Dear Editor,

The recent announcement of Diana Swann's appointment as ZNS general manager in replacement of outgoing General Manager Edwin Lightbourne came on the heels of veteran broadcaster Shenique Miller's resignation from the state-funded corporation. Miller had worked at ZNS for about 14 years. Swann worked for PLP supporters Debbie Bartlett and Cyprianna McWeeney in the private broadcasting sector.
Why couldn't the PLP find a younger person to replace Lightbourne? Instead, the party prefers to hire an older person who is reportedly a supporter. This is the same party which griped about some 30 plus percent of young Bahamians being jobless during the Gold Rust campaign.
The Whistleblower understands that the abrupt resignation of Miller stemmed from the two years of maltreatment she put up with from PLPs employed at ZNS. Months after assuming office, the PLP demoted Miller and fellow veteran broadcasters Clint Watson, Carla Palmer, Syann Thompson and Vaughn Albury because they were all perceived to be FNMs.
The Whistleblower believes the PLP has succeeded in getting Miller to call it quits. That was their aim all along. They didn't want to fire her, as that would have created a bloody mess.
The Whistleblower understands that after she was pulled from the evening news desk and from her office, PLP bosses left her stranded without a portfolio or job description. Their intent was to humiliate her, as their PLP forbears had done to the late Lionel Dorsett.
Miller alluded to her traumatic experience of victimization on her Facebook page some weeks ago. Anyone who read her post came to the conclusion that she left ZNS because of the relentless victimization she received.
ZNS is a microcosm of the PLP. The PLP persecutes dissenters. PLP bosses at ZNS persecute dissenters. In order to fully understand the mentality of the PLP, one must understand ZNS. ZNS has always been the epicenter of the PLP.
Many Pingdomites worked at ZNS and painstakingly avoided casting the scandal ridden Pindling government in a negative light. Back then, if an opponent of Pindling sent a press release to be read on ZNS, it was screened or edited or thrown into the dust bin.
In 2012, the PLP hired more Pingdomites, who are alleged to be tailoring the news to suit the PLP, just like PLP bosses at ZNS did when Pindling ruled the country.
If nothing else can be said of the Gold Rust administration, it has perfected the art of cronyism and victimization.

- The Whistleblower

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