Last week, the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) New Day government Party held a church service to celebrate three years since it won the governance of The Bahamas.

I remember when people were cautious of what they said in church, especially in the pulpit. This was simply out of respect and/or “fear”, but it would appear that this “respect and fear” is nothing but a memory.

“PM touts three years of work” – The Nassau Guardian

Except from this article;  “As Prime Minister Philip Davis boasted yesterday of the work his administration has done in its three years in office, “rescuing” a country in crisis, he said there is still more work to be done.

“Now, believe us, we are acutely aware of how much work remains,” said Davis at a church service at the Church of God of Prophecy on East Street, New Providence, celebrating the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) third anniversary in office.

“We have built strong foundations for progress, but we are still a long way from realizing the vision we share of a country in which a broad swathe of Bahamian entrepreneurs and investors become the central players in our economy, and when all Bahamian families have the safety, security, and opportunities they so deserve.”

Rescuing the economy of the country is one of the greatest mistruths that the New Day Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) New government has told, not just to The Bahamas but to the world to date. I believe that it is safe to say that no matter who had won the last election, the economy would have rebounded to where it is right now and in invite or dare anyone to present any empirical evidence to refute my assertion.

I ask of the New Day PLP government what economic initiatives did they put in place to bring about this “rescuing of a country in crisis” and exactly what crisis were we in that the country was not already recovering from?

If one were to listen to the New Day PLP government, it would seem an almost certainty that it was the former administration that brought about this “economic crisis” that they claimed that they rescued The Bahamas from but is this true and I feel this is why the New day government, even to date will only tell a part of the story.

Yes, this New Day government met global inflation rising rapidly but what did they do to ease the burden on the people during the time of the rapidly rising inflation? During this time was when VAT was added to breadbasket items and medication and almost every conceivable government fee that increased, including electricity.

Now we have a “hiccup” at the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BPL) wherein there has been a “problem” with the last month billing process that did not produce the lower bills as promised by whatever initiatives that the New Day government was planning to put into place, being the private nature of this government.

Now, we have the New Day government claiming that there was a “hiccup” in the billing process and that the “savings” will be reflected in our future billings. I say that to say this, just as the New Day government has made claims of lower electricity rates and have not been able to deliver, what make one actually believe that they have actually fulfill the promises that they claimed that they have and not simply ridden a wave set in place by a former administration that they seek to vilify on a daily basis?

We presently have a government, in its third year still claiming “successes” that they cannot quantify, many failures that they and blame on others because they are unable to verify them, and much like their governance that they seem to attempt to create a story to describe.

One last question before I go; “What has this New Day PLP government done to date to bring about “a broad swathe of Bahamians entrepreneurs become the central players in our economy” and what are their plans moving forward?

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

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