Dear Editor,
I have always said in The Bahamas that when it comes to politics, there are two sets of “facts”; the actual facts and there are Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) facts and what I have come to find out is that these two sets of facts do not assimilate.
In a statement in The Nassau Guardian last week in reference to the recent Baha Mar ruling, the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) chairman is quoted as saying, the original Baha Mar developer Sarkis Izmirlian is “seeking to tell a narrative which does not line up with the facts”.
When the chairman talks about the facts not lining up, exactly whose facts is he referring to?
It would appear that they lined up for Justice Andrew Borrok of the Supreme Court of the state of New York, but that is beside the point, I guess.
The judge found that Izmirlian lost his Baha Mar project a decade ago as a result of fraud and breaches committed by China Construction America (CCA).
The article pointed out that Mitchell’s claim was made notwithstanding the fact that Justice Borrok said in his ruling that credible evidence indicated that Izmirlian acted “honorably and commercially reasonably” in seeking to have the multi-billion-development completed.
The judge awarded Izmirlian’s BML Properties Limited $1.6 billion against China Construction America as a result of the fraud and breaches.
Mitchell also lashed out at Opposition Leader Michael Pintard who on Sunday called for an investigation into the inferences in the ruling that Bahamian government officials had colluded with CCA to push Izmirlian out.
“We’re concerned about the leader of the opposition, who jumps on a judgment, comments written by a judge in the United States,” said Mitchell in a video recording that was widely circulated yesterday.
“When is the leader of the opposition going to support Bahamians and support The Bahamas?”
Support Bahamians and support The Bahamas on what exactly, Mr. Mitchell?
Here, we have the chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party attempting to attack the leader of the opposition with the old line of being “anti-Bahamian”.
He did this when the Davis administration went to war with the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA). At that time, every one who disagreed with the PLP government was seen as being “anti-Bahamian”.
Another instance occurred when Bahamians protested over issues like inadequate electricity and poor infrastructure in islands such as Andros and Eleuthera.
The government’s response was to dismiss some of these criticisms as lacking in national loyalty, framing critics as opposing progress and nation-building efforts.
This has been a recurring theme in the PLP’s narrative whenever they face public discontent or organized opposition to their policies, so this has been established; let us move on.
It is simply amazing that the chairman of the PLP seeks to attack the leader of the opposition and BML Properties Limited over the recent Baha Mar ruling, which points to efforts by China Construction America to collude with Bahamian government officials to wrest Baha Mar from Izmirlian.
Prime Minister Davis and Chairman Mitchell do not seem to be on the same page on this issue.
The prime minister instructed the attorney general to review the matter, while Mitchell suggests that there really is nothing to review.
So what’s worse here, a government that can’t govern or one that hides its failures behind accusations of treason and lies?
Calling criticism “unpatriotic” is the real betrayal.
It’s the last refuge of a failed administration, desperate to distract from the truth that they’re not doing their jobs. And the truth is, Bahamians are suffering, the government is failing, and that is fact.
The Progressive Liberal Party fails for one reason — it is their nature.
– Concerned
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Publish date : 2024-10-25 01:04:00
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