The Tribune

EDITOR, The Tribune.

THE Vote of No Confidence brought by the erstwhile “Magnificent Four” of the new PLP, led by our leader, the Hon Philip ‘Brave’ Davis, QC (PLP-Cat Island, Rum Cay & San Salvador), against the Speaker of the House of Assembly, has been debated and defeated. Of course, no sensible observer of this whole exercise expected such a motion to succeed in view of the excessively large majority commanded by the governing Free National Movement in the House.

The Speaker, in my considered view was dead wrong from a constitutional and legal position when he suspended Mrs Glenys Hanna-Martin (PLP-Englerston) without first moving a motion, as is required by the Rules of the House. He was also wrong when he suspended three members of the new PLP for simply walking out of the chamber, even though they bowed towards the chair before leaving. The entire episode, including the crude and totally out of order gratuitous tirade by the Speaker.

Now that this exercise has been completed, I would hope that the collective House can now move on to the business of the people of this wonderful nation. It is to be noted, however, that at no time, did the Speaker, in fact, in my view, apologise, he merely stated from his Mount Olympus that: “All is forgiven”. What manner of men and political mice have we elevated to the halls of parliament. To God then, in all things, be the glory.

ORTLAND H BODIE Jr

Nassau,

February 15, 2018.