Tag: PPM
PPM government delivered, says premier
(CNS): On the eve of the end of this administration Premier Alden McLaughlin took the opportunity Monday to boast to his legislative colleagues about what he said were the achievements of his government. The Progressive leader said his government had delivered on promises made in the 2013 manifesto, as he tabled the end of term […]
PPM to reveal candidates in six weeks
(CNS Elections): The Progressives will not be unveiling the slate of candidates it will field in the forthcoming general election and the constituencies they will stand in until Saturday 18 March — just 11 days before Nomination Day. The ruling party’s pre-election conference will take place at the Family Life Centre, where the PPM membership […]
PPM urge supporters to call out ‘fake news’
(CNS): In a membership circular this week the Progressives urged their members and supporters to call out the radio talk show hosts and callers who are spreading “fake news” or false allegations about the party and the current government. The official party notice said that accusations had been made by some opposition members and political […]
Tibbetts leaves gap in PPM election line-up
(CNS): The premier has made it clear that if his long-time political friend and colleague, Kurt Tibbetts, sticks to his guns about his planned retirement from the political arena at the end of this administration, it would create a very difficult gap to fill in the PPM team. But speaking to the party faithful at […]
Every vote will count in 2017, says Alden
(CNS): Talking to the party faithful in George Town Wednesday, the premier said that the PPM will be checking the legitimacy and accuracy of the voter list when the Elections Office publishes the register of electors ahead of the 2017 vote. Alden McLaughlin told a Progressive party meeting in Prospect that with the move to […]
PPM starts campaign against Mac’s claims
(CNS): The People’s Progresssive Movement, a.k.a. the Progressives, has begun an online campaign disputing the claims that have been consistently made by Opposition Leader McKeeva Bush in various public forums about their track record. With six months to go before Nomination Day and the official start of the 2017 General Election campaign, the ruling party […]
Suckoo jumps from PPM ship
(CNS): The fourth elected member for Bodden Town, Alva Suckoo, has quit the ruling Progressives party. The rookie MLA, who has been a floating councillor between various ministries, is following in the footsteps of the veteran backbencher, Anthony Eden, a founding member of the party but left last month following disagreements over same-sex unions. While Eden, who […]
C4C MLA’s deny plans to join PPM
(CNS): Roy McTaggart and Winston Connolly, the two George Town MLAs who won their seats as C4C candidates, have both denied having plans to sign up with the Progressives, despite being fully integrated into the PPM-led administration. Mounting speculation this week that the two government backbenchers were planning to throw their lot in with the People’s […]
Premier’s political aide denies assault charges
(CNS): Kenneth Bryan, the premier’s political assistant and former TV news reporter, has pleaded not guilty to two counts against him relating to an incident last October. Bryan, who is suspended from his job in the premier’s office on full pay, is essentially charged with cursing at a police officer and will now face trial […]
Premier’s assistant seeking witnesses
(CNS): The premier’s political assistant appeared in Summary Court Monday facing charges that relate to an argument with police in a nightclub car-park last year. Kenneth Bryan, who has denied disorderly conduct and assaulting police, is appealing for witnesses who were there that night to contact him as he believes there are at least two […]
