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Bahamian Politics
Dr. Minnis on the Anniversary of the Baha Mar Bankruptcy
By The Free National Movement
Jun 29, 2016 - 6:05:38 PM

Nassau, Bahamas - Dr. Minnis, Leader of the Free National Movement (FNM), issued the following statement on the anniversary of the Baha Mar Bankruptcy:

“One year since Baha Mar went into bankruptcy this Government continues to offer up empty rhetoric and broken promises and engage in secret deals, yet nothing has gotten Baha Mar open. They promised us that Baha Mar was going to lift our tourism industry. From the outset they promised us 5,000 jobs yet that has not happened. Weekly, we find out through the newspapers about secret deals that the PLP Government has made with the Chinese that will rob Bahamian contractors of money they are due.”

“This entire project remains on hold and there is no opening in sight. On top of the 5,000 jobs, 2,000 Bahamians were laid off when construction stopped on the $3.5 Billion project. Many Bahamian contractors are also still waiting to be paid the $74 Million for work that was already completed yet the Prime Minister recently admitted that they should not expect to get paid.”

“Recently, an engineering inspector even questioned the structural integrity of Baha Mar since it has been sitting empty for a year with no upkeep. Could there be more road blocks to opening up the resort then is even known now? There are a lot of questions to be answered by the PLP Government that they refuse to divulge any information on.”

“Instead of being the crown jewel of the Bahamian tourism industry, the vacant hulking structures that sit empty are an example of the continued failed leadership of the PLP Government. The Bahamian people can expect the same type of campaign rhetoric that they heard last time offering up lots of hope yet only delivering despair and never creating the jobs they promised. The FNM stands for open transparency and will work every day for the Bahamian people and the jobs they so desperately need and deserve.”