Wednesday, April 30, 2025
EDITOR, The Tribune.
ALLOW me space in your valuable column to articulate an opinion on the predicament the Free National Movement party finds itself in its present position under the leadership of Michael Pintard.
I have followed local politics since the late 70s and I continue too. I like to think I am on the ground dealing with the common man(woman) on the street on a daily basis as they are the ones who set-up and remove governments. And while the economy is not in great, great shape, it is not in bad, bad shape. I have not gotten a sense of rumbling on the ground to get rid of the Philip Brave Davis led government. Generally speaking, people are fairly contented. While the leader of the FNM appears to be having challenges gaining traction on the ground. Based on what I am hearing, the leader of the FNM has some work to do. He has at least twelve months to convince the masses to get in his corner.
However, Madam Editor I believe if the general elections were held today, my prediction would be as follows: PLP - 25; FNM - 14. Obviously, I believe the governing party will suffer some casualties. But I do not believe, it will be large enough to lose the government. I recall some months, former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham asked by the press, who he believes will win the next general election. I do not think he answered. That’s food for thought. As Mr Ingraham is the most astute politician in this country next to the late Lynden O Pindling.
Madam Editor, in closing, I urge my critics, and there will be a few, to note that my opinions are based on instinct and observation.
PAT STRACHAN
Nassau,
April 27, 2025.
Comments
JokeyJack says...
I am reminded of the writing on the side of the cream can - "produced from contented cows." That is basically what Bahamians are, contented cows. We have seen for well over 40 years a long long long list of problems that continue to grow and get worse. I will not waste space here listing them - since people do not really care about problems anyway - but just one recent example of Bahamian nurses not being paid or confirmed/vetted in their jobs, meanwhile nurses from Ghana can somehow seem to be vetted and all hired up in no time with no problems at all. Bahamians have been beaten down so badly over the decades that they now believe that the current situation is just "normal." Increase in suicides? Who cares?
Your prediction, however, is not correct. The FNM will win the next election, because now it is "their turn." The COI we hear "promises dreams", but Bahamians are quite content with their daily nightmares. Children having a good education and not having to beg with fake "sponsor" papers in order to get money to buy food? We can't have that. We like for our children to be beggars, that's just our culture.
Sorry Lincoln, but most Bahamians are just as happy as "contented cows" and equally as smart. We have a tourism economy but ALL major hotels are owned by foreigners - that don't sound right - but nobody ain't checkin. Princess Hotel got a major road closed in Freeport so that their hotel could get better - they been closed for YEARS and that road can't re-open. But, cows can only say "Moo". No more Laker flights to the closed down casino (plus Ingraham shut the one in Lucaya) - who cares? It's Pintard's turn. Shut up and vote for his people, or you could vote for Brave dem. Everyone knows what he was doing up in Abaco a few weeks ago with a quick "personal" trip, but who cares? Many will vote for dem set.
Posted 2 May 2025, 6:53 p.m. Suggest removal
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