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Last Updated: Feb 13, 2017 - 1:45:37 AM |
 It is however important to note, that it was this government which pushed for the appointment of provisional liquidators in the first place. It was also this Christie administration that instituted a Winding Up Petition against the Bahamar Development. As a seasoned attorney himself, PM Christie is intimately aware of how the process – which often includes the termination of employees – works. It is therefore disingenuous of this government to feign ignorance or false disappointment at this decision. In fact, I dare say that the Prime Minister’s disappointment pales in comparison to the disappointment felt by those thousands of workers who, after having their futures hang in the balance for months, must now pick up the pieces of their lives and begin again.
Notably absent from the Prime Minister’s statement was any mention of the way forward. As the nation’s chief, this was a prime opportunity for the Prime Minister to demonstrate real leadership ability, put forward a concrete plan of action, and a message of hope for those discouraged workers. Instead, his statement read as much of the same empty rhetoric which he has repeated since June. His insistence that the government continues to make the “strongest possible representation to the Joint Provisional Liquidators” offers no real comfort to Bahamar’s former employees who feel betrayed and abandoned. Clearly, after months of meddling in the affairs of the developer the PM’s intimate involvement with this matter has not served the best interest of the property or its employees and by extension the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
Since taking office, the PLP government has promised time and time again that it would bring relief to the staggering number of unemployed Bahamians around the country. Ahead of the last general election more than 10 thousand jobs were promised. Sadly, the government has failed to create the kind of environment which encourages not just employment but also entrepreneurship. Instead, unemployment figures continue to rise as does the country’s misery index. Now is not the time for empty promises or a game of wait and see. NOW is the time for real leadership, a departure from the things we have already done in favor of a new direction. The Bahamas won’t get better by chance, it will only get better by CHANGE!
Branville McCartney
DNA Leader
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