The biblical parable from Matthew 7:24-27 teaches us that a house built on sand will inevitably succumb to the elements, a clear lesson in the futility of poor foundational choices. This wisdom seems utterly lost on the New Day Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), whose electoral strategy and governance seem as flimsy as a shack teetering on a beachfront.

“PM: FNM is unchanged” – The Nassau Guardian

According to a recent piece in The Nassau Guardian, Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis seems to believe that regurgitating old criticisms of the Free National Movement (FNM) under the Minnis administration constitutes a political strategy. In his melodramatic monologue wrapping up the mid-year budget debate, Davis painted his administration as the saviours of an economy “in crisis,” thanks to the alleged missteps of the FNM.

Davis theatrically lamented the “reckless policies” and “lack of foresight” of the previous government, blaming them for every woe from economic instability to the common cold. Yet, he conveniently glossed over the fact that under the FNM, prior to Dorian and the pandemic, Moody’s had upgraded The Bahamas’ fiscal outlook from negative to stable in 2019—a sign of economic stabilization blatantly ignored by Davis.

Now, let’s dissect the continued narrative of Davis and his finance minister, both beating the same tired drum with a zeal that could only be matched by their most ardent, and perhaps delusional, supporters. They propagate the myth that they turned around an economy in peril, yet shy away from detailing any substantive economic policies that contributed to this supposed revival.

It’s almost comical, if not so tragically misleading, that the PLP accuses the FNM of having “no vision, no strategy, no plan,” when in reality, this seems like a desperate attempt to project their own shortcomings onto their predecessors. This government’s track record so far is as robust as a house of cards in a hurricane—destined to collapse under the weight of its own hollow promises.

In conclusion, the finance minister’s remarks during the Mid-year Budget debate were nothing short of a farce. To regard them as anything more than political theater would be a disservice to the intelligence of the Bahamian people. The New Day PLP, it seems, has not ushered in any new dawn but is merely a continuation of the old dusk. It’s time The Bahamas received the governance it truly deserves, not just more of the same old rhetoric wrapped in new packaging.

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