Progressive Liberal Party has pledged it will cap the level of interest that may be charged on loans taken out by government workers and paid through salary deductions if re-elected.

Candidate upset as officer for election is ‘known PLP’

FREE National Movement candidate for Centreville Reece Chipman yesterday criticised the appointment of a “known” Progressive Liberal Party supporter as the returning election officer for that constituency, claiming that the selection could have a negative impact on the “quality of the election process”.

Four held over theft of fuel from BPL pipeline

FOUR men have been arrested in connection with the theft of what police describe as “a large amount” of fuel from a Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) pipeline in western New Providence on Saturday.

Montagu fish vendor robbed

A VENDOR at the Montagu Ramp was held up and robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight on Friday.

Roker ‘shocked’ as international observers called in for election

FORMER Immigration Minister Loftus Roker said he is “shocked and saddened” that international bodies are being brought in to observe the conduct of the upcoming general election when “few countries in the world have an election process more perfect” than The Bahamas.

Facility planned to keep juveniles separate from adult offenders

IF re-elected to office, the Progressive Liberal Party plans to establish a “juvenile system and rehabilitation facility” to ensure that juvenile offenders charged with serious crimes are “separated” from adult criminals and other juvenile offenders. As part of its efforts to fight crime, the PLP also plans to establish a new probation and parole programme so that “in all cases, persons are not incarcerated where there is no need for incarceration”.

Minnis warns of ‘side Letters’ in Baha Mar project agreement

FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis has suggested that there are “side letters” concerning the Baha Mar project that his government will disclose to the public if elected to office.

Pinder: DNA plan for jobs database

ELKANAH Pinder, the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) candidate for East Grand Bahama, unveiled plans for the implementation of a national jobs database during the official opening of his campaign headquarters in Grand Bahama.

Police probe sexual assault of woman caught on video

POLICE have one man in custody in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a woman in New Providence that was filmed and posted on several social media platforms over the Easter weekend.

UPDATED: Three dead in Easter killings

THREE men are dead, including an off duty police officer, after a weekend of violence over the Easter holidays.

Police arrest four after fuel thieves target key BPL pipeline

FOUR men have been arrested in connection with the theft of what police describe as "a large amount" of fuel from a Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) pipeline in western New Providence on Saturday.

Happy Easter to all our readers!

The Tribune will return to newsstands on Tuesday, but tribune242.com will continue to operate over the holiday weekend.

Off-duty police officer one of two men shot dead overnight

TWO men - including an off-duty police officer - have been shot dead in separate overnight incidents in New Providence.

Roberts decries "reckless" Minnis and calls for cool heads in airport dispute

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party (PLP) chairman Bradley Roberts has accused Dr Hubert Minnis of appearing to condone the industrial action which caused flight cancellations and lengthy delays at the Lynden Pindling International Airport as travellers were trying to get away for the Easter holidays.

DNA will bring in jobs database and carry out capital punishment says Grand Bahama candidate

ELKANAH Pinder, the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) candidate for East Grand Bahama, unveiled plans for the implementation of a national jobs database during the official opening of his campaign headquarters in Grand Bahama.

Montagu fish vendor robbed of cash at gunpoint

A VENDOR at the Montagu Ramp was held up and robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight on Friday.

UPDATED: Air traffic controllers 'sick out' causes Easter flight delays and cancellations

FRUSTRATED travellers suffered lengthy delays and cancellations at the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) on Thursday after a number of air traffic controllers engaged in a "sick out".

PLP proposes interest rate cap on loans for government workers

TO reduce the debt burden on Bahamians, the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) says it will cap the level of interest that may be charged on loans taken out by government workers and paid through salary deductions if re-elected.

VIDEO: PLP chairman admits "mistake" over his Butch Scavella Flamingo claim

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts has admitted he made a mistake as he defended his organisation’s view that it did not intend to “diminish” the sacrifice of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) marines who were killed aboard HMBS Flamingo when setting the date for the general election on the 37th anniversary of their deaths.

Turnquest calls PLP free electricity pledge "a disastrous plan"

FREE National Movement Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest on Thursday called the Progressive Liberal Party's (PLP) free electricity pledge a "desperate and disastrous plan" by a desperate and visionless government.

Fitzgerald lashed by FNM chairman over handling of Rubis fuel spill

FREE National Movement Chairman Sidney Collie has chastised the Christie administration for its “lackadaisical” handling of the 2012 Rubis fuel spill, accusing the government of forcing Marathon residents to “weather a storm of potential health risks” while it “sat on its hands”.

Armed robbery charges dropped against trio

THREE men awaiting trial for armed robbery had the charge withdrawn against them in the Supreme Court on Thursday morning.

Anniversary couple kiss and make up in style

IT LOOKS like Bruno Barr’s run of bad luck when it comes to romantic dates with his wife, Lerdon, has finally come to an end.