AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoDrug Allegations: FNM Leader Michael Pintard is pressing Prime Minister Philip Davis to explain what the government is doing about US prosecutors’ claims that a Bahamian politician accepted bribes from a drug trafficker. West Grand Bahama MP Kingsley Smith denied being the unnamed “Politician-1.” The government says it has asked US authorities to identify the person, but Attorney General Wayne Munroe says it has received no answer. Parliament and Justice: Long Island MP Andre Rollins was ordered out of the House after a dispute over opposition question time as lawmakers debated new Magistrates and Justices of the Peace bills. The proposed Magistrates Bill would extend court hours and raise the civil claims limit to $20,000. Climate Policy: At COP31, Davis announced another $75 million for the Blue Carbon programme, bringing committed funding to $100 million to measure and verify carbon stored in the country’s seagrass meadows. He also warned that political changes are disrupting climate action. Power Costs: Energy Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis described a more than $1 billion power overhaul, but BPL’s chair could not say how the projects will affect consumer bills, though she expects electricity costs to fall.
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