Election Debates

Organization for Responsible Governance highlights need for cultural change; urges all political parties and candidates to participate NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Recognizing the vital role that debates can have on national elections, the Organization for Responsible Governance (ORG) has lent its support to the National Election Debate series (NEDS). ORG has partnered with presenting sponsors, the University of The Bahamas (UB)...

Debaters will tackle the topic “COVID-19 and Climate Change” this coming Tuesday Organizers renew calls for all political parties to participate given the importance of deepening democracy NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The University of The Bahamas (UB) and Verizon Media Group, parent company of Eyewitness News (EWN) and Aliv’s “Beyond The Headlines” (BTH), will host the second in a series of...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Philip Brave Davis yesterday congratulated the participants of the first National Election Debate series and slammed the Free National Movement (FNM) for its failure to participate. The first installment of the four-part debate series, which is being hosted in collaboration with The University of The Bahamas (UB) and Verizon Media Group, was...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Human Rights Bahamas (HRB) has lauded the recently launched National Election Debate Series as deepening democracy, and encouraged all serious politicians to take advantage of the opportunity to participate. The series, hosted by the University of The Bahamas (UB) in conjunction with Verizon Media Group, the parent company of Eyewitness News, kicked off with a youth debate...

Governing FNM the only party to get cold feet out of eight invited Party chairman claims debate format has “critical defects”; UB argues it levels the political playing field NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Free National Movement (FNM) has advised it will not participate in a series of national political debates being hosted by the University of The Bahamas (UB) in...

UB and Verizon Media national debate series set for May 4 to June 15NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis stopped short of indicating he will not participate in a national debate series with Opposition Leader and Leader of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Philip Brave Davis, advising that he and Davis debate often in Parliament. He was informed...