The Tribune

EDITOR, The Tribune

After declaring that he will dedicate his 2017 election campaign to the fight of women’s right, Fox Hillians should shout: ‘’Earth to Fred Mitchell, you and your PLP colleagues please wake up from your La La Land dream and address the real issues affecting the Bahamian people!’’

Mitchell needs to get over the embarrassing referendum loss his government suffered. Get over it, sir. The economy has contracted over the past two years, tens of thousands of Bahamians are on the unemployment line while Baha Mar sits there on Cable Beach rotting.

Mr Mitchell, can you tell us when will Baha Mar open so that the 2,000 Bahamians who were let go will get their jobs back?

Mr Mitchell, there are hardly any jobs on Grand Bahama. Young women on that island are resorting to prostitution to make ends meet. Sir, while the cost of living continues to increase exponentially, salaries have remained stagnant. Coupled with high unemployment, Mr Mitchell, are there thousands who are behind in their mortgage payments?

Mr Mitchell, I know of at least four families who have lost their homes to foreclosure in the past year. The mortgage relief programme that your leader recently mentioned in Parliament, do you know when it will come on stream? Further, sir, when will your administration address the murder crisis? I asked because there have been 515 murders under your government’s watch up to today.

Mr Mitchell, as you can see, women’s rights are not high on the list of priorities for average Bahamians, including most women. Therefore, sir, we would deeply appreciate it if you focus your election campaign on pertinent issues instead of women’s rights. This would go a long way in convincing Bahamians that the PLP is not out of touch with the eternal hell they have been catching over the past four years.

THE WHISTLEBLOWER 2.0

June 21, 2016