The bye-election has come and gone and as it is after each and every election, the people have returned to their way of living but they are very hopeful ion the Western Grand Bahama and Bimini constituency because of all of the promises made by the New Day government, who came in and promised the world and then some; all in the name of the former member of parliament; the late Hon. Obie Wilchcombe .

So now this New Day PLP government may actually be required to fulfill its promises; actually, forced to deliver, this has shown to be a problem for them thus far.

“Victory For PLP – Smith wins 575 of votes – Voter Turnout at 62%” – The Nassau Guardian

“The Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) Kingsley Smith won the West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election yesterday, easily defeating a crowded field of four other candidates.

Smith secured 2,150 votes, taking 57 percent of the total votes cast.

The Free National Movement’s (FNM) candidate, Bishop Ricardo Grant, got 1,276 votes.

Coalition of Independents candidate Lincoln Bain received 307 votes; independent candidate Daquan Swain received 28 votes and the second independent candidate, Terneille Burrows, got four votes.

Based on The Nassau Guardian’s calculations, voter turnout was 62 percent. There are 6,079 registered voters in the constituency.

Polls closed at 6 p.m. and the results began trickling in by 6:27 p.m. Half an hour later, it was clear that Smith had won.

Eight weeks ago, the West Grand Bahama and Bimini seat was vacated when the PLP’s Obie Wilchcombe died suddenly.

The PLP pledged to win the election for Wilchcombe and adopted his personal mantra, “one love” as its theme.”

An interesting note is that after two years PLP member of parliament Jobeth Colbey-Davis could actually utter the sentiment that she was unaware of the living conditions that the people of Western Grand Bahama endured; this begs thew question, where has she been, Switzerland?

Surely she does realize that some of the economic policies of the New Day government has worsened these very same conditions, but I digress.

The total lack of knowledge by Ms. Colby-Davis to the conditions of the Western Grand Bahama and Bimini area should be of great concern and have us question if this is indicative of the way forward for the people of Grand Bahama and Bimini, as it would appear that she did not even pay attention to what the late Obie Wilchcombe would have told them about the area and I am sure the manner in which Philip Davis campaigned, he would have taken everyone there; like he did as when he recently help cabinet there in the new complex named in honor of the late Obie Wilchombe.

Now as the New Day government, continues to celebrate its recently victory, I must take into account that the constituency is a strong Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) strong hold and really was theirs to loss and also the PLP collectively climbed carefully on the back of the late Sir. Lyden Pindling and onto the back of the late Obie Wilchombe; while playing the dirties politics seen in quite some time in order to secure and bring this seat home for Obie.

It really would have been seen as an astonishing victory for the Free National Movement (FNM), who really had nothing to lose. 

Note; if the FNM had been victorious in pulling this seat away from the slimy and grimy hands of the PLP, would they have been calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Philp E. Davis.

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

END