The Tribune

EDITOR, The Tribune.

ALLEGED STATE OF THE ART ROAD TRAFFIC LICENCE SYSTEM.

BOY the PLP don’t like those born in the 10th month (Sir LO would never have treated the 10th month people this way).

Questions have to be asked - it was reported that the original RFP/Tender was won at $4m but the end programme doubled in cost to $8m and from day (1) a total mess.

Where has this programme been used before?

Is it correct that a Bahamian used to work for a Vehicle Licensing Department in the US came home with the idea and sold it to Road Traffic and now is employed?

Pre the launch we were swung that this programme was integrated and linked to NIB VAT - Business License and Immigration but I am reliably told nothing of the sort.

Question: NIB - VAT - Business License and now Vehicle Licensing Why is government insisting on so much personal data to fulfill registration? Is the PLP designing a 1984 scenario as George Orwell suggested would be around where the State knew precisely what you were thinking!

My neighbor gone through this Licensing mess and blow me down after five plus hours he still have not gotten the new License disc! Told road Traffic will call him in two-weeks - pray they don’t mail it as that will never arrive as that next department in this Ministry is underwater with all kinds of paradigm confusion... letters take two-three weeks for delivery at the General Post Office.

Same goes with those deceiving TV ads for NHI…nothing going to change January 1st, 2017 except those who cannot attend a private doctor will now be able - what happened to the Prime Minister’s concern that yearly 700 people died because they could not afford heath care?

Swinging again PLP - swinging again. So after January 1, 2017 still 700+ will die but who cares this is election year. Best little what? Not under Christie and the present PLP.

W THOMPSON

Nassau,

October 26, 2016.