Reading Alfred Sears in today’s dailies and one would get the impression that he were about to run for Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and not only attempting to re-gain the Fort Charlotte seat for the Progressive Liberal Party.  If I were Prime Minister, Perry G Christie I just may suspect some ‘funny business’ at the next Progressive Liberal Party Convention this fall, that is if the present leader of the PLP sees the necessity of a General Convention.

“Sears; Abolish monarchy, limit PM’s powers” – The Nassau Guardian

Excerpt from this article, “Insisting that Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) is best suited for the Bahamas to address the myriad national challenges, former Attorney General and PLP candidate of Fort Charlotte yesterday presented a package of recommendations to foster a ‘safe, cohesive’ and economically robust Bahamas.

In an opinion piece Sears said has decided to re-enter front line politics at a time of ‘great challenges’.

He said the PLP is best suited by its experience in nation building, commitment to social justice, nationalist orientation, regional sensitivity and political courage to pursue a transformational agenda to place the Bahamas on a more sustainable economic path and foster a more socially cohesive society.” If I am not mistaken, these would be along the very same lines of promises the Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie made as he made his first bid the office of Prime Minister when he first became leader of the PLP, surely Mr. Sears must be aware that for him to have a chance at all of this then he must first win at Convention……my dear God could this mean that…………

Alfred Sears name numerous things that must be done in order to have a path to a safe, cohesive and economically robust Bahamas and one question that I have is has he been keeping these things to himself until now and why hasn’t the Progressive Liberal Party already put them, at least at part, into place within the past four years?

Several of the things that Mr. Sears has put forth in his opinion piece are;

1. He suggests the power to appoint the Chief Justice and Justice of Appeal should not be responsibilities of the Prime Minister and provided to the governor general, who would act on the recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission”, good idea, as soon as we remove the naming of the Governor General from the Prime Minister.
2. He suggests the creation of an independent electoral boundaries commissions, this we have heard many time before from this very same government, they are presently in the position to do something about it.

Indeed, Mr. Sears goes on with many examples of what he feels needs to change or introduced and I am amazed at the manner at which he is just coming of age, so to speak.  One that I have found of some interest is “Sears also recommenced the establishment of a sovereign wealth fund, the re-establishment of the national youth service, tax free excerption for residents in ‘ova da hill’ communities and free tertiary education both technical, professional and academic for all Bahamian citizens.”

In his statement within this opinion piece, with which some we are already very familiar, Mr. Sears begins to finish with, “The forgoing recommendations are amongst some of the new and exciting opportunities that the Progressive Liberal Party should pursue, in my opinion, in order to unleash the creative imaginations and intellect of the Bahamian people, reduce crime, expand opportunities for the next generation of the Bahamas and also to realize their full potential.”  Is Alfred Sears, admitting that the Progressive Liberal Party never attempted these things or failed at them and suggesting that if he were Prime Minister he can bring them about?

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

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