This morning Fred Mitchell Chairman of the New Day Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) government, took to social media to “set the record straight” and to embarrass the opposition and all those that oppose the New Day PLP government. 

It would seem that with each and every voice-note that Chairman Mitchell puts out, he only brings embarrassment to himself and to the New Day PLP party and government.

Today Fred Mitchell says;

“Michael Pintard thinks he’s got the wind at his back, even though his sails are flapping all over the place and his ship appears rudderless. From his seat in the House of Assembly on Wednesday past, he claimed that the Prime Minister’s budget statement reflected desperation.

I would use another D and not [to] describe the Prime Minister, but [to] describe Mr. Pintard, who is delusional politically. Living in a cloud cuckoo land, he thinks his life is a fairy tale.

 The mid-year budget statement had plenty of good news for everyone, mainly, I think, on the tax front, that contrary to the plans of the FNM and contrary to the advice of the IMF, the taxes are going down, down, down on food.”

What Mr. Mitchell fails to tell the public it that they have already taxed the “hell” out of the average Bahamian and as they are set to some reduce taxes still not having achieved their economic goals, they ask for the Bahamian public to now be grateful for the government’s shortcomings;

“The Bahamian government recorded a $394 million deficit as of December 31, 2024—far exceeding the projected $69.8 million deficit for the fiscal year 2024/2025. This shortfall, despite record revenue collections of $1.4 billion, suggests that government spending is outpacing revenue intake, a trend that could have mixed implications for the average working Bahamian.”

“For the average working Bahamian, the $394 million deficit signals potential economic risks, despite short-term improvements in wages and public spending. If the government fails to rein in spending or find sustainable revenue sources, the burden may eventually fall on taxpayers in the form of higher taxes, reduced public services, and increased borrowing costs. While investments in healthcare, infrastructure, and education are beneficial, long-term fiscal stability remains a major concern that could impact job security and the overall cost of living.”

But Mitchell does not stop there, I get the feeling that he does not know when to stop, as he does not seem to listen to himself or maybe he like listening to himself, interesting;

“The FNM is just a talk shop at the moment, and if there is any D or desperation, I would suggest that the leader of the opposition looks in the mirror.

 The FNM has been trying to find scandals, but every time they think they have the PLP to the mat, just before you can say Jack Sprat, there is a rational and sensible answer awaiting.

After batting away their stupidity on rehires in the public service, Michael Pintard comes up with the great idea that when he becomes Prime Minister, God forbid, he’s going to fire the 213 policemen on the payroll. This is stop, review, and cancel all over again. I warn you people, do not vote for this man, he’s delusional. 

Then they thought they had something about when they discovered this thing about the moorings in the Exuma Land and Sea Park. The government moved to stop and regulate these American boaters coming into the Land and Sea Park and dumping doo-doo in the water and doing so for free. It was a joint venture. The businessman has now decided he’s had enough of this, he’s not putting his family through this FNM grinder. So the end result now is the FNM has caused the country to lose and doo-doo to be dumped freely in the waters of the Exuma Park. “

The issue with the re-hires still is not sitting well with right thinking Bahamians, especially the younger ones but it would appear that “someone” has convinced Mr. Mitchell that he is right.  I am thinking that these persons are over 30 years old.

Then there is this section of Mitchell’s voice note that is very confusing, as Mitchell criticized the FNM’s stance on the Exuma Land and Sea Park moorings issue, accusing them of causing the country to lose revenue and allowing unregulated waste disposal by foreign boaters. He described the government’s initiative as a joint venture aimed at regulating moorings and preventing environmental degradation. It would appear that Mr. Mitchell is in his very own “cloud cuckoo land”.

Actually the controversy centers around a 21-year seabed lease granted to Bahamas Moorings Company for 49 anchorage sites throughout the Exuma Cays. The deal faced backlash due to a lack of transparency, absence of competitive bidding, and potential privatization concerns. Local authorities halted the project, citing missing key approvals. The primary environmental concern was the potential damage to coral reefs and seabed from unregulated anchoring, rather than waste disposal issues.

“An Exuma-wide boat mooring/anchorage deal branded as “insane” by Bahamian marina chiefs has been halted by local government authorities due to the purported absence of key approvals.

Bahamas Moorings Company, which according to documents obtained by Tribune Business has secured a 21-year seabed lease for 49 separate anchorage/moorage sites spread throughout the Exuma Cays, was on Friday ordered to “cease and desist” what the island’s administrator described as an “unauthorized mooring installation”.

The move came after the lease, seemingly signed by the Prime Minister in his capacity as minister responsible for Crown Land on January 25, 2025, sparked consternation, bewilderment and anger among boaters/yachters, impacted Family Island communities and others who all said they were blindsided by revelations of this deal.

Besides raising questions over the Davis administration’s apparent lack of transparency and failure to consult Out Island communities, other observers also challenged why a deal of this nature was not put out to competitive bidding via a request for proposal (RFP). And they queried why the Government had not adopted a different public-private partnership (PPP) model by retaining the seabed and hiring a private operator.

Instead, several sources suggested the lease deal represents a privatization of all safe, feasible anchorage and mooring sites throughout the Exuma cays outside of those in the Exuma Lands and Sea Park. In effect, they said the Government has given a private company a monopoly over these sites where it will be “mandatory” for boats and yachts to pay the fees levied by Bahamas Moorings Company.”

Now, the Member of Parliament that represents this the Exumas has finally broken his silence on the matter to say; that he I pleased with the government’s decision to end the agreement with Bahamas Mooring Ltd. and that the deal (which had been signed off by the prime minister), was done without proper environmental and other approvals” and “Whilst we encourage entrepreneurship, there is a correct way to do things.”

Mr. Mitchell, the budget as presented is worrisome for the reasons as presented above and only time can tell if it is beneficial to the average Bahamian, at this time it seems to have come just in time to “buy” an election and the manner in which you wish to portray this mooring controversy, leaves very much to be desired by a “seasoned politician” like yourself as it is not an issue as to why you would like us to believe; as there much deeper underlying explained reason as to why this is an issue today.

If you call it “do-do” then we can use that term but not for the reason as to why you would suggest.

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

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