My Morning Paper – October 21, 2021 – A Very Slow Roll-Out

After a month in office, all that we have gotten from “The New Day “ government’s Minister of Health and Wellness; Dr. Michael Darville are excuses as it pertains to why the “New Day” government has been so slow on its roll out of its COVID-19 plan.

 Former govt ‘forgot’ to order more vaccines – Health minister explains delay in arrival of vaccines” – The Nassau Guardian 20th October 2012

Excerpt from this article; “The arrival of additional COVID-19 vaccines was delayed because someone under the previous administration forgot to apply for them, according to Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Michael Darville, who yesterday added that more doses of the Pfizer vaccine are en route to The Bahamas.

‘The vaccines are on track, Darville said yesterday outside Cabinet.

‘We have a supply of Pfizer that is en route.  I was fortunate enough to have good news that the vaccines donated by the United States government, the Pfizer vaccines are right behind.’

He said the Davis administration is doing ‘extremely well’ at securing vaccines for The Bahamas, which is still grappling with its third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

‘I’d like to say this – I didn’t want to, but when I came to office, we realized that the reason why we experienced the delay in Pfizer from the COVAX Facility. Darville said.

‘[It] was because under the former administration someone forgot to apply.  As a result of that, it pushed us to the back.  So now with negotiations, it will be here the first week of November.

Thank God.”

So, only when it has become a “problem” and the country may be running low on vaccines does this New Day government and Dr. Michael Darville offer a reason for the situation that may be leading to delays in the vaccination plan – but wouldn’t a responsible government do an audit of its “assets” in terms of the fight on the COVID-19 pandemic upon taking office?  I mean its only one of our top priorities at this time – something about the entire situation does not smell right.

The situation about the vaccinations and who ordered what and when can be argued and if logic and commonsense is applied then we realize that maybe someone is lying, the problem that I am having is with the very slow roll out of the New Day’s government COVID-19 plan, while numbers are increasing and the death rate related to the pandemic continues to climb .

If memory serves me correctly, Prime Minister, Philip “Brave” Davis, while in opposition spent a lot of his time criticizing former prime minister, the Hon. Hubert Minnis for what Davis claimed at the time was the “mishandling “ of the pandemic.

‘NOT GOOD ENOUGH: Davis bashes govt’s response to coronia virus surge; says public safety efforts must improve” – Eyewitness News – July 30th 2021.

Excerpt from this article; “Davis: Govt. underutilizing critical tools in pandemic fight – The Minnis government never seemed to have a plan”

Nassau, Bahamas – The official Opposition again criticized the Minnis administration’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis, with its leader Philip Brave Davis asserting yesterday that improving the nation’s pandemic response is a ‘matter of life of death.

One must wonder with this present government’s response to the very same crisis, is it still a ‘matter of life and earth’?  We must ask the New Day prime minister where is his government’s response to this crisis’ in light of the increasing numbers of cases and the increasing numbers of deaths?

Where is the COVID-19 Taskforce that he paraded before the country while in opposition that claimed to have the answers? 

Mr. New Day government prime minister, why has your government been SOO SLOW on its roll-out of your much anticipated initiative.

Does your New Day government even have one?

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

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 My Morning Paper – October 11, 2021 – The New Day Government; A New Day Delusion

“No man is happy without a delusion of some kind.  Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realties” – Christian Nestell Bovee

WE WILL CUT VAT AND SAVE ECONOMY” – The Tribune – October 7th 2021

Excerpt from this article; “THE DAVIS administration has pleaded to ‘rescue’ the economy, stabilize public finances, decrease value added-tax, as well as ensure anti-corruption and government transparency.

In line with his campaign promise to bring relief to taxpayers, the Progressive Liberal Party government assured Bahamians that the 12 percent value added tax rate would be lowered to ten percent across the board.

In The Speech from The Throne read yesterday during the opening the Parliament at Baha Mar, the Davis administration also reiterated its plans to increase the country’s minimum wage and included a plead to ‘phase in’ a livable wage.

Other notable pledges include introducing a framework for a cannabis industry.

In regards to its VAT tax decrease plead, the Davis administration said this would be delivered despite of the ‘bleak outlook’ of public finances.

The present economic crisis has left a trail of unprecedented misery among the Bahamian people and our public finances in a dismal state,’ Governor General Sir. Cornelius A. Smith and as the speech read.

‘Despite this bleak outlook, my government will introduce measures that will bring immediate relief to the Bahamian people and to businesses.  My government will amend the VAT Act to lower the rate across the board. to 10 percent.”

My initial question is save the economy from what exactly?  But I see what’s going on here and it’s laughable but first let us see what another person is saying about the economy.
“Rolle: Foreign currency inflows in 2021 already outpace 2020 – The Nassau Guardian October 7th, 2012.
Excerpt from this article; “Foreign exchange inflows so far this year have surpassed that of the entire of 2020, Central Bank Governor John Rolle said yesterday.
At just over $2.7 billion the Central Bank has said in its most recent monthly economic report that external reserve balances are anticipated to end the year at a higher level than in 2020.
Although buoyed primarily by the proceeds of government borrowing, Rolle said the steady footing of tourism has shown promising signs for the economy.”
So right here the Governor of the Central Bank points out two very important things; the explanation for a lot of the borrowing done under the last Free National Movement (FNM) government and where this money was going when the Davis led PLP opposition told they people; “All that borrowing and nothing to show for it”, how about keeping the economy afloat until tourism picked back up?
But as for what the New Day Davis led government is attempting to do, and it’s quite simple; they are attempting to downplay an economy already in recovery so that they can set themselves as the “saviors’ of the economy – “WE WILL CUT VAT AND SAVE THE ECONOMY” – their very own words.
We have seen the manner in which the previous Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) government handled the economy even after introducing Value Added-Tax and bragging that it was exceeding all expectations at that time; four economic downgrades in five years in much better economic times.
Now they say that they will, as a government, reduce the VAT rate and “save the economy”; this is now something left to be see.
But if we were to go by their past economic performance as a government a lot of people are not quite sure that they are capable of achieving these goals – especially saving an economy that n=really does not need saving.
So we watch and wait and they cut the VAT rate to 10 percent, increase the country’s minimum wage and phase in a livable wage.  I am not by any means saying that these things are not needed or looked forward to but just remember that it was not until the first Free National Movement (FNM) government in 1992 that a minimum wage was even established.
We watch and wait
The Progressive Liberal Party continues to fail for one reason, it is within their nature.
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My Morning Paper – July 14 2021 – The Mud

“Cooper: The public is sick of Minnis” – The Nassau Guardian

Excerpt from this article; “While declaring that the Free National Movement (FNM) ‘is the crisis’, Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Deputy Leader Chester Cooper said last night that Bahamian people cannot trust Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis to get the COVID-19  pandemic under control.

‘This is a man who runs an administration that has done almost nothing it promised to do,’ Copper said during a virtual rally.

‘Where is the office of the ombudsman?  Where is local government for New Providence? Where is the fixed date for election? They’re nowhere because he never intended to do any of that.

He was selling dreams, then.

Just like he is selling dreams now,

‘We cannot trust him to get the pandemic under control.  Look at the hospitals.  The doctors and nurses are exhausted and he acts like everything is fine.

Today, I have two words for my Bahamian people; let’s move on.”

From the very moment that I. Chester Cooper made the remarks that it breaks his heart to travel to Grand Bahama and to see the state of Grand Bahama after two years, since Hurricane Dorian while remaining silent on the state of Cat Island, Rum Cay and San Salvador; I knew one of two things about him – either he has never been to the consistency that the leader of the opposition Philip ‘Brave Davis represents and has represented for the past 20 years OR he has been affected by the same disingenuous disorder of this leader and party at large and only wishes to mislead the people.

Watch what this hand is doing and not the other hand.

But finally the Chester Copper, deputy leader of the Progressive Liberal party (PLP) has admitted to their entire campaign strategy from they lost the last general election and this was to make the people “hate” Dr. Minnis but these would be the very same people that cry foul or call for “fair play” when the leader of the PLP is attacked.

There is a saying from the movie “The Equalizer” with Denzel Washington, “When you pray for rain, then you have to deal with the mud, that’s just a part of it” and as the PLP has prayed for the “rain” as seen by their constants attacks, it would appear that they were not prepared for the ‘mud’ as is apparent by their attempt to now play victim and continuing to cry foul.

There is nothing in the statement by I. Chester Cooper that can be substantiated.  They cannot prove the allegations of broken promises in light of what the country has been though, read that twice – but they will argue this point and try, as they bring back the very same people who have had the opportunity to actually make these ‘promises;’ come to pass under ‘normal’ circumstances – nothing has changed for the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP).

They are neither “new” nor do they represent a “New Day”, especially with Philip ‘Brave’ Davis as leader

The entire Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) campaign since becoming the official opposition has been to evoke a sense of ‘hatred’ but as they foment this “hatred” of the prime minister, they must deal with the ‘mud’ in the fact that the people do not trust a Philip ‘Brave’ Davis led Progressive Liberal Party (PLP)’

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

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My Morning Paper – August 20, 2021 – I Believe

So now “the bell has been rung” and the people, according to the Royal Opposition, are set to vote the Free National Movement (FNM) government out of office.

There are two promises being made by this Davis led Progressive Liberal party (PLP) all by virtue of their relentless and irrational criticism of the governance of the Minnis led Free National Movement (FNM) government;

  1. That they can grow or even stabilize the economy under the current economic conditions and
  2. That they have a plan to not only contain the COVID-19 pandemic here in The Bahamas but eliminate it.

The leader of the opposition, Mr. Philip ‘Brave’ Davis has already proven, while being the deputy leader of a FAILED PLP government, that he has no new ideas to grow the economy and as is very evident in the PLP’s ‘new’ economic plan.  We are also very mindful of the fact that he was a part of the very same government that saw five years of negative economic growth in much better economic times than we are presently experiencing, so it is very disingenuous when he criticizes this government for a downturn in the economy which is actually affecting most of the world due to a worldwide pandemic.

I wonder which part of “worldwide” skips his comprehension.

Also the second promise is that can do that what every other country is struggling to do at this very moment.  He is actually promising to end the ‘hold’ that the pandemic has on every aspect of our lives, by ending it, yes; the pandemic.

So, these are two very important thing to consider as you look to display your “rage and anger’” against this current administration.

“Davis: First step toward a better day – The Nassau Guardian

Excerpt from this article; “Although he called on Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis on Wednesday to stop playing games and ring the election bell, Progressive Liberal party (PLP) Leader Philip Brave Davis yesterday accused Minnis of being more concerned with politics than saving lives, after the prime minister announced the general election will be held on September 16.

We are in the middle of a raging pandemic, a surging variant of COVID attacking the people in such a vicious manner.  One would have to ask themselves whether we are more concerned about politics than saving lives.  That having been said, the bell has rung and that is the first step to a better day.’ Davis said.

He said the PLP is prepared for the election and the party will be adhering to strict COVID mitigation measures while campaigning.

‘We should be thinking about saving lives.’ Davis said.”

I wonder if he will be sticking to the same “strict COVID mitigation measures” that he was observing when he himself contracted COVID-19, but I tend to digress. #petty

The leader of the Progressive Liberal party (PLP) speaks in a very strange “fork-tongued” language that it seems that only those that he has “anointed” can understand.  I say this because he, the leader of the opposition, asked for the “bell to be rung” and is not seeking to criticize the prime minister for doing just that.

I believe that the leader of the opposition does not have a plan to fulfill these promises which he has made.

I believe that the leader of the opposition has become so comfortable with being the opposition and opposing, he is now caught like a “deer in the headlights” because he may now be called upon to actually preform and fulfill his promises to the people.

I believe that the leader of the opposition knows that due to his past record a politician, he is too inept and incompetent to actually lead The Commonwealth of The Bahamas

If he knows all of this about himself, why should we trust him?

 The Progressive Liberal Party continues to fail for one reason, it is within their nature.

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My Morning Paper – August 04, 2021 – Brave Davis Is Crazy

There is a saying; “Never make a move from a place of fear and desperation. We tend to make bad decisions in these cases”, well Mr. Philip ‘Brave’ Davis blaming the Free National Movement (FNM) government for his failures to his constituents is a prime example of this.

“Davis: State of Cat Island is FNM fault” – The Nassau Guardian

Excerpt from this article; “Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Philip Brave Davis, who is MP for Cat Island, Rum Cay and San Salvador, said the poor state of his constituency is the fault of the Minnis administration and the Free National Movement (FNM).

Davis who served as deputy prime minister and minister of works under the Christie administration said that has done what he could for his constituency.

“Sadly, this government abandoned those islands.

‘The infrastructure is in quite a deteriorating state and continues to deteriorate.

‘My efforts using the $100,000 per annum that they were giving me is what I have been using to keep that of infrastructure in what I call a useable and workable condition as I could have  and as those funds would have allowed me to.

“But sadly, the state of Cat Island, Rum Cay and San Salvador as it is today is a direct result of the abandonment and neglect by this government to those islands.”

When you read some of the stuff that Davis says or writes it makes one wonder about his mental health.

Now, before we get too far ahead of ourselves and commit the leader of the opposition, because it could be the pressure that finally got to him or just the heat, let’s look at this logically.

First, remember, Mr. Davis has been the representative for Cat Island, San Salvador and Rum Cay for the past twenty years.  Fifteen of those years the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP] was the government  and at least five of those years he [Mr. Davis] served as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Works, so when he says “……he has done what he could for his constituency”, one must look at him with great wonderment.

There are several things being suggested here in this article by the representative for Cat Island, San Salvador and Rum Cay; one of them being that the current state of deterioration of the Cat Island, San Salvador and Rum Cay constituency all began within the last four years; that the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) under the leadership of the Hon. Perry Christie aided in the “abandonment” of his consistency and that Mr. Davis is new to politics with this being his first term serving as an elected official, as he speaks to his “efforts” in  using the $100,000 per annum allowance.

We know all of these suggestions to be false and Mr. Davis only seeks to now find a way to be excused and even gain sympathy for his gross neglect and failures as these neglects and failures are constantly being exposed.

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

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My Morning Paper – August 01, 2021 – Davis and his PLP

A political ad on social media sponsored by the opposition Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) states as fact; “Hiding behind the Emergency Orders Minnis and his FNM have funneled millions to undisclosed private accounts.” It then goes on to give a list of ways in which they claimed that Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis and the Free National Movement (FNM) used the Emergency Orders to funnel these fund to these undisclosed private accounts but it ends with the statement; “This this FNM’s get rich quick pandemic.  To date there has been no evidence produced by the opposition PLP to substantiate these allegations, nothing beside speculation, supposition and propaganda to prove these libelous lies.

It would appear that speculation, supposition and propaganda have become the PLP’s new ‘truth”, so whatever you hear them say;”To tell the truth”, get ready for a full load.

While putting this ad together, the leader of the opposition was also writing to the Utilities Regulations and Competition Authority (URCA) complaining to have the Free National Movement (FNM) from running its own political ad on Cable Bahamas, which they claimed “slandered and defamed” the  leader of the opposition.

“URCA ISSUES INTERIM ORDER FOR CABLE BAHAMAS TO STOP AD AGAINST DAVIS” – The Nassau Guardian. – 20, July 2021

Excerpt from this article; “The Utilities Regulations and Competition Authority (URCA) has ordered Cable Bahamas to ‘cease and desist’ from broadcasting a political ad featuring Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Philip Brave Davis until further notice.

According to the interim order, which was signed by URCA CEO Carlton Smith on July 22, Davis issued a complaint to URCA against Cable Bahamas alledging that the ad which was ‘slanderous defames’ him was broadcast on multiple Cable TV channels since July 12.

In the 30-second video, Davis is criticized about his previous term in office and charged that ‘nothing has changed’ and that he has ‘no new ideas’.

The ad further states that the PLP’s economic plan was ‘slammed by the media’ with key points being largely recycled, unfulfilled promises.”

Davis complained that Cable Bahamas ‘failed and or refused to ‘clearly identify the as a political ad or political broadcast on behalf of a specific candidate, political party, or  other person or entity, and clearly indicate that a candidate or party authorized or paid for the political ad “

The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) under the leadership of Philip ‘Brave’ Davis continues to show that they are nothing more than duplicitous, hypocritical cowards, so no the ad is correct on that aspect, that “nothing has changed” but this is the second complaint by the Davis led Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), the first being a complaint to the social media page Facebook, in an attempt to silence his critics.

The Brave led Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) must put on their ‘big boy pants’ and realize that if you fire a political shot  one just may be fired back.  How can you fire off a political ad on social media, laced with unsubstantiated allegations but then complain to URCA when ‘rapid fire’ is returned on Cable Bahamas?

Is it because you have exhausted your campaign funds due to poor political gamesmanship and cannot afford to run ads on Cable Bahamas?

Is this the party and two-faced way in which a Brave led PLP government will operate when they are criticized?

The PLP fails for one reason, it is their nature.

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My Morning Paper 7th July 2021 – Lil Splash

It would now appear as if the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) has hit a political wall.  After allegedly having to caution some of its political propagandist that their stipends have had been cut, all due to a gross miscalculation by the leader of the opposition on political strategy; they now reach out to the only prime minister in our history to have been voted out by his very own constituents, to offer an endorsement of the current leader Philip ‘Brave’ Davis.

“Christie: Davis has the experience to lead” – The Nassau Guardian

Excerpt from this article; “As he paid tribute to a Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) stalwart councilor yesterday, former Prime Minister Perry Christie told party support that whatever differences they have they must all come together behind PLP Leader Philip Brave Davis because he has the experience  to lead.

Christie has previously called on party supporters to stand behind Davis.

“Brave, you know, I said before on this platform and I want to say it again …the leader of the Progressive Liberal Party has an incredibly difficult job, insofar as you can never please everyone, said Christie at a memorial service for Dedrimae Johnson at the party’s headquarters.

“The PLP is the epitome of a democratically run party where people have their views and express their views, and sometimes diametrically opposed to what the leader or leadership wants.

“The leader of the PLP has to be able to absorb all of that because at the end of the day, when you leave here there is only one person, by the grace of God, at this time, who could be the next prime minister of The Bahamas.”

Members of the audience applauded Christie, with one woman shouting, “That’s right”.

Christie continued, “This is real talk now. Whatever views we have, whatever they are, I want the PLP to win.”

An eruption of applause rang out in the room with many shouting “whoo”. 

One woman screamed, “I ain’t want that; I need that.”

Christie, after pausing a bit, said, “I want the P-L-P to win and by the grace of God, Brave Davis will be the leader.”

Again, the cheers drowned out Christie with many standing to their feet. 

“We need that one,” someone shouted at Christie.

Christie said, “The governor general will call on Brave Davis to form a government. Those of you who are candidates in the next election, be upstanding. The prime minister will select the Cabinet of The Bahamas and you want to be there.”

Several former PLP MPs and current ratified candidates were among those in attendance.

At the end of his 21-minute speech, Christie told the group, “Don’t forget what I said. 

“Maybe I should tell you this. Leading up to the election, Brave Davis used to chair [Cabinet]. [The] prime minister is the chair of the Cabinet. I had Brave Davis chairing the Cabinet.”

He added, “It is something he is immensely familiar with. Been there done that. Know what you got.”

No, we will not forget what you said Mr. Christie.

Now there is one thing to get and endorsement from the former leader of your party and a former prime minister but one must ask if this the type of endorsement that one really needs and from this particular person?

Does this help you as you are in a fight for your political life?

“Maybe I should tell you this. Leading up to the election, Brave Davis used to chair [Cabinet].  [The] prime minister is the chair of Cabinet.  I had Davis chairing the Cabinet.”

So Christie’s breakdown of Davis’ “experience” is that he use to warm my seat in Cabinet?

I have always said, if you want to call yourself “new”, first you must/should distance yourself from that which you would like to differ from and that which would be considered “old”. But yet Davis invites it in, embraces him and now the public knows what the former leader  of the PLP thinks of the experience of Philip “Brave” Davis; he used to keep my seat warm.

Now, there is another way to look at this endorsement, as Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) supporter will not be willing to accept Davis as a mere “bench warmer”, so if we give him the “power” that  Christie is trying to bestow upon him, then why did he not do more; especially for the Island of Cat Island, because according to the former leader of the PLP and former prime minister, he left Davis in charge from time to time but yet he [Davis] and his constituency has nothing to show for this “experience that Christie claims that Davis gained under his leadership.

The Progressive Liberal Party fails for one reason, it is their nature

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My Morning Paper 6th June 6, 2021 – A Failed Opposition Ploy

Cooper: This is a failed budget” – The Nassau Guardian.

Excerpt from this article; Pointing to the government’s recently announced tax breaks and employment and revenue initiatives, Progressive Liberal Party Deputy Leader Chester Cooper yesterday called the Minnis administration 2021/2020 annual budget a failure.

The government’s debt level is expected to rise to $10.4 billion in 2021/2022 and the deficit is projected to reach $951.8 million after another round of borrowing of $1.8 billion after

Contributing to debate in the lower chamber, Cooper said the government squandered the opportunity to press the reset button and chart a new course for the country.”

What “new course” Chester? Now I am seeing why certain factions within the PLP say that you should not be listened to.

It is my opinion that nothing that Chester Cooper or any other PLP has to say about this budget communication can be taken seriously because of two factors; one being the Progressive Liberal Party’s performance when it comes to the economy and two being that the one of the main points that the PLP tries to sell in its last economic plan is that, the PLP could have managed the finances of the country better without borrowing but the first point shows the second fact to be complete and utter nonsense.

Like I have said, nothing that the PLP says concerning this budget can be taken seriously.

The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) first fired up its base by telling them that the Free National Movement (FNM) government should not be allowed to use Hurricane Dorian and the COVID-19 pandemic as ‘excuses’ as to why the economy is in  a poor condition at this time but there are things that they have neglected to tell you.

They neglected to tell you that after introducing Value-Added Tax (VAT) and bragging on how well it was performing that the economy was downgraded a minimum of four times under much better economic conditions.  They went on to blame all of these downgrades on excessive borrowing by the previous FNM administration during a recession and a hurricane.

But a minimum of four economic downgrades under much better economic circumstances?

To me this sounds like laziness and ineptitude, but yet these are the same people that claim to now have all the economic answers.

They also neglected to tell you that before Hurricane Dorian and the pandemic a few key things that had began to happen; the economy was upgraded to stable, the LPIA spoke of a first ever profit; the hotels were saying that this was the best that they has seen in over ten years, the deficit was lowered, along with the rate of borrowing

So now the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) attempts to downplay the effect of Hurricane Dorian and a global pandemic on the economy of The Bahamas, suggesting that if they were in power they could have navigated these trying economic times much more effectively and suggesting that these event are not reason enough for poor performance of the economy at this time, but the record of their past performance proves this to be nonsense and lies.

So we can see that the new, new, new [new] PLP’s new strategy is based deep in lies and hypocrisy, which most of their fervent supporters seem too happy to subscribe to .They will now focus on the pain and suffering of the average Bahamians as a political ploy to win an election, all while not offering the country any real and plausible relief and already have proven that if they were in power our economic situation would be much worst, all except the liquor stores.

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

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My Morning Paper – April 18, 2022- At First You Must Make Sense

While Grand Bahama was too concerned with aliens’ landings it would appear that the leader of the opposition Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), the “Hon.” Philip ‘Brave’ Davis, was busy opposing for opposing sake, even if it meant at the lives of Bahamian citizens.

 This is exactly what I have been telling you that the leader of the opposition has been doing throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.   He now seeks to convince us that the recent rise in the COVID-19 cases concerns him but why should anyone believe a word that he has to say when his past actions contradict this very “concern”?

Let us begin here.

“PLP Can’t Support Lockdown Extension, Says Davis” The Tribune, May 29, 2020.

Excerpt from this article; “PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Philip ‘Brave’ Davis said he cannot support the governments extension of the COVID-19 state of emergency in its current form.

Giving a contribution as the House of Assembly debated a resolution extending the state of emergency to June 29, Mr. Davis called for widespread COVID-19 testing while arguing there was no ‘clear rationale’ for continuing weekends lock downs.”

Here we have the leader of the opposition asking for the rationale behind the protocols put in place to aid in the slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus, suggesting that the lockdowns were not achieving this objective and only led to the hardship of families that were unable to pay bills and were slipping into poverty.

Here Davis was asking for the country to choose health or wealth, this could indeed be a very difficult choice but Mr. Davis approach simply made no sense in the fight to slow the spread of the virus.

Let me show you why. We have come to a point where the numbers were slowed and there is an attempt to open the country, as the leader of the opposition asked and now we still have a problem.

”Davis: I am deeply concerned about increase in COVID cases” – The Nassau Guardian.

Excerpt from this article; “Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Philip Brave Davis said yesterday that he is ‘deeply concerned’ about the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in The Bahamas and what appears to be a lack of action to stem the flow.

There has been 392 new COVID-19 cases in April already, a total that has already surpassed the number of case reported in January and February, respectively.

Health officials warned of a potential third wave in parts of the country.”

I have one question for the leader of the opposition, logically what did you really expect as the country was opened up so that people could go out and earn a living?

Did you, Mr. Opposition Leader, not expect a rise as the people relaxed their guard? 

The logical thing to do would have been to encourage the people to continue to follow COVID-19 safety protocols so that the numbers did not sky-rocket, because this disease will be with us for a while – not to fake concern.

As the leader of the opposition says the “country cannot afford five more years of FNM” and as Davis urges Bahamians not to trust Minnis again”, it seems that it would be in our best interest to not trust in Davis, at all because he for a man that wants to be prime minister; he really has to at least make sense first.

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

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My Morning Paper 20th March 2021 – The Naked Truth

There is a curious story being told about The Truth and The Lie.  It tells of how The Lie coerced The Truth into taking a swim with it but only  as a ruse to steal the ‘clothes’ of The Truth, leaving The Truth in the water without any clothes, because upon coming out ‘naked’ persons saw the naked Truth and shied away from it.  This making The Truth to return to the water forever and leaving The Lie to “dress up” as The Truth, thereby making people more comfortable with a “Lie”. This is what the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) would like to pull off leading into the next general election.

Now we have Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) senator, seeming to think that she is safe from the allegations of her involvement in a sketchy oil drilling deal pop up from the “rabbit hole” in Gambier House, where she has been in hiding in with an attempt to create political mischief – probably at the direction of the same person under whose employ she got involved in this “shady” oil deal in the first place.

“PLP senator, SLAMS FNM for not giving fellow Senators NOD to RUN”

Excerpt from this article; “A CRYING SHAME: PLP senator ‘disheartened by ‘some FNM senators failed to receive nominations.

Senator JoBeth Coleby-Davis yesterday expressed disappointment and defended Free National Movement (FNM) senators who were ‘passed over’ for seat nominations in the upcoming General Elections.”

Question: Was the “good” senator still down the ‘rabbit hole” in hiding, when the leadership of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) ‘screwed” the Hon. Picewell Forbes, the PLP member of parliament for South Andros over and the proceed to lie about it?

Where was her “disappointment” as she defended him?

Oh yeah she didn’t.

“Davis: Forbes seat was never in doubt – Leader said South Andros MP had party’s support for another run.” – The Nassau Guardian – March 3rd 2021.

Excerpt from this article; “Although Mangrove Cay and South Andros MP Picewell Forbes told reporters that his decision not to run in the next election was due to uncertainty over his renomination and lack of support on the ground from the leadership of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), PLP Leader Philip Brave Davis said yesterday that Forbes’ nomination was ‘never in doubt.’

Insofar as the public is concerned, and what I had indicated to the public and to him, his nomination was never in doubt ; that the incumbents would be renominated subject to the incumbent wishing to continue,’ Davis said.

So, Mr. Leader of the Opposition, why were there at least two other persons from the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) actively campaigning in South Andros?

 Who gave them the idea that this would be the right thing to do with a sitting member of parliament whose “spot was never in doubt”?

Could this just be extremely poor leadership?

So either, Mr. Davis did not have the guts/leadership skills to tell the incumbent that he was not going to be renominated or just lacks the ability to control the others that had come to believe that the constituency was “fair game”?

But just why would they even believe that the South Andros constituency has suddenly become ‘fair game’?

So here we have a Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) senator trying to show fake concern for Free National Movement (FNM) senators, when she was unable to muster even a shred of real concern for one of her very own.

Here we have a Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) senator, now a candidate in the next general election, becoming a part of another extensive lie, seemingly instigated at the behest of the leader of the opposition.

The Progressive Party fails for one reason, it is their nature.

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