Let me tell you this. The history of LBT is in her roots and not only her size. IF Butler-Turner sees she is being left out in the cold like she is now, she will hop on the PLP band wagon and run on their ticket for long island. Bran cannot take too much of her breathing down her neck and the PLP will welcome her to undermine Minnis even more and make the FNM appear even more weak and disorganized. Butler will be at home with the PLP as her grand daddy was among the founding fathers. Of course many will argue that that was a diffferent PLP back then so the shrew may have to tame Perry dem.

Wasn't too narrow to t'ief doe.

She made her bed hard, now she must lie in it. Real talk.

The PLP know they cannot win an election based on their performance. Crime, especially murder, and unemployment were two main planks in their last election platform. They failed and are continuing to fail miserably in both. Add corruption and scandal to the mix and they don't have a foot (not to mention leg) to stand on. So their strategy is simple: Divide and Conquer. They destabilize the opposition and embrace all the fence jumpers. Is this good or bad? Can this country withstand another five years of Christie led PLP rule? But now a voter must now also weigh the alternatives....

Who planned and rebuilt the airport? At least mostly...

More murders have been committed under Perry Christie as prime minister, than under any other prime minister in the history of the Bahamas. More murders were committed under the PLP government than was committed under all the other political parties in the Bahamas combined, including the UBP! Christie and his government came to power on a platform to fight crime and murder especially. The murder count has already surpassed that of the former government and continues to increase by one every other day with at least four months left in their term. They promised to reduce unemployment but unemployment has increased. How many businesses have failed in the past five years? How many Bahamian families do not have electricity in their homes? Is the quality of life in the Bahamas better or worse after 5 years of PLP rule? Did 'Perry Dem' meet your expectations, yes or no?

MURDER is up under the PLP by at least 15%! Unemployment, according to Michael Halkitis was 21,000 workers, when the FNM left office and is at 24,000 workers (11.5%) at present, according to the Department of Statistics. Both the Sandy Bottom Project to add craft to the Defense Force and the effort to replace and upgrade Bahamasair's fleet were started under the former, FNM government and were not plans of the PLP, like V.Alfred Gray is lying to the public about. The largest road project in the history of the Bahamas, that changed the lives of Thousands of Bahamians in New Providence, was started and mostly completed under the former government, yet lying Gray says no other government did any projects to benefit the Bahamian people except the PLP. What about the hospital extension? The revamped cell phone service electrifying the family islands?

voodoo Economics? Michael Halkitis claims there were 21.000 unemployed persons in the Bahamas when the PLP came to office in 2012. Prime Minister, Perry Christie claims the PLP created 32,000 jobs since 2012. But the Department of Statistics says unemployment is at 11.5%. Or, according to the Department, at least 24,000 people are still unemployed (3,000 more than when the PLP came to office) BUT, according to Christie/Halkitis, not only is there full employment in the Bahamas, but there are some 9,000 - 10,000 people who have second jobs. The only way Christie/Halkitis claim can be close to believable is if they are counting the Thousands of Bah Mar and the Hundreds of Pointe jobs that went to the Chinese. Maybe they are also country the Hundreds of jobs in Bimini that went to other foreigners. But, according to the Department of Statistics, more Bahamians are unemployed today than when Christie, Halkitis and the PLP came to office.

racist
ˈreɪsɪst/Submit
noun
1.
a person who shows or feels discrimination or prejudice against people of other races, or who believes that a particular race is superior to another.
"I had a fear of being called a racist"
synonyms: racial bigot, racialist, xenophobe, chauvinist; anti-Semite
"the party organizer was exposed as a racist"
(racially) discriminatory, racialist, prejudiced, bigoted, biased, intolerant, illiberal;
anti-Semitic
"a racist society"
adjective
1.
showing or feeling discrimination or prejudice against people of other races, or believing that a particular race is superior to another.
"we are investigating complaints about racist abuse at a newsagents"

Bahamians are not generally racist toward white people or any other race for that matter. If you talk to tourist visiting here they will tell you that Bahamian people, in general, are some of the easiest people to bond with, to get along with and to trust. Now this will change when you meet Bahamians who have had foreigners as bosses, as neighbors or as business associates or partners. Many have had bad experiences with cruel and mean and degrading bosses, with neighbors that try to make their lives a living hell of misery, if only to force them out the neighborhood, or business relationships that went wrong because of dishonesty or deception and these are the Bahamians who are more wary of trusting white people or foreigners in general. They are not racists, they are cautious.

Donald Trump is trying to reduce tax on businesses from 30-35% to 15%. Here in the Bahamas many businesses many businesses pay up to 60% customs duties and VAT even before their goods leave the port, (car dealers pay even more). So when a consumer compares a price in the Bahamas that includes over 60% taxes) to one in the US, (to which the sales tax has not been added they convincingly conclude that the Bahamian business is ripping them off. Then when one adds the additional costs of doing business in the Bahamas (electricity for example, an item can cost three times here what it cost in Miami and yet the business selling the item comes out with less than 5% net profit. But US prices are not all that cheap either. It is only the mass discounters like Walmart and Target or the close out specialists like Marshalls and Dress for Less ot the flea markets that sell faulty stuff or closeouts. But the prices between the regular stores and stores in Nassau are not much different. And when you add in the costs of travelling (air fare, car rental, hotel and lodging, and the fees for bags on the airline and even tips, unless you spend a big chunk of money when you travel, your savings is very small. That is because the cost of doing business in Florida has also increased and the markups on items are greater. Bahamian businesses because of the exorbitant amount of taxes try to maintain a very small profit margin, just to remain competitive. Top up vendors and being paid 3% by BTC, which is an illusion. So many find out the hard way the small profit margin cannot sustain the business. They have to close.