Now it appears that the governing Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) government has worked itself into a corner of sorts and is attempting to find a way out, I feel that it is the duty of the Opposition Free National Movement (FNM) and all other concerned citizens that find the use of another person’s personal and private data by any the members of this government to not allow them to wiggle their way out.

“Grain of Salt – Financial services minister sends dangerous signal to sector” – The Nassau Guardian, National Review

Excerpt from this article; “On March 12, Minister of Financial Service Hope Strachan posted to her Facebook page a statement from her colleague Minister of Education, Science and Technology Jerome Fitzgerald, in which he said it appears certain people are more concerned about how he came about the private emails of certain members of Save the Bays as opposed to the ‘damming information’ contained in these documents.”  This statement within itself by the Minister of Education shows not only the total lack of morality he has but it also shows the blatant disregard and concern that he has for another person’s privacy and we know that at least one other in his camp, the Hon. Shane Gibson, that shares the very same distain for the general public’s basic right to privacy but indeed Minister Fitzgerald persons must concern themselves about how you obtained these private documents/correspondence because of the simple fact that they are PRIVATE; I am beginning to believe that Minister Fitzgerald either lacks an understanding or appreciation or both of this concept, now back to the bind that this government finds itself in.

“Strachan has known to show blind allegiance to the political party she is a member of, and to her colleagues.

But in her position as minister responsible for ensuring the protection of the financial sector, she ought to be careful of the signal she sends in supporting her colleagues.”  Here we have a case of a member of Parliament knowing what is best for her sector and country but not doing what is right because of her allegiances.”

The reason why I would hazard a guess that she knew what was right is because her disconcertment over the leak of private [financial] documents in the Panama Papers; which could possibly have negative repercussions on our financial industry. So in light of her disconcertment and the warning by the Data Commissioner, the Progressive Liberal Party now finds itself in a bind over whether to violate the spirit of the Data Protection act; overseen by Minister Fitzgerald, and release more emails and been seen as a government that will openly and readily violate the law at their convenience or pay close heed to the warning of the Data Commissioner and take pause as to what damage can be done by the Panama Papers to our financial sector and learn from it and avoid making the same ‘mistake’.  At this point it is a potential ‘teachable moment’.

As Minister Fitzgerald has already shown, he is quite ready to violate laws that fall under his very own ministry; as I have said this minister shows very little evidence of having a moral compass about him now the Minister of Financial Services is faced with the dilemma of backing her colleagues and basically condoning the leak of the ‘Panama Papers’ and proving that she also has no moral fiber herself or standing up for her sector, the spirit of the Data Protection Act and basic right it privacy and showing the Minister of Education that he is wrong in his actions as these very actions on a larger scale are threatening the stability of our financial sector.  Actually it is a simple choice by ‘blind allegiance’………..

The Progressive Liberal Party fails for one reason, it is within their nature.

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