Showing posts with label Referendum Bahamas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Referendum Bahamas. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 9, 2013

The upcoming gambling referendum is not about PLP or FNM... ...It is about country first... ...The way to box the choice on January 28 is to vote NO on web shop gaming ...and to vote YES on a national lottery

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For sake of country: Vote no on web shops Front Porch BY SIMON The biggest loser in a yes vote to “support the regulation and taxation...
Monday, January 7, 2013

There are numerous benefits that can be derived by voting YES in the impending January 28, 2013 referendum

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Why vote? Why vote yes? BY PHILIP C. GALANIS This year, as we begin to celebrate 40 years of independence, the Christie administratio...
Friday, January 4, 2013

2013 Gambling Referendum Issues: ... ...since we are dealing with gaming ...the question as to whether Bahamians and permanent residents ought to be allowed to gamble in the casinos of The Bahamas should have been a consideration by way of the impending January 28, 2013 referendum

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Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Press Release: Christie Government....A Missed Opportunity Three weeks before the Referendum on Gam...
Tuesday, November 6, 2012

The Democratic National Alliance (DNA) says:... ...Despite all the talk to the contrary by Prime Minister Perry Christie and his administration in the past few months... the recent announcement in the House of Assembly on the proposed “numbers” referendum is the clearest indication ...and saddest reminder to the Bahamian public yet ...that this administration is in the hands and pockets of the illegal numbers’ men... December 3, 2012 will be nothing more than payback day for services rendered

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DNA Chairman Calls December 3 rd Referendum Christie Administration’s Attempt to “Payback” for Numbers’ Support Despite all ...

The Free National Movement (FNM) believes that Prime Minister Perry Christie is moving with uncharacteristic speed to push through a referendum ...followed by legislation to legalize the numbers business

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PM Christie’s Rush on to Legalize the Numbers Business What is the RUSH? Will haste make for more wasted lives? Prime Minister Chri...
Sunday, September 23, 2012

...the proposed gambling referendum could be dead on arrival (DOA)

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By Dennis Dames As the news surfaces about the upcoming gambling referendum and the possible questions on its ballot – one thing is c...
Sunday, September 16, 2012

The government of The Bahamas must commit to investment in renewable energy technologies ...Diversifying the energy portfolio of The Bahamas is an act that does not require a referendum

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Choosing a scapegoat for oil exploration thenassauguardian editorial Drilling for oil in The Bahamas is a contentious issue, yet it i...
Thursday, September 6, 2012

The promised referendum on oil drilling in The Bahamas is likely to be held some time in 2013 - according to Prime Minister Perry Christie

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Oil Vote To Be Held Next Year   By CELESTE NIXON Tribune Staff Reporter cnixon@tribunemedia.net THE promised referendum on oil dr...
Sunday, August 5, 2012

In waging a fight on the road to the gambling referendum ...the numbers men are doing more than attempting to legalize their businesses... ...They are challenging the role of the church in the modern Bahamas

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The church vs. the numbers men: A fight for legitimacy thenassauguardian editorial The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) and Free Nationa...
Friday, July 27, 2012

The decision by the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) to oppose the 2002 referendum to end constitutional discrimination against women was defended by Prime Minister Perry Christie

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PM defends PLP’s position on failed 2002 referendum By Taneka Thompson Guardian Senior Reporter taneka@nasguard.com Prime Ministe...
Saturday, July 21, 2012

The referendum is about whether or not we have a national lottery ...whether or not we legalize the web shop gambling ...Full stop. ...It’s not about whether Bahamians gamble in casinos,” ...says Prime Minister Perry Christie

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Taking it to the people Casino question to be absent from ballot, but heavy considerations loom By Candia Dames Guardian News Editor can...
Sunday, July 15, 2012

...on the upcoming referendum on the legalization of the numbers industry in The Bahamas: ...A vote by the people to legalize the numbers industry will actually not legalize lottery gambling for Bahamians and legal residents... ...The Parliament would have to pass legislation amending our gaming laws

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The parliamentary vote on gambling is not so simple thenassauguardian editorial There has been much discussion on the upcoming refere...
Saturday, July 14, 2012

....a potential North Abaco bye-election trumps the highly anticipated referendum on the legalisation of gambling

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Gambling Referendum To Take Back Seat To North Abaco Vote By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net THE ...
Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Sidney Strachan, the former chairman of the Bahamas Gaming Reform (BGR) committee expressed disappointment in church leaders who oppose a referendum on gambling

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Church 'Predicament' Over Gambling tribune242   THE former chairman of the Bahamas Gaming Reform committee expressed disappoin...
Saturday, May 26, 2012

Bishop Neil Ellis urges members of the Christian community to “stand firmly” in opposition to the Christie administration’s planned referendum on illegal gambling and a national lottery

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Bishop Ellis: Christians must stand firm against legalized gambling Royston Jones Jr. Guardian Staff Reporter royston@nasguard.com Bi...
Thursday, April 5, 2012

Dr. Victor Cooper of New Bethany Baptist Cathedral urged the nation’s leaders to put the issue of gambling to a referendum ...and determine ways to tax the dozens of numbers houses that are in business throughout The Bahamas

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Pastors urge action on gambling Numbers houses come under fire By Taneka Thompson Guardian Senior Reporter taneka@nasguard.com A B...
Monday, February 27, 2012

On February 27, 2002 — exactly 10 years ago today — Bahamians went to the polls in the country’s first referendum... ...A decade after that vote, The Bahamas is still behind many in the so-called civilized world in some respects... ...By voting "no" Bahamians ensured that the country remained in the archaic position of having discriminatory language in its Constitution

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A cause for change Bahamas should revisit issues in failed 2002 referendum By Candia Dames Guardian News Editor candia@nasguard.com There...
Monday, November 14, 2011

Perry Christie, the political hypocrite calls for an independent Boundaries Commission almost 10 (ten) years after the PLP - under his leadership - encouraged voters to vote against a referendum called by the Ingraham administration on 27 February, 2002... One of the questions had to do with whether an independent Boundaries Commission ought to be established in The Bahamas

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Bethel dismisses Christie’s call for independent Boundaries Commission By Candia Dames Guardian News Editor candia@nasguard.com Free ...