After a month in office, all that we have gotten from “The New Day “ government’s Minister of Health and Wellness; Dr. Michael Darville are excuses as it pertains to why the “New Day” government has been so slow on its roll out of its COVID-19 plan.

 Former govt ‘forgot’ to order more vaccines – Health minister explains delay in arrival of vaccines” – The Nassau Guardian 20^th October 2012

Excerpt from this article; “The arrival of additional COVID-19 vaccines was delayed because someone under the previous administration forgot to apply for them, according to Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Michael Darville, who yesterday added that more doses of the Pfizer vaccine are en route to The Bahamas.

‘The vaccines are on track, Darville said yesterday outside Cabinet.

‘We have a supply of Pfizer that is en route.  I was fortunate enough to have good news that the vaccines donated by the United States government, the Pfizer vaccines are right behind.’

He said the Davis administration is doing ‘extremely well’ at securing vaccines for The Bahamas, which is still grappling with its third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

‘I’d like to say this – I didn’t want to, but when I came to office, we realized that the reason why we experienced the delay in Pfizer from the COVAX Facility. Darville said.

‘[It] was because under the former administration someone forgot to apply.  As a result of that, it pushed us to the back.  So now with negotiations, it will be here the first week of November.

Thank God.”

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So, only when it has become a “problem” and the country may be running low on vaccines does this New Day government and Dr. Michael Darville offer a reason for the situation that may be leading to delays in the vaccination plan – but wouldn’t a responsible government do an audit of its “assets” in terms of the fight on the COVID-19 pandemic upon taking office?  I mean its only one of our top priorities at this time – something about the entire situation does not smell right.

The situation about the vaccinations and who ordered what and when can be argued and if logic and commonsense is applied then we realize that maybe someone is lying, the problem that I am having is with the very slow roll out of the New Day’s government COVID-19 plan, while numbers are increasing and the death rate related to the pandemic continues to climb .

If memory serves me correctly, Prime Minister, Philip “Brave” Davis, while in opposition spent a lot of his time criticizing former prime minister, the Hon. Hubert Minnis for what Davis claimed at the time was the “mishandling “ of the pandemic.

‘NOT GOOD ENOUGH: Davis bashes govt’s response to coronia virus surge; says public safety efforts must improve” – Eyewitness News – July 30^th 2021.

Excerpt from this article; “Davis: Govt. underutilizing critical tools in pandemic fight – The Minnis government never seemed to have a plan”

Nassau, Bahamas – The official Opposition again criticized the Minnis administration’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis, with its leader Philip Brave Davis asserting yesterday that improving the nation’s pandemic response is a ‘matter of life of death.

One must wonder with this present government’s response to the very same crisis, is it still a ‘matter of life and earth’?  We must ask the New Day prime minister where is his government’s response to this crisis’ in light of the increasing numbers of cases and the increasing numbers of deaths?

Where is the COVID-19 Taskforce that he paraded before the country while in opposition that claimed to have the answers? 

Mr. New Day government prime minister, why has your government been SOO SLOW on its roll-out of your much anticipated initiative.

Does your New Day government even have one?

The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) fails for one reason; it is their nature.

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“No man is happy without a delusion of some kind.  Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realties” – Christian Nestell Bovee

“WE WILL CUT VAT AND SAVE ECONOMY” – The Tribune – October 7^th 2021

Excerpt from this article; “THE DAVIS administration has pleaded to ‘rescue’ the economy, stabilize public finances, decrease value added-tax, as well as ensure anti-corruption and government transparency.

In line with his campaign promise to bring relief to taxpayers, the Progressive Liberal Party government assured Bahamians that the 12 percent value added tax rate would be lowered to ten percent across the board.

In The Speech from The Throne read yesterday during the opening the Parliament at Baha Mar, the Davis administration also reiterated its plans to increase the country’s minimum wage and included a plead to ‘phase in’ a livable wage.

Other notable pledges include introducing a framework for a cannabis industry.

In regards to its VAT tax decrease plead, the Davis administration said this would be delivered despite of the ‘bleak outlook’ of public finances.

The present economic crisis has left a trail of unprecedented misery among the Bahamian people and our public finances in a dismal state,’ Governor General Sir. Cornelius A. Smith and as the speech read.

‘Despite this bleak outlook, my government will introduce measures that will bring immediate relief to the Bahamian people and to businesses.  My government will amend the VAT Act to lower the rate across the board. to 10 percent.”