The Hatred of Fred Mitchell, Chairman of the so-called New Day Progressive Liberal Party (PLPP), seems to know no depths. It has become the political equivalent of a sinkhole—every time you think it cannot go lower, Fred grabs a shovel.

Today’s example: his latest voice-note—less a political statement than a tantrum recorded for posterity—where he lashes out at the Coalition of Independents (COI) and, of course, the Free National Movement (FNM). Because apparently, for Fred Mitchell, a day without attacking the FNM is like a day without oxygen. He must do it. He has to do it. It’s the only way that he can survive, well within his mind.

And what does this statesman of the PLP have to say? He calls the COI the Coalition of Idiots. He sneers about “broke-ass” Lincoln Bain. He takes aim at Dr. Sands, Dr. Minnis, and now Dr. Fox—as if mocking people’s professions and birthplace is the height of political brilliance. This isn’t debate. This isn’t leadership. This is a schoolyard bully with a Cabinet office.

Now let us pause. Fred Mitchell, in the middle of his venom, actually says: “In this milieu of politics today, we cannot allow anything to go unanswered.” And you know what? He’s right—misinformation must be corrected. But Fred, if your answer to “bad information” is to spew worse information with more malice, you’re not solving the problem—you are the problem.

Because here’s the truth: it was you, Fred, who set this tone. You, who made insults the PLP’s official second language. You, who paved the way for your leader to think it was perfectly fine to drop “bullshit” on the floor of the House of Assembly. And now here you are, gleefully dragging the discourse even lower.

The Bahamas deserves debate. What it gets from Fred Mitchell is bile. It deserves leadership. What it gets from Fred Mitchell is playground name-calling with ministerial letterhead. It deserves better than a chairman whose rage has become so predictable that if he ever released a voice-note without venom, people would assume he was ill.

So yes, Fred, you want us to believe your opponents are the ones poisoning politics. But Bahamians know better. They can see where the real hatred comes from. And it comes not from Lincoln Bain. Not from Dr. Sands. Not from “sweet Charlotte.”

It comes from you.

The Bahamas deserves better.

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

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On August 22nd, 2025, Dr. Duane Sands, Chairman of the Free National Movement (FNM), had the audacity to do something the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) clearly considers offensive—he told the truth. In a simple voice note, Sands clarified that the FNM’s proposed one-day convention was not about rewriting history, overthrowing governments, or crowning Pintard “Lord Master of the Universe.” No—it was simply about internal party business. But apparently, truth is such an alien concept to the New Day PLP that they immediately doubled down on their own manufactured narrative.

Instead of acknowledging reality, Fred Mitchell—the self-appointed oracle of the PLP—clutched his pearls and charged full steam ahead with a storyline so flimsy it could barely survive a Facebook comment section. According to Mitchell, this non-voting convention is a sinister plot to “change the rules in the middle of the game” so that Michael Pintard, “Mr. No,” can tighten his grip as “Lord Master of the FNM.” Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this is the level of political analysis now being peddled by the PLP Chairman. Not strategy. Not fact. Just melodrama dressed up as commentary.

And here’s the kicker: even if we play along with Mitchell’s fantasy that the FNM is amending its constitution—so what? What exactly is so diabolical about a political party updating its constitution to make candidate selection more democratic? By Mitchell’s logic, the PLP’s constitution must already be a shining beacon of flawless democracy, untouched by the grubby hands of bias, favoritism, or strongman tactics. Ahem—shall we revisit Golden Isles? Constituents there begged the PLP not to re-nominate their sitting MP. But in true PLP style, Fred Mitchell himself swooped in with the political equivalent of, “Sit down, shut up, and take what we give you.” Democracy, PLP-style: where the people’s voice is heard, then politely discarded in the trash.

The irony is almost too rich. The PLP wants Bahamians to believe that when they silence the will of the people, it’s leadership. But when the FNM holds a convention—imagined or otherwise—to expand democracy, it’s suddenly a dark conspiracy. This is the PLP in a nutshell: allergic to accountability, hostile to democracy, and addicted to the art of misrepresentation.

So, what have we learned? That when confronted with the truth, the PLP prefers its own fairy tales. That when others practice democracy, they label it dangerous. And that when Fred Mitchell gets a microphone, the only thing guaranteed is that the Bahamian people are treated to a masterclass in how not to take the truth seriously.

The Bahamas deserves better than a government—and a party—that insists on treating lies as political strategy.

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

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It seems the book POLITRICKS has managed to strike a little too close to home for the so-called “New Day” PLP, because the party isn’t reacting with wisdom, grace, or self-reflection—no, no—that would require actual maturity. Instead, they’ve chosen Nietzsche’s favorite pastime: staring into the abyss, only to find themselves staring right back. And judging from the latest antics of PLP Chairman Fred Mitchell, that abyss must have been holding up a mirror.

The PLP would have you believe this book is somehow the Free National Movement’s secret manifesto for the next election. But here’s the kicker: when you read the excerpts carefully highlighted by the PLP, it’s painfully obvious that the ones following the script are the PLP themselves. POLITRICKS might as well have been subtitled The PLP Playbook.

Take this little gem: “Be belligerent and hostile. This rage will convince thousands… that you are not only sincere, but also right.” Now, what a coincidence that Mitchell decided this morning to take that passage for a test drive like a teenager with his daddy’s new car. Instead of leading with dignity, he declared he would “have fun” by unloading a tirade on the Coalition of Independents (COI) and its chair. Fun, apparently, for the PLP chairman, is hurling insults like a schoolyard bully, calling Charlotte a “runt” and spouting childish innuendo that should embarrass anyone over the age of fourteen.

And let’s not gloss over his little word game. Chairman Mitchell, you “wished” you could use another letter in the alphabet instead of “r”? Pray tell—what exactly was the word you were salivating to say? Because from where I am sitting, your slip doesn’t just hint at hostility; it reeks of a deeper disdain for women altogether. You don’t insult, you demean. You don’t debate, you degrade. And you expect Bahamians to applaud this as political leadership?

Here’s the tragedy: the Bahamas deserves a governing party whose chairman can rise above the level of a barroom heckler. Instead, we get a man so eager to be “belligerent and hostile” that he proves Nietzsche right—he’s gazed into the abyss of dirty politics so long that the abyss now speaks in his own voice notes.

Chairman Mitchell, when you finish congratulating yourself on being a “cunning linguist,” take a moment to realize this: your performance wasn’t clever, it wasn’t sharp, and it certainly wasn’t leadership. It was proof that “POLITRICKS” isn’t a warning—it’s your party’s diary.

The Bahamas deserves better.

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It is simply delightful — and I mean truly humbling — to have a prime minister who somehow manages to both be on top of everything while simultaneously knowing everything.
Simply amazing.
So here we are: the Fiscal Responsibility Council (FRC) — a group of professional, independent advisors, mind you, not random Facebook commenters — issues its annual report. They raise very sober, very technical concerns about the government’s fiscal projections. You know, little things like ‘hey guys, maybe your numbers don’t add up’.
And how does our New Day PLP government respond? By essentially saying: ‘No, no, no, don’t listen to those financial experts — listen to us. We’re guided by realism and prudence.’
Fact check: The FRC did in fact flag that pension reform and restructuring state-owned enterprises are necessary if the government expects to hit a surplus target. They also highlighted that in order to meet its own projections, the government would need to magically pull off a nearly $97 million surplus in the last quarter of 2024/2025. Spoiler alert: that’s like promising to drop 30 pounds in the last week of your diet while still ordering conch fritters at Goldies every night.
Now, the government’s statement goes on to pat itself on the back: “We scored very well… we have a clear path to cut debt… we’re compliant with the Public Financial Management Act.” Which is a bit like a student who flunks math but proudly tells you, “but look, my penmanship was excellent!”

Here’s the kicker: the prime minister keeps repeating, “our approach is guided by realism and prudence.” So… what’s he saying about the Fiscal Responsibility Council? That they are not realistic? That they don’t understand the mystical art of PLP Obeah Economics? Because last I checked, when trained financial professionals tell you your projections do not line up, maybe you do not clap back — maybe you listen.

And let’s not forget — this isn’t the first time the PLP has had beef with financial adults in the room. Remember Gowon Bowe? He asked the very simple question: ‘If we’re running deficits, who or what is funding your surplus projections?’ And the government’s response was… silence. Radio silence. Like a politician caught off guard in a campaign debate — “Hey… look, a Junkanoo parade!”

Yes, to be fair, the PLP has had some positives. But most of those were timing: they took office just as the country was reopening after COVID, so economic activity rebounded in spite of them, not because of them. If you ask them to show you a single concrete fiscal initiative that has made life easier for the average working Bahamian — with data, not slogans — good luck. You all be waiting longer than for BPL to restore your power after an island-wide blackout.

At the end of the day, the problem with this PLP government is not that they don’t have experts telling them the truth. They do. The problem is that when experts tell them something they do not want to hear, they attack the experts instead of facing the facts; off with their heads type of vibe.

The PLP doesn’t fail by accident, they fail because, unfortunately… it’s just their nature.

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Just one day after wagging their fingers at the Free National Movement (FNM) for daring to protest against the Grand Bahama Power Company (GBPC), the ever-faithful “New Day” mouthpiece, West Grand Bahama and Bimini MP Kingsley Smith, decided to put on his own grand performance of outrage.

“Smith calls for answers over high electricity bills in GB,” cried the headlines of The Nassau Guardian.

How noble. How righteous. How laughably hypocritical.

Smith thundered that the hikes were “outrageous,” “unjustifiable,” and “predatory.” He even confessed to sharing the very same frustration as his constituents. The man who, just yesterday, was criticizing others for complaining, suddenly found his own light bill a little too hot to handle. One might almost call it a Damascus moment—except Smith is no Paul, and this certainly isn’t salvation.

But here lies the bitter irony: the very thing Smith accuses GBPC of—predatory pricing and leaving families bewildered—is precisely what the PLP government itself has presided over across the entire Bahamas. New Providence? Sky-high bills. Abaco? Outages. Eleuthera? Same story. Yet Smith stands on the soapbox demanding accountability, as though his party hasn’t been feeding Bahamians the same “predatory” electricity experience under BPL for years.

No, sir—what is truly predatory is how the PLP government swept into office on promises of lowering costs, improving infrastructure, and delivering relief, only to leave Bahamians more powerless and broke than before. “New Day”? More like “Same Bill, Higher Price.”

And now the great plan? To sic URCA on GBPC, as though the government’s own failures with BPL somehow qualify them as energy watchdogs. Grand Bahamians might have stomached a little rule-bending to wrestle GBPC away from the Port Authority—if only the PLP’s record with BPL wasn’t such a blazing disaster.

Smith’s call for “clarity and accountability” from GBPC rings hollow. It’s political theatre. Because the PLP still owes Bahamians clarity and accountability for the deal with PIKE in New Providence, for the ballooning electricity rates nationwide, and for the hollow promises that now sit in the dark alongside households struggling to pay their bills.

Yes, Grand Bahama needs answers. But so does the entire Bahamas.

We don’t just need GBPC to explain itself—we need the PLP to finally explain why, after all their grand promises, light bills are higher, outages are longer, and hope is dimmer.

Until then, Kingsley Smith’s outrage is nothing more than the sound of a hypocritical government talking out of both sides of its mouth while Bahamians keep paying the price.

The Bahamas deserves better.

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 Yesterday morning, Attorney General Ryan Pinder decided to let loose, delivering what can only be described as a political temper tantrum dressed up as parliamentary debate. And what was this passionate eruption about? Apparently, the FNM is guilty of the cardinal sin of “opposing for opposing’s sake” when it comes to the Parliamentary Elections (Amendments) Bill, 2025 — the bill that lays the groundwork for biometric voter cards.

Now, for anyone actually paying attention, the FNM’s position was not a “we hate progress” manifesto — it was a simple warning: Don’t roll this out too fast or you’ll botch it. Reasonable, right? But instead of addressing the concern like a grown-up government might, Pinder went on a chest-thumping tirade, accusing the Opposition of being allergic to cooperation simply because their feedback was not delivered in an official, gold-embossed letter to his office.

He even tried to make it sound like the PLP bent over backwards for “inclusivity” — delaying debate for a week and inviting the Opposition to consultations. And because the FNM did not produce their concerns in written form, suddenly their entire cautionary stance was null and void. It’s the political equivalent of ignoring a fire alarm because it was not filed in triplicate.

Let’s be clear — the FNM is the very party that introduced the idea of biometric voter cards back in 2020. But now, for daring to suggest that rushing this might create more problems than it solves, they are being painted as obstructionists. The irony here is thicker than Bahamian summer humidity: the PLP is vilifying the authors of the idea for daring to want it implemented properly.

This is not legislative maturity — it’s cheap point-scoring. And when you strip away the theatrical outrage, you’re left with the same old PLP playbook: ignore legitimate feedback, pick a fight over nothing, and then wrap it in a bow of political self-righteousness.

Why is the FNM opposing a bill they introduced? They’re not. But that doesn’t fit the PLP’s “we’re the only adults in the room” narrative, so Pinder went off on his rant anyway. Because if there’s one thing the PLP can be counted on for, it’s proving that political theatrics will always come before political competence.

Some things you really can’t make up — and the PLP’s flair for missing the point is one of them.

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

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On July 23rd, 2025, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Mario Bowleg, decided to skip the whole “listening” phase of leadership and went straight to the “we’re doing it anyway” stage, boldly declaring that the government would “move ahead on the proposed Junkanoo Bill despite JCNP protest.”

Fast-forward to August 11th, and suddenly he is hosting a nice, polite little online town hall at 9 a.m. to “consult” with the public — and, of course, the Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence (JCNP) — on the matter. One has to wonder: how exactly are we supposed to take this consultation seriously when the Minister already made it crystal clear that JCNP’s pushback was about as effective as a cowbell at a reggae festival?

Now the headlines read: “Govt still wants feedback from JCNP, Bowleg says” — which is quite generous of him, considering his earlier stance was basically, “Thanks for your opinion, but we’ve already decided.”

According to The Nassau Guardian, Bowleg is now giving JCNP until the end of the month to provide feedback. He assures us that other organizations, particularly in the Family Islands, have already sent in their recommendations — and what do you know, they “appear to be in full support of the bill.” Translation: Look, the Family Islands are on board, so why can’t you be?

This is where the minister’s version of “consultation” starts to look suspiciously like “sign here to agree with us.” Is the JCNP expected to provide token recommendations and then obediently line up behind the bill? And even if they do submit thoughtful, legitimate concerns, will they actually be considered? Or will they be politely filed in the circular bin under “Public Relations Exercise”?

The Minister says he wants “all impacted parties to move forward happily.” That’s sweet — except the tone so far suggests the happiness in question is conditional on everyone agreeing with him. It is hard to believe there’s any real willingness to compromise when the opening shot from the government was more of a declaration of inevitability than an invitation to collaborate.

Let us be honest: Junkanoo belongs to the people, not the government, and certainly not to any one group — JCNP included. But the way Bowleg and his ministry have handled this has been about as productive as trying to tune a brass section with a hammer. His initial outburst toward JCNP was not only unnecessary but unprofessional, and it transformed what could have been a straightforward, amicable discussion into an avoidable standoff.

And therein lies the problem with the PLP’s approach to… well, just about everything. They fail not because the issues are unsolvable, but because it is in their very nature to mistake stubbornness for strength, and to confuse consultation with condescension.

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Maybe the Prime Minister is simply drunk on the Progressive Liberal Party’s “New Day” Kool-Aid—heavy on the sugar, light on the facts—but what we know for certain is this: Philip “Brave” Davis seems utterly incapable of admitting when he is wrong. If political bravery were measured by the ability to say, “Yes, I made a mistake,” then Davis might just be the most ironically named Prime Minister in Bahamian history.

The latest farce? The continuing circus over his contradictory statements about a supposed $135.4 million surplus for April 2025. In his May budget communication, Davis clearly said that preliminary data indicated April had closed with that whopping surplus. That is not political spin—that’s in the parliamentary record.

But here comes Act II. The Ministry of Finance’s own official “Monthly Fiscal Performance” report shows that April 2025 actually ran a $2.1 million deficit. Yes, deficit—two million down, not one hundred thirty-five million up. You do not need a finance degree to spot the gap in those numbers; you just need basic subtraction skills and perhaps the ability to keep a straight face while doing them.

When confronted in the House of Assembly, Davis did not just dodge—he outright denied saying what he literally said. He accused the opposition of parroting false media reports, despite the fact that the “false” report matched his exact May statement. Former PM Hubert Minnis, armed with the Ministry’s own numbers, pressed him on the glaring difference. Davis’s response? Dig in deeper and argue the facts were wrong, not him.

And because in the PLP playbook offense is the best defence, he took the opportunity to attack Nassau Guardian Executive Editor Candia Dames, accusing her of political bias and false reporting. This was not a dignified rebuttal—it was the political equivalent of throwing sand in the referee’s eyes and hoping no one saw the replay.

The truth here is uncomfortable for the New Day PLP government. Admitting this was a mistake would mean conceding that either:

The Prime Minister and Minister of Finance were grossly incompetent in handling fiscal projections, or

They deliberately misled the Bahamian people for political optics.

Neither option fits nicely into the “New Day” narrative, so instead, they choose the well-worn path of denial, deflection, and attacking anyone who points out the obvious.

It is remarkable—tragic, even—how every PLP Cabinet member and diehard supporter seems incapable of uttering the words, “Yes, the PM got this one wrong.” The loyalty is so blind that the party could tell them the sun rises in the west and they would start repainting the compass.

This is not leadership—it’s theatre. And not the Shakespearean kind; this is more like a bad school play where the lead actor forgets his lines but insists that everyone else in the audience must have misheard.

So yes, Mr. Prime Minister, we heard you in May. We also read your Ministry of Finance’s report. And we see clearly the dance you are doing now to avoid admitting the obvious. This time, there is no hapless Cabinet member to take the fall for your embarrassment, incompetence and ineptitude—though, if history is any guide, the Minister of Finance should probably start checking under the bus for tire marks.

A “New Day” government? More like the same old script: a surplus of spin, a deficit of courage.

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

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