The Democratic
National Alliance (DNA) is disturbed by the Minister of Labour's feeble
attempts to pacify the unemployed masses on Grand Bahama Island. During a
recent visit, Minister Dion Foulkes announced that some 60 Grand
Bahamians have been employed at the multi billion dollar Bahamar Project
in New Providence.

This, however, is merely a drop in the
proverbial bucket, as hundreds of qualified Grand Bahamian workers
remain without job opportunities as a result of the neglectful policies
of Hubert Ingraham and his Free National Movement (FNM) government. The
Department of Statistics in its most recent labor force survey revealed
that unemployment in Grand Bahama now stands at a staggering 21.2%, an
increase of 37.5% in just six months. The report also revealed that
discouraged workers...