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Last Updated: Feb 13, 2017 - 1:45:37 AM |
 Nassau, Bahamas - Sidney Collie, Chairman of the Free National Movement (FNM), issued the following statement regarding Deputy Prime Minister Brave Davis stating he that the Sandals’ ‘nolle prosequi’ shows that the PLP Government is looking out for foreign investors over the Bahamian people:
“The split in the PLP Government continues over the ‘nolle prosequi’ granted by Attorney General Allison Maynard in the Sandals affair. Deputy Prime Minister Brave Davis, when asked if this action showed that the PLP Government prioritised foreign interests over Bahamian interest stated, ‘I think this is something they could point to that may lend some credence to it.’ This comes on top of Minister of Tourism, Obie Wilchcombe also stating that Minister Gibson ‘spoke for many of us’ in regards to disagreeing with the Attorney General’s action. If the PLP had adopted the FNM's anti-corruption plan and codified the position of an independent director of public prosecution, this would lead to transparency and accountability and this whole sordid affair would not have occurred.
“It is still unclear where the Prime Minister stands on the ‘nolle prosequi’, does he agree with his delusional Chairman, Bradley Roberts, that it was right for the Attorney General to sidestep the courts and dismiss this case before it could be heard or does he agree with his Deputy Prime Minister who says the action makes it look like the PLP is looking out for foreigners over Bahamians? Why does the embattled Prime Minister stand silent? His silence only serves to condone the AG's actions. His failed leadership has led to an atmosphere within this government that PLP leaders are putting the interests of foreign investors over the needs of Bahamians. This is not leadership, it is corruption.
“The PLP Ministers that have spoken out against the Attorney General’s actions should join the FNM and call for her to resign over her overreach. Her resignation is the only way to restore the public trust in the Attorney General's office. The Attorney General’s actions only lend credence to the growing notion that the PLP looks out for themselves and their supporters before the best interests of the Bahamian people. The Bahamian people know that unlike the PLP, the FNM will stand together at all times to put the interests of the Bahamian people first and foremost, above all others.”
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