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Last Updated: Feb 13, 2017 - 1:45:37 AM |
Dr. Minnis, Leader of the Free National Movement (FNM), issued the following statement on Minister Nottage’s comments during his Budget Communication on Tuesday:
“The tragic irony is not lost on the Bahamian people that as Minister Nottage stood on the House Floor proclaiming the crime rate is down, two more murders took place – one of which happened only a kilometre away from where he stood. Bahamians in their homes, in their neighbourhoods and in their communities feel the growing grip of violent crime infecting their lives.”
“Not a week ago, Minister Nottage was shrugging off a series of weekend murders as ‘unusual’ before the chorus of backlash from the people forced him to backtrack. It’s telling to Bahamians that this PLP Government will throw around and hide behind statistics instead of acknowledging the reality of what is happening in our communities. Time and time again on issue after issue the PLP proves that you cannot fix a problem when you choose to ignore it.”
“We at the FNM believe our people are more than numbers. Numbers can lie, as Minister Nottage’s rosy outlook proves. The PLP should try to convince the mother who lost her son to murder or the young lady that was sexually assaulted on her way home from work that things are getting better. To the PLP those people are numbers, to the FNM they are tragic victims of a leaderless government that spends more time on rosy PR than on truly solving problems.”
“We have a message for this government. Crime is literally killing our communities. We at the FNM believe every Bahamian life matters and we will fight and work every day to ensure our children, our mothers, our fathers don’t continue to become tragic statistics.”
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