Response to Ministry of Finance Pre-budget Announcements

For Immediate ReleaseMay 25, 2020 The Progressive Liberal Party notes with interest, and a healthy dose of skepticism, the announcements by the Ministry of Finance on Sunday. That the government intends to borrow $250 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is not surprising in and of itself. However, that just weeks ago the government […]

On government’s decision to accept criminal deportees.

For Immediate Release16 April 2020 I note the announcement by the Attorney General confirming the government’s decision to accept Bahamian citizens, including convicted criminals, deported by the United States government back in The Bahamas even during the COVID-19 pandemic.  This is an exception to the policy which they announced that Bahamians cannot return home. I find it ironic that criminal […]