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"PLP Policy on Employment: A Series of Lies and Misrepresentations"
By Branville McCartney, Leader, DNA
Jul 17, 2014 - 10:10:47 AM

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The Christie administration’s “policy” on job creation and employment in this country has left much to be desired. In fact, it has been a series of misrepresentations and even outright lies. Despite the release of figures from the Department of Statistics which show that unemployment, particularly among young people is at the highest it has ever been, members of this incompetent government insist that they have created the ten thousand jobs promised on the campaign trail.

Over the past several weeks, we have heard various government Ministers including Labor Minister Shane Gibson boast about the 43 thousand jobs which were allegedly created by this administration. Weeks later, the Deputy Prime Minister Philip Davis declared to the media that his ministry alone created 10 thousand jobs for Bahamians. The Department of Statistics numbers show just over 3,000 NET JOBS added to the country’s economy in the two years since the general election.

With the scores of recent high school graduates unable to find work, returning college students seeking employment elsewhere in the region and thousands of other Bahamians who have simply given up the hope of finding work, the Democratic National Alliance is led to question the government’s definition of employment. Does this government truly believe that providing one day of work to a party general qualifies as job creation in a modern day Bahamas? Could the government feel that temporary work supplied by the Ministry of Works is a fulfillment of his brazen election campaign promise?

The reality is NO! What this country needs is not the creation of small and temporary work opportunities but rather sustainable growth which allows Bahamians at every sector of society to earn a living worthy of their talents. What this country needs is a government prepared to create an economic environment which encourages not just employment, but OWNERSHIP as well.

The conflicting statements regarding exactly how many jobs have been created is further proof of the government’s incompetence. It is clear that this Christie led administration suffers from a lack of unity and poor communication. How can government officials who cannot even agree on how many jobs were created be trusted to create a sustainable push for employment? They cannot!

Rather than admit their shortcomings and recommit themselves and their resources to the economicrevitalization of the country, this administration of bungling politicians has chosen to LIE and FABRICATE employment statistics where they simply do not exist. To the PLP we say however, BAHAMIANS ARE NOT FOOLS!

Despite their best efforts to pull the wool over the eyes of the public, Bahamians across the country have not been misled. They are forced to live with the reality that this government, despite its grandiose election campaign slogans and promises has failed them on the job creation front.

Branville McCartney
DNA Leader


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