Tomorrow marks four years since the “New Day” Progressive Liberal Party strutted into office promising empowerment, transformation, and the magical ability to fix everything the Free National Movement (FNM) “broke” with one flick of Brave Davis’s wrist. Four years later? Well, what they’ve lacked in actual governance — and that’s a lot — they’ve more than made up for in comic relief. Others might call it delusion.

Take yesterday’s little anniversary service at Life Changers Ministries, where the Prime Minister reminded us that unless the Lord builds the house, the builder’s labour is in vain. Which, if you translate out of politician political jargon, means: “It’s not us screwing up, it’s God’s will.”.   How delightfully convenient.

And what are the great achievements he points to after four years? A school breakfast program, a youth guard, some airports (coming soon), some docks, some Wi-Fi in the park. Basically, he’s saying: “Look, the kids aren’t hungry, and you can tweet about it from the park bench now. You’re welcome.”

Here’s the problem: nobody is against feeding kids’ breakfast. That’s a good thing. But when the government itself admits it must serve over a million free breakfasts to kids across 17 islands — that’s not a brag, that’s a flashing neon sign saying “we’ve failed to empower parents to provide for their own children.” Remember, this is the same PLP that mocks an FNM candidate for handing out snacks after school. The hypocrisy is almost impressive. Almost.

And then comes the pièce de résistance: energy reform. The PLP says, “Look at our great plan.” Meanwhile, Bahamians open their BPL bill like they’re unsealing a death warrant. Some bills doubled, some tripled. That’s not reform; that’s punishment. It’s like the government is telling you, “Don’t worry, we’ve got a plan. Just ignore the fact that you can’t afford to turn on the lights while we ‘transition’.”

So, four years in, what do we really have? A government bragging about doing the bare minimum while dodging its promises of real economic empowerment. Empowerment that would mean fewer families needing handouts and more families being able to take care of themselves. But that’s harder than ribbon-cuttings and photo ops.

There’s a quote from Pythagoras — the Greek philosopher — that says: “Be silent and let your words be more valuable than silence.” The New Day PLP might want to tattoo that on their foreheads. Because every time they stand up and boast about “achievements,” the average Bahamian is left wondering if they’re living in the same country… or if Brave Davis is just the star of his own comedy special titled: “Delusion: The Four-Year Tour.”

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

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