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Last Updated: May 24, 2017 - 7:58:29 PM |
Pictured from left: Dr. Michael Darville, Philip Davis, H.E. Dame Marguerite Pindling, JoBeth Coleby Davis, Fred Mitchell, and Clay Sweeting. (BIS Photo/Letisha Henderson)
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Nassau, Bahamas - Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition the Hon. Philip Brave Davis said as the Opposition, the Progressive Liberal Party will cooperate and support the newly elected Government of The Bahamas “generously and in good faith.”
“We are after all instruments of nation building not agents of national disunity or unnecessary conflict,” Mr. Davis said as four Opposition Senators received their Letters of Appointment during a Swearing-in ceremony at Government House, May 23, 2017.
The new Senators are: the Hon. Fred Mitchell, former Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister, who will serve as Leader of the Opposition in the Senate; the Hon. Dr. Michael Darville, former Minister of Grand Bahama, will act as the voice for Grand Bahama; the Hon. Clay Sweeting, businessman and former PLP election hopeful from Spanish Wells, will serve as a voice for the people from the Family Islands; and attorney JoBeth Coleby Davis, who represents a new voice in politics but comes from a family of persons who have served their country in the political arena.
Mr. Davis stressed that as Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition, in both Houses of Parliament, the Progressive Liberal Party has the responsibility to provide vigorous dissent in those instances where it is warranted.
“It is also our duty to be vigilant and to correct misinformation lest it obscures the truth or lead to, what is popularly referred to in public discourse in our great neighbour to the north, as the alternative reality. We will have no tolerance for that.
“On the contrary, you will find that our Senators and MPs alike will not hesitate to set the record straight when the occasion demands it.
“Moreover, we shall at all time promote and project the core-values that have united us as a Party across the generations.
“Indeed I am more convinced than ever that the core values that inspired our founders to uplift and to protect the great mass of Bahamian humanity from social and economic injustice, and to provide equal opportunity for all, are as relevant today as they were more than 64 years ago when the PLP was birthed.”
Mr. Davis continued,
Your Excellency:
“I have the honor to present to you and the Bahamian people a team of Senators that represents a microcosm of the national community.
“This team encapsulates intellectual gravitas, demographic balance, and a healthy mix of mature wisdom and youthful talent.
“I am particularly proud that that even though we had but four appointments available to us, the final selection takes note of the fundamental composition of our populace, signifying in this respect that our Party really is committed to being the Party for all Bahamians.”
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