Last week the opposition, Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) went to Andros to save an island that was never in danger and then hurried to Grand Bahama to celebrate the opening of a bridge rebuilt by the Free National Movement at Fish Hole Road, when they did not celebrate the opening of the bridge which they had commissioned at the very same locations which was washed away by Hurricane Dorian.  But they decided to wrap the week by attempting persuade the Bahamian public that if they, the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), was in power then they could have prevented the economic downgrades that the country recently experienced.

“Double Dip – COVIP Fallout Sees Two Point Downgrade” – The Tribune – 26 June 2020

Excerpt from this article; “The ‘extraordinary beating’ inflicted upon the tourism industry by COVID-19 was critical in Moody’s decision yesterday to strip The Bahamas of its ‘investment grade’ credit rating, the deputy prime minister says.

K Peter Turnquest, responding to the rating agency’s move to slash The Bahamas’ sovereign creditworthiness by two notches to ‘Ba2’, told Tribune Business there was little the Government can do to improve this situation in the short-term given that the priority remains protecting families, businesses and the wider economy against the worst of the pandemic’s fall-out.”

Of course the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) jumped at the opportunity to attempt to criticize the government who had criticized them for the numerous economic downgrades under their watch that had left the country’s credit rating at junk status.

“We note that Moody’s credit ratings service has now downgraded our credit rating several levels, firmly into junk territory.  In fact, being downgraded two notches on the credit front, and being given a negative outlook is really a triple whammy.

This is the second major rating agency to downgrade The Bahamas this year, after S&P pushed us further into junk territory.   This is unfortunate for the country and for the taxpayers, who will have to pay more for debt servicing, but it is not totally unexpected.  Moody’s warned in April when we were placed under review that we would be downgraded if they did not see a credible fiscal and economic policy response from the government.

They clearly did not.

This latest budget, as we noted, did not inspire confidence here at home, or in the world’s financial markets.

While we did experience the economic shock stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, it is clear that the response has not met the challenge before us.  Its response to Dorian was similarly anemic and slow.

We see a pattern when it comes to this administration responding to crises.

We warned them to take progressive steps early to mitigate the fallout from COVID-19, but this administration did not.

We warned them about taking action quickly for filling financing needs, this administration dithered.

Now this action by Moody’s will make borrowing more difficult and more expensive.  It is telling that Moody’s questions if they government will even be able to adequate fulfil its financing needs.”

Mr. Cooper goes on to reference several recommendations that they had given to the government to avoid this economic downgrade, none of which would have prevented it, while at the same time conceding that downgrade was to be expected but not for the reasons that he is trying to persuade right thinking people that it was expected.

While Mr. Cooper would wish to mislead the public and have them believe that the  present government has done nothing right as it pertains to the economy, I would just like to interject at this point that on 22^nd February 2019, Moody’s had changed our economic outlook from negative to stable while affirming the county’s Baa3 credit rating.  This would dispel the lie of Moody’s not seeing a credible fiscal and economic repose from the government, like the deputy leader of the opposition would put it.

Personally I find it very difficult to take financial advice from a person who aligns himself with a political organization who, while in governance, had the country undergo four of five economic downgrades under much better financial conditions that we are under at the present time; and still have no viable explanation for any of them.

As I have stated above, the opposition gave several suggestions, none of which would have prevented the recent downgrades and for one simple reason, the downgrades have been experienced because the country’s main source of revenue; tourism; has been brought to a halt by the COVIP-19 pandemic, which has the entire world hostage at this time.

The deputy leader of the opposition suggested that we borrow $2bn to help the economy along, when money was “cheap’ but without a viable way of repaying the debt this would have incurred would have us right where we are today – the suggestion in ludicrous.

I find it amazing that the opposition would even allow the deputy leader of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) to voice an opinion such as this openly, given the party’s track record of gross mismanagement of the country’s economic affairs in the past.

The plain truth is this, we have been downgraded due the very same economic woes which plague the rest of the world at this point and for the opposition, and for anyone else to say differently would be to tell a lie.

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

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“I don’t want the Bahamian people to walk around talking about these things; this is what COVID-19 caused.

If you lost your job, lost your business, COVID-19 did not cause that, a political decision as to how to respond to it [COVID-19] cause it.” – Wayne Munroe QC, former Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) candidate for the Free Town consistency.

It is this type of irrational reasoning  and logic which has become very prevalent in the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), as they now seem to attempt to diminish the Free National Movement’s (FNM’s) government efforts in mitigating the spread of the COVID-19 virus in the country. 

In this statement Mr. Munroe, seems to downplay the serious nature of the virus and wishes to switch the focus to the effect that the efforts to mitigate it have had on the economy of the country – a case of lose in revenue versus lives saved.

Mr. Munroe claims that that the decision behind the Emerge my Orders were political but they were made in agreement with the consensus of the wider spectrum of the Bahamian society and within line with worldwide guidelines in order of preventing the spread of this very contagious virus.

In a nutshell the Emergency Orders were put in place to save Bahamian lives, as to why Mr. Munroe would now like to make it about politics is totally irrational and reckless but this seems to be the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP’s) new strategy and it is very unfortunate that they would choose to “toy” with the lives of the Bahamian people and “toy” with their emotions in order to gain political ground leading into the 2022 General Elections.

But as usual Mr. Munroe flip flops to make a political point. 

He asks if the virus was dangerous when we first went into the lockdowns, why open up the country now while we still have cases and more than when we had the country locked down?

This question seems logical on the surface but it makes no sense in light of the fact that we have seemed to have reached a point and found a way to control the spread of the virus but is Mr. Munroe really concerned about the country and the potential damage that a serious outbreak can cause or is he just looking to shore up his nomination for the Free Town constituency?

I ask this because in one breath Mr. Munroe is suggesting that the country should have never been shut down and in the very next breath he seems to suggests that we should not be opening in order to get the economy back up and running.  Mr. Munroe is being VERY disingenuous with the people of The Bahamas and he should be ashamed of this flawed argument but we all are coming to find out that he seems to lack the ability to experience shame.

He should be out chasing ambulances in my opinion.

The COVID-19 virus has proven to be a very contagious respiratory infection without a cure to date, other than to let it runs its course.  It is more dangerous than the flu which has a seasonal mortality rate of about one percent (1%) of those infected and COVID-19 having a mortality rate of about just over three percent (3.4%) of those infected. It has proven very fatal, as has been seen in certain regions of the world, and for this Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) opposition to suggest anything less is totally ridiculous and should call their character and judgment into question.

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

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“Time to end this” – The Nassau Guardian 27^th May 2020

Excerpt from this story; “With the government expected to bring to Parliament today a resolution to extend the state of public emergency put in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Progressive Liberal Party PLP) Leader Philip Brave Davis yesterday called on the Minnis administration to end lockdowns, and gave early notice that the official opposition will not support an extension.

The state of emergency allowed the prime minister as the competent authority to impose a 24-hour curfew and weekend lockdowns to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

The Nassau Guardian understands that a 14 to 30 day extension was being considered yesterday.

“I don’t know if we can support anymore of these lockdown,” Davis said.

He added, ‘It and of itself is not the answer.  That has to be accomdated by many other things and we don’t seem to have those other things to make lockdown effective.’ Davis said.

I think he Bahamian people are responsible enough that once they understand it, they will do it.  So you do not have to force them.”

Asking if he was calling for the end of the restrictions, Davis replied, ‘Yes.”

From the very moment Philip ‘Brave’ Davis utters the words, “I think” you know you are in for some painful revelations about his mental state, as he tends to suggest here; lift the restrictions, open the country and whoever dies dies – interesting.

So Philip ‘Brave’ Davis is of the fervent opinion that; “I think he Bahamian people are responsible enough that once they understand it, they will do it.  So you do not have to force them.” I think I have heard these very same sentiment expressed by the Leader of the Opposition before.

When the Emergency Orders were first implement the leader of the opposition came out and criticized them as being “an overreach” and went on to say; “……..such orders may be unnecessary as he [Davis] said the public was already complaint with recommendations made by the government in relation to the novel coronavirus.

He [Davis] said the public does not need to be ‘coerced into following directive.” This is basically the same reason why Mr. Davis is calling for the government to throw caution into the wind and open the country but we have seen and continue to see why it is absolutely necessary to enforce such directives; is Mr. Davis suggesting that if he was prime minister and faced with this situation he would simply send out a Public Service Announcement and leave it up to the citizens to comply?

Personal discretion.

 Is this considered responsible? And for those that say yes he is right, we are adults and can make the right decisions that are in our nest interest, I ask – “REALLY?”

But of course Mr. Davis just does not seem to know where to stop as he attempts to pander to the general consensus to garner support against “the big bad government” that just wants to keep its citizens locked up in your house for no reason even if it were their best interest.

He then goes into the House of Assembly, as he votes against the resolution to extend the state of public emergency and gives this as his reasoning; “In the first place the lockdowns and curfews were drastic measures depriving people of their liberty and right to earn a living..

Now, they were justified only because the government needed time to create a coherent national strategy to manage COVID-19.

Here we are months later and where is that national strategy?”

This is the point where you strain to understand the depths of ignorance coming from the mouth of one person.

Point of clarification:  Mr. Davis the lockdowns and curfews were drastic measure put in place to save Bahamian lives; seems as if you keep forgetting them.  These lockdowns and curfews were a part of an OVERALL NATIONAL STRATEGY to manage the threat of COVID-19; it is that simple. So, this whole business about the lockdowns and curfews being tools used by the government to come up with a national plan or strategy is utter nonsense and misinformation.

 But one is now left to wonder if he actually believes what he is saying and did not realize that the lockdowns and curfews were in fact a part of an overall national plan/strategy to mitigate the spread of the COVIPD-19 virus and actually save lives?

Powerfully terrifying thought….

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

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Fred Mitchell today calls for the resignation of the Free National Movement’s (FNM) Member of Parliament for Central and South Abaco, James Albury.

Mitchell calls for the resignation saying; “……..Albury, a parliamentary secretary in the office of the Prime Minister, is bound by Cabinet decision.”

Let us apply Chairman/Senator Mitchell’s “logic” across the board.

Is this the reason why Jerome Fitzgerald, the former Progressive Liberal Party’s Member of Parliament for the Marathon constituency’ former Minister of Education, Science and Technology did not resign when it was proven that he concealed a report that showed that the people in his constituency were slowly being poisoned?

I mean did he not resign simply because he did not break protocol?

 

Was it a Cabinet decision at the time; when Fred Mitchell, PLP Chairman and Philip “Brave” Davis, PLP leader, were Cabinet members?

The questions now becomes what did they know and exactly when did they know it and shouldn’t just knowledge and the course of action that they took automatically disqualify both of these men for seeking re-election?

Or is it all forgiven because Mr. Jerome Fitzgerald did not break protocol?

The PLP fails for one reason; it is their nature

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“When you win say nothing, when you lose say less” – Paul Brown

This bit of wisdom has been wasted on persons like the leader of the opposition, Philip Brave Davis, as he has said more since the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) lost the last general election then he has in his entire political career.

Before I go on, I would just like to say this, in regards to the Duane Sands matter, it is my most fervent belief that the push behind his resignation by this PLP opposition and this continued push to ‘expose’ more has very little to do with him breaking protocol but rather is a spiteful and vindictive move to exact revenge for his alleged role in the perceived wrongful prosecution of former PLP MP Frank Smith – it is that simple.

“Before you embark on a journey of revenge, first dig two graves.” – Confucius

First grave; the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) is currently overplaying a situation where in the former minister of health, Dr. Duane Sands made a judgment call which he felt was in the best interest of the country.  The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) called for his head on a pole in Rawson Square for violating the Emergency Orders put forth by the Competent Authority, which they criticized as being “over reaching” but in regards to the actions of the former minister if health; were there not mitigating circumstances?

For those full of blood lust to smooth over perceived past wrong doings there seem to be none.

Just how much do you punish someone for breaking these protocols if they fervently believe that they acted in the best interest of the country?

Is the leader of the opposition and those within that political organization that continue to campaign for more bloodletting actually saying that they would never violate the law to do what’s in the best interest of The Bahamas?

Bahamians take note.

It can only be suggested by those that would not to exact the most severe penalty upon Dr. Sands for him doing what he felt was in the best interest of the country.  Now he has accepted the responsibility for his action, has accepted the consequences of these actions and yet this New, New, New, [New] PLP party still asks for another pound of flesh.

“PLP still has questions after Sands resignation” – The Nassau Guardian

Excerpt from this article; “While noting that the opposition will seek explanations from other Cabinet ministers, Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) leader Philip Brave Davis said yesterday he found it ‘difficult to believe’ former Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands acted alone when he made a controversial decision to allow six persons permanent residents to disembark on New Providence, a week ago, and quarantine at home while the borders were closed to Bahamians.” 

Mr. Davis does a very dishonorable thing here as he neglects to state the particulars of what actually occurred but this is politics and the grave that he presently digs he digs for himself because the people at large are not as blood thirsty as he is and have questioned his moral authority to ask these questions in light of his political past but as Mr. Davis suggests, elections wipes the slates clean, something which I actually believes that he believes and further affirms my assertion that he is not fit to lead The Bahamas.

Before I end I would just like to comment on the PLP Chairman’s repose to this matter.  He should be ashamed of making such statements condemning Sands for his actions because of the simple fact that he chairs a political organization formed in 1953 and whose elected officials to date have not accepted any responsibility for any malfeasances; even if they were caught with the bloody knife in their hands, blood still dripping from it and the warm dead body at their feet.

Indeed this New, New, New [New] Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), led by Philip ‘Brave’ Davis is totally despicable as an opposition and should never be government.

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

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“A Study In Confusion” – The Nassau Guardian 20^th April 2020

Excerpt from this article; “Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Philip Brave Davis call Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis’ press conference a ‘study in confusion’ as he questioned why Minnis will allow more businesses to open in the middle of a surge in COVID-19 cases.

As he expressed disappointment with the number of people who were still out and about during the 24-hour curfew, Minnis yesterday announced that a number of businesses, including hardware stores, plant nurseries and auto part stores, will be allowed to operate.

In response, Davis wants to see a long –term plan detailing the government’s plan to move forward in handling the COVID-19 pandemic.

‘The Prime Minister’s latest COVID-19 press conference held on Sunday April 19 was a study in confusion,’ he said.

With 60 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in total and two additional confirmed cases announced today, the country remains in the middle of a COVID-19 surge so it was confusing that the prime minister announced the opening up of additional businesses and the domestic economy well ahead of any indication of a leveling of the COVID-19 infection and transmission curve. What is the rationale behind this decision?

Davis added, ‘We are sure the public is relieved that there is a slow return to normalcy but there has to be some idea of what this is based upon and that it is evidence-driven.”

It is indeed odd to hear the Opposition Leader criticize the opening of stores like hardware stores, auto part stores and plant nurseries, when he first criticized that the original emergency order for being “overreaching” and then going on to say “……that there was no evidence that the Bahamian people needed to be coerced into following directives and protocols promulgated by the government.”; ending with asking for the liquor stores to remain open.

As he is now seeing, the Bahamian people needed to be coerced and most still have not taken the current situation seriously but I say the original sentiments of the leader of the opposition, which was basically grown people did not have to be told what to do in their own best interest, represents the mindset of people that need to be coerced.

So now the opposition leader expresses “confusion” as the latest move by the prime minister and his team.  My first observation is that due to the recent lockdowns the rate of infection has seemed to have slowed so there is a plan in place that seems to be working.  Then as for the types of businesses that have opened.  In my opinion, the hardware stores, auto stores and plant nurseuries can operate in the same manner in which the food stores have been operating and with the proper safeguards put in place, one being “no mask no service”, we can have a sector of the economy back up and running.

So, the leader of Opposition claims to be “confused” and many of us are not surprised, not at all because it seems that simple matters that follow along the line of logic and commonsense seems to confuse this new, new, new [new] Progressive Liberal Party.

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“DAVIS:  ORDER WAS DONE IN A RUSH” – The Tribune

Excerpt from this article; “PLP LEADER Philip ‘Brave, Davis criticized an emergency order issued by Prime Minister Hubert Minnis yesterday, saying the provisions appeared to be rushed.

He said the prohibitions outlined in the order – including a national curfew and the suspension of business operations with few exceptions – may adversely impact the public.

‘Yesterday our party urged the government to proceed with caution in the exercise of the powers under the state of emergency,’ Mr. Davis said at PLP Headquarters.  ‘It is our view that these measures must be for the benefit of Bahamian people.  We are concerned that this was done in a heated rush and may have unintended consequences adverse to the public.”

‘I also pointed out (Wednesday) that there was no evidence people needed to be coerced into following directives and protocol promulgated by the government.”

As the leader of the opposition speaks to the suspension of business operations adversely impacting the public he seems to be missing the bigger picture, which would be the attempt to safeguard the public from the spread and contraction of the COVID-19 virus and to not have it reach the levels of infection that are being seen in Italy and New York City.

Surely, the well-being of the public at large out weights the inconvenience of what he suggests may be lost due to the suspension of business operations, right?

Many have began to complain about a curfew and the leader of the opposition seems to suggestion that such a measure is not necessary. Many question why between 9pm to 5am; some even asking if this is the only time that you can catch this disease.  While this question may be asked in jest by some, some have taken it seriously as they go on to criticize the government on this matter but if one were to apply logic to the situation then it should makes sense.

Most people socialize after work and one of ways in curtailing the spread of the disease would be to limit the amount of time that people “hang out”.  It would be during these interactions when this disease can be transmitted and spread to large amounts of people and much more quickly and easily.  Mr. Davis suggests “..that there is no evidence that people needed to be coerced into following directives and protocols promulgated by the government”, and to this I suggest that he rides around this island at about 10pm tonight to see just how many people adhere to the directive which is in their best interest.

This drastic measure was put in place for one reason – to protect the Bahamian people, so when Mr. Davis talks about the possible negative impact it is clear that he does not seem to have the best interest of the country and people at heart, as he only seems to push forward with his political agenda.

It is also  clear that Mr. Philip ‘Brave’ Davis is pandering to his audience, this is to be expected of any politician.  What is sad is the fact that it would appear that he does not hold the intelligence of these people in high regard, as he attempts to push such stupidity down their throats but there is another possibility – which is he actually believes what he is saying.

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

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In the realms of stuff that you just cannot make up, the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) continues to show just why they are their own worst enemy. They do this by continuously creating situations to distract from their failings and alleged misdeeds only to highlight these actual failings and misdeeds.
At this time the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) is highlighting the following article as being reported by Eyewitness News; “Billionaire Bacon Linked to Nygard sex trafficking lawsuit”
Excerpt from this article; “NASSAU, BAHAMAS, Lyford Cay billionaire has defended his role in the federal class action lawsuit accusing his neighbor and longtime rival Peter Nygard of sex trafficking in The Bahamas.
A New York Times article, “Has a Neighbor’s Feud in Paradise Launched on International Rape Case’, reveals that the lawyers and investigators attached to the federal lawsuit were funded in part by Bacon.”
Of course the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) has already come to the “logical conclusion” that if Louis Bacon funded “lawyers and investigators attached to the federal lawsuit” and had funded the Free National Movement (FNM) during the last election, then it only stands to reason that the FNM is complicit in or actually behind the lawsuit. So let’s apply this trend of “logic” and “reasoning” to another part of the Nygard lawsuit; since it can be concluded that Peter Nygard funded the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) during the last election then there MUST be some truth behind the sex trafficking and sex slave allegations as laid out in the lawsuit which names the leader of the opposition as being complicit in some of these nefarious acts; right?

Now many are going to read this and label it as pure asinine ramblings but these very persons must realize and concede that it follows the very same “logic” and “reasoning” of the allegations of the FNM being behind the lawsuit being brought against Peter Nygard, as these allegations are based solely on the premise of Louis Bacon being a major contributor to Free National Movement (FNM) Party.
The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) continues to be its very own worst enemy, as it takes something written in the New York Times, which makes no mention of the FNM but names the PLP and some of its members by names as being accomplices to these acts of sex trafficking and slavery and tries to contort it to now suggest that the Free National Movement government was behind it all.
The PLP goes from one version of events, where the allegations are total lies to this, “Davis further suggested the claims that party members were bribed with sex with under aged girls and cash, contained in the federal complaint files last week, were perpetrated by Free National Movement surrogates.” Here it is alleged that they were all fabricated by the FNM though a federal lawsuit issued in a court in the United States to incriminate the leader of the opposition through the incrimination of Peter Nygard; but I guess these two things are the same, both suggesting that the PLP as an innocent as a new born baby with the evil and wicked FNM looking to ‘sacrifice’ it.
Both being the sick and perverted imagings of a political organization that as long lost its way.
The Progressive Liberal Party fails for one reason, it is their nature.
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“Davis launces election bid at rally” – The Nassau Guardian
Except from this article; “Touting the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) as repaired and a unified one, PLP leader Philip Brave Davis last night launched his election campaign.
‘The SS PLP is off the reef,’ he said at Columbus Primary School.
‘Its hull is repaired. It is strong and seaworthy,’
‘We’re on board to do the peoples work, and it’s all hands on deck with a singular mission.’

‘A unified party ready to serve the Bahamian people.”

So it would appear that the Hon. Philip ‘Brave’ Davis has finally admitted to the fact that the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) is a broken party, although he would claim that it is now repaired; but as to how it came to be broken is subject to much debate.
To listen to Mr. Davis, the party became a broken vessel at the last general elections but many may beg to differ as to when it became broken and as Mr. Davis attempts to move past this discussion of what he calls the “SS PLP”; is he willing to admit how it got ‘broken’ and run aground and is he willing to accept any responsibility for its crippled stated?
Mr. Davis has spent the better part of two and half years in opposition, walking a fine line; while trying to convince the country that he would be a good candidate for prime minister, he can’t seem to get into the details of how and why the PLP lost the last election in such grand manner with him as deputy leader of the PLP and as the deputy prime minister.
He would also need for the present new, new, new [new] PLP to make atonement for its past mistakes which led to such a devastating defeat and acknowledge the role he played in bringing that defeat about.
But at this time he seems to be attempting to distance himself from this defeat and anything that may have caused it, trying to make himself seem new but he can’t as he is tied to the disaster that was the PLP’s election defeat.
So he deflects and hopes that no one remembers how he got to where he is right now.
Can anything that he say about a new, new, [new] PLP be trusted?
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“Plastic bag fee ‘not a tax” – The Nassau Guardian
Excerpt from this article; “An official in the Ministry of Environment and Housing yesterday dismissed accusations that the new plastic bag fee is a tax, while stressing that the fee is intended to make consumers ‘angry’ as they would be deterred from using single-use plastics.
Within the first week of the government implementation of a ban on single-use plastics, some consumers expressed support for the ban while others took issue with the plastic bag fee in particular calling it a ‘tax’ and threatening to boycott businesses that follow the new law.
‘The 25 cents to a dollar is not a tax’, said Dr. Rhianna Neely-Murphy, senior environmental officer.

‘The 25 cents was put in place during this transition period as a deterrent to encourage people to change their behavior and bring their reusable bags. We understand that plastic bags have become a part of our society, so the change would’ve a bit difficult. So we gave the customers, the Bahamians six months during this transition period to get used to living without plastic, with less plastic.
The Environmental Protection (Control of Plastic Pollution) Act 2019 outlines that businesses have until June 2010 to possess prohibited items such as plastic bags on the condition that the items are sold to customers at a fee no less than 25 cents and no more than $1, excluding value-added tax.”
The very fact that a penalty has to be put in place to ‘encourage’ better behavior is an issue within itself and is very alarming to me as it is a very serious indictment on the mindset of us as a people.
I find the discourse on social media extremely interesting and telling; we as a people are very resistant to change, even if it is to our very benefit and especially if it may inconvenience us for a while and force us to do something which seems to be more difficult at the onset but is very easily adjusted to.
There were many ‘reason’ given as to why we should not adhere to the new ‘tax’ imposed on us by the government and by the way it is not a tax, one being that it is a ‘tax’ the people did not have sufficient time to prepare for, although it was announced that the government had planned to move in this direction from May of 2019. Then you have those that claims it only benefits the ‘white’ business owners, as if only ‘whites’ own businesses. There are even some that say that they will not be forced into this and therefore they will boycott Bahamian businesses and shop with “the Chinese” but don’t they have also have to comply with the new law?

I have a simple solution to all of these complaints, why don’t we just buy the reusable bags and become more disciplined in our use of them as a people, but it would appear that this is the problem.
“The 25 cents was put in place during this transition period as a deterrent to encourage people to change their behavior.”
We as a people do not want to conform or become more disciplined and responsible as it is too much of a headache and hassle. So now we threaten the government and everyone else that offends our sense of complacency over 25 cents.
Is this really what we have become?

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