ALMOST nine months since being elected as the government of the Bahamas, the Progressive Liberal Party has failed “early and often”, the opposition FNM said in a statement yesterday.
“It is blatantly clear that the PLP sold pie-in-the sky dreams to Bahamians,” the statement said.
“No significant jobs have been created. As a matter of fact, Bahamian workers are losing jobs almost daily by way of layoffs or cruel typical PLP victimisation.”
The FNM said all over the Bahamas, people now realise that the PLP is “a tale of two parties” – one that ran an extravagant campaign and made big promises, and the now government, with “no plan, laced with public relations distractions while citizens suffer”.
The statement said: “Bahamians, particularly those residing on Grand Bahama, are disappointed by what appears to be the PLP government’s priorities; a botched referendum exercise, greater comfort for parliamentarians, and world-wide travel exploits for PLP ministers and operatives at the expense of tax payers.
“It is clear that Prime Minister Christie has no real national agenda and Grand Bahama has become the land forgotten.
“The Free National Movement again calls on the PLP government to realise that people are hurting, crime is unbearable, and the honeymoon since May 7, 2012, is long over. Fancy talk and the false hope being pronounced daily will not do.
“The people of Grand Bahama and the wider Bahamas are looking for the kind of honest, prudent, and action-oriented leadership that will move our nation forward.
“The PLP government is failing miserably. The government is asleep at the wheel.
“The FNM once again reminds all Bahamians that every effort is being made on their behalf to force the PLP to deliver on the countless promises made just to win the general elections.”
Comments
TalRussell 11 years, 1 month ago
Comrades take a closer look at the photo of Minnis with his House phone booth sized collection of red shirts MP colleagues, and you'd have ask; "Why is South Abaco's Edison, missing in action (MIA)?"
by TalRussell
abacjoe 11 years, 1 month ago
Tal:
I understand not only the FNM national party has written Mr. Key off but most of the South Central Abaco FNM never did want him as their MP, he was foreced upon them by Ingraham. Key was and still is PLP he thinks and acts like one. If Christie offered him BAIC chairman he would walk the aisle right away. A leopard cant change his spots and Key is speckled PLP.
PKMShack 11 years, 1 month ago
Tal thats what you see and understand from the article, what a same. True PLP are the staements true or false is what our nation should consider.
TalRussell 11 years, 1 month ago
Comrade Abacjoe on the surface your argument has teeth. That is until you conveniently singled out Edison while forgetting all about how the "fisherman/lawyer" from Cooper's down attempted to deep throat Zhicargo right down the mouth's of the good constituents of Fort Charlotte? Closer to your home turf of Abaco. What about the most unqualified of all the red shirts candidates "love offerings" Gomez?
by TalRussell
Understandfacts 11 years, 1 month ago
My gosh, the election is over and the PLP has won, and this will be our government for the next 3.5 years, unless some historical event is about to take place, why can't the FNM shut the hell up and support, contribute more. Why the heck Bahamian people cannot work together instead of bashing each other every opportunity. Our country has been divided long enough, if those bigger heads do not come to together to revive our political, economical, financial and spiritual regimes our country will continue to falter.
I am so sick of one party pointing out the error of mans way. Yes, all of our leaders are men and women and they are susceptible and vulnerable to making mistakes and while every problem cannot be solved it helps none and no one to just keep thrashing each party like this.
I understand the bigger heads have to be held accountable for their actions as we are tax payers and we by way of voting have faith in the system of things, but what good is it to just say "the PLP is failing miserably". You would rather remind the people that the PLP made promises and continue to watch unemployment go up, crime go up, murders go up, while morality goes down, faith goes down etc etc..
Dr. Hubert Minnis, you are far to smart, for all of this bull crap, make the headlines for something elses and Chippy shame on you for sitting tall next to this crap, you were the head of an audit firm you should know what "team" is all about...
I mean really, everything that goes wrong in the country seems to be the governments fault, regardless of which government it is, 14 and 15 year old kids in school, drowning in sexual immorality having kids which they cannot take care of and they go to welfare, cause its the government fault. People can't figure out whether or not to Vote Yes or No, I mean, come on how much education do you need, either you want gambling or you don't, but because Bahamians are so lazy and always looking for someone to blame, again its the government fault.
Stop this crap or us people will continue to suffer, everyone must start figuring how to work together and we need to fast. Tribune stop looking for these dumb political nuisances to fill the headlines, these articles are of no substance and no benefit to the Bahamian People and my friends, and only will create back and forth banter about which MP isn't doing this or that, we cannot live in the past. Encourage them to make good on the promises of the day, now is the time we need to come together as a people and as a nation, now is the time we need to stand in the face of the naysayers that want to "divide and conquer" hold firm our faith in God and live as one....
Dr. Hubert and Mr. Perry, please, get it together.
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