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• The Minnis era is over
  Now that the campaign dust has settled, the bright lights of virtual and drive-in rallies dimmed, and a winner has emerged, there is understandable euphoria on the part of supporters of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP). After a resounding rejection at the polls under the leadership of Perry Christie in 2017, the PLP is again […]
• COVID deaths surpass 500
  The COVID-19 death toll in The Bahamas surpassed 500 yesterday, after 22 additional COVID-19 deaths were confirmed, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Health. Those deaths were recorded between August 24 and September 14. Thirteen of those individuals were women between the ages of 32 and 99. The remaining nine individuals were men between […]
• Tidal Wave
  In a brutal rejection of the Minnis administration, Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Philip Brave Davis was yesterday elected as the fifth prime minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas after his party won more than 30 seats in the 39-seat House of Assembly. The unofficial results showed that only three members of Cabinet held onto their […]
• Minnis says he will stay on 
  After a crushing defeat became evident last night, outgoing Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis opted not to go before the cameras and speak to the Bahamian people, but instead released a statement conceding defeat to Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Philip Brave Davis, and announced he has no plans to resign as leader of the Free National […]
• Lessons from the loss 
  For nearly the last 20 years, voters in The Bahamas have rejected an incumbent party. The last time they gave a prime minister a second term was Hubert Ingraham in 1997. In 2017, the Minnis administration came to office promising transparency, accountability and respect for the Bahamian people. What many voters felt they got instead […]
• Where does the FNM go from here?
  Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis last night led the Free National Movement (FNM) to a spectacular defeat at the polls, appearing up to press time to be on a similar scale as the defeat he handed the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) in 2017. And like former Prime Minister Perry Christie at the time, he has […]