The Tribune

IT seems as though Mr Christie and his party came to office with a chip on their shoulders and no plan as to how to run this country. They have borrowed an exuberant amount of money and are still blaming Mr Ingraham. Their mortgage relief venture was a total bust and well, I won’t even go there with the so called opinion poll. They remain clueless on how to deal with the crime problem in this country and Urban Renewal seems just a waste of human resources for the Royal Bahamas Police Force. In short, this first year of governance for the PLP government has been a total failure. The Bahamian people have seemed to have lost faith in this government. Maybe it’s time for a change.

bookiedread

WHILE PM Christie has made missteps during his first 12 months in office, the question should be asked: Can it touch the hoax played out upon Bahamaland and her people, by the Hubert regime?

No PLP minister was fired, although it appears that when it comes to getting the National Insurance Board Minister Shane to reveal what is in that expense report on the NIB, that he has been sitting on for weeks, it would be easier to get the secret service to reveal the secret codes necessary for the President to begin launching warheads against an incoming first strike nuclear attack on the United States?

TalRussell

BACK to blame game we go. As far as I’m concerned it’s not even about party. Because I think supporters of both major parties feel let down and disappointed. Not matter what side your on it seems like there’s a circle of people in this country who only take care of there own. This goes across party lines. It really is sickening. They cut deals and we suffer for it. Meanwhile their kids get the best education and opportunities. Something has to happen in this country.

Stapedius

IT sure aint no government in the sunshine..more like ‘the great deception.’ government seems lost for ideas and direction.

John

BY far the most disappointing action this government has taken, (besides stir up the unnecessary drama about gambling) is the proposed cutbacks to education. With the amount of crime, social issues and unemployment etc in our country the absolute last place the Government should have cut back was the education budget. Increasing the education, awareness and skills of our population will be the only way we can move forward. Wouldn’t it be nice if instead of producing criminals, we would excel at creating individuals who are skilled, responsible, aware, productive and proud of their country?

Danie

THE PLP has been virtually “dead in the water” since taking office and has lost the confidence of even many staunch supporters.

The governments failure and inability to deal with the big issues - the economy, immigration, crime, tourism, education, health, transportation, the digital age, National Insurance and taxation after 1 year in office is a telltale sign the Christie administration is too far out of touch with reality.

Which of the two parties would any right thinking person trust to negotiate an oil deal on behalf of Bahamians?

NEITHER?

We should very seriously examine Bermudas’ example, as they had the same 40 years of corrupt political stupidity.

Bermuda resolved the problem by forming a 3rd party (OBA) “One Bermuda Alliance” which won the government December 2012 and IMMEDIATELY made sweeping changes to the benefit of the majority, not just the chosen normal few friends family and lovers.

SP18

GRADE G for “Garbage”.

CArmbrister

THEY did what even their supporters knew they would do... NOTHING and they have nothing to show for doing NOTHING. That’s your PLP... Next time vote with your heads and not you colour flag... Now time to party... gas up the trucks, mount the DJ systems, turn up the music, drive around making noise and give out some free tings and their supporters will vote for them again... My poor country.

PKMShack

MY views on this present government is they have failed in everything which is no surprise if you failed once then you will fail again. Perry Christie and the rest of his so called members don’t have a clue as to what to do in these crucial times, Christie never had a solution to the problems this country faced, the only thing he is good at is talking a bunch of bull and making a bunch of promises that he knows he cannot and will not keep. He campaigned on crime and now the crime rate is more out of control than before and who should be blamed for this well the FNM is not in power anymore so maybe we should place the blame on the shoulders of Christie. But it is not even about blaming anyone its about fixing the problems this country faces and they have failed to do so. If he and his party was elected to do a job then get to work and do your damn job or get the hell out of politics!

TimeForChange

IF something drastic does not happen in the next year or so, either a great rebound in the economy or unless the Bahamian people lower their expectations and grow into these hard times, those elected PLP politicians will be more anxious than anyone else for 5 years to come so they can run out of parliament and out of public office.

Rather than acknowledging that these are tough economic times, the PLP sold the Bahamian public pipe dreams and seems to have no means or intentions of fulfilling.

In fact for the past year the PLP government seems unable to deliver on the most basic demands and requests of its own supporters. Crime, for example is in the clouds, and someone needs to put a bill board with a on it to keep track of murders.

As some 4,000 graduates are set to be dumped out of the classrooms in a matter of days, employment opportunities seem non-existant and these young people seems set to face days and months, even years of doom and gloom. We know that when they become discouraged they will turn to crime and anti-social behaviour.

Rather than waiting for tourist and financial markets to rebound and create employment and new wealth, government must look at other sustainable industries.

A substantial investment to revive the farming industry with employment of the latest technologies, will not only create employment, but will also reduce the country’s huge food bill.

Fishing stocks are virtually being depleted and efforts must be set in place now to sure up and preserve these stocks. The price of fish is already beyond the reach of more than half the bahamian population, and any crises in the volatile world markets could send food price beyond the clouds.

Government must stop giving away our human and other natural resources, land included and move to ensure that more of the foreign invested dollar stays in this country and in the hands of Bahamians.

The much criticised road works and renewal project should be extended to complete the renewal of all remaining roadways and water mains in New Providence as a means of creating employment for blue collar works.

Other things that can be looked at are infrastructure in other major islands and a summer repair and development for all the schools in the Bahamas.

John

I HAVE never seen a party losing so much support in such a short period of time. Perry Christie never had any kind of plan for our country. His only plan was to become PM again, so he can satisfy his ego. In the meantime things are falling apart, cabinet members contradict one another, our country’s situation is getting worse every day,and Perry Christie acts as he is some kind of movie star.

hj2

It seems like yesterday when i grabbed a microphone and took to the stage and sang my heart out for a party that i truly believed in ... but just like everyone else i was hoodwinked bamboozled run a muck and lied to.

This govt clearly cares for its personal agenda and we the people are gonna have to suck it up deal with it or wait for a miracle.

If the magnificent seven or eight MPs that are really not in favour of Mr Christie leading this country or the PLP then they should stop being ballsless and put forward a vote of no confidence despite the political repercussions.

Branville stood up to a giant of a man in Hubert Ingraham and true Mr Mcartneys word he beat Hubert... you may ask how did he do this and he lost his seat, well its quite simple he said to Mr Ingraham in the house of assembly i may not be here but you wont either...where is Mr Ingraham today GONE, though by choice the fact is because of Branville’s interference it cost the FNM thousands of votes therefore forcing Mr Ingraham’s hands into retirement so you see people there are some Fitzgeralds, Pinders, Majors, Rolles, Dorsettes, and the like that are not in favour of a Christie led govt but will they stand up for what is right, will they stand up for the people that elected them for the future of our beloved country or will they become as they say in showbiz a one hit wonder it remains to be seen... at the end of the day one thing is for sure

The PLP IS NOT THEY ONLY THING WE SHOULD WANT...

singaton

LET them eat porridge.

tonymontana

WE have the government we deserved! it was no secret that Perry and the PLP were incapable of leading this country because they proved that they werent. but the majority decided that they would take their chances with them...so ‘f’ for failure.

dacy

UNQUESTIONABLY the majority agreed “twiddle dum” Hubert Ingraham had to be gotten rid of before causing irreparable damage to the country.

He was solidly put down!

The electorate was wise enough to understand the country had been lead into deep trouble by the FNM and needed leadership capable of stopping or at least slowing the decline evident in every sector. The PLP was the only viable choice with any hands on knowledge of governing.

They were elected May 7, 2012.

Now that the stop gap is here and “twiddle dum” is gone, it is time to begin planning on get ting rid of “twiddle dee” and the PLP for several obvious reasons not worth reiterating.

SP1