It would seem that holidays and weekends are not the best time to ask the Prime Minister or anyone from his Cabinet a serious question because it appears that they are simply unable to formulate a sensible response.

“Nottage: PLP best for polices to fight crime” – The Tribune

Excerpt from this article; “When Bahamians ask themselves which political party has the best policies to fight crime and improve people’s lives, they will say the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) does, National Security Minister Bernard Nottage claimed yesterday.

Stressing that last year’s decrease in murders compared to the previous year – a record 146 in 2015 to 113 – was due to strong police work and Urban Renewal, Dr. Bernard Nottage said officials cannot be satisfied because there is still more work to do to combat violent crime.

His comments came on the sidelines of the New Year’s Day Junkanoo Parade.”

Indeed, any reduction in violent crime especially murder should be credited to the members of the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF), who I believe are still in court fighting an appeal filed by the Junior Minister of National Security, the Hon. Keith Bell, for over time that they are owned for this effort that they have put to bring about this reduction that Bernard Nottage now brags about.  It is interesting that when the Police Staff Association (PSA) won this case for monies owed to them and Keith Bell appealed it, yes they have not been paid, there was no override by Bernard Nottage but yet….

So now they celebrate a 23 percent reduction in the murder rate from a record setting year, a record set under the very same government with the same initiatives, as an accomplishment of the Progressive Liberal Party.

I guess it would be good to say that any reduction in the murder rate should be celebrated but has the country reached this point as it pertains to violent crime and murder?

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

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