Dear Editor,
In the letters to the editor column of The Nassau Guardian of June 11, 2012 was a letter from one Darron Cash under the title "Minister Keith Bell's accusations impugn integrity of force". It is quite obvious that Cash is an FNM. That being the case, he is not in a position to make a fair determination on Bell's statement.
In Bell's letter to the commissioner he was in part stating a fact, something that was seen not only by him, but countless others. I have been told by any number of voters that the FNM was paying good money for votes and wanted my opinion on what they should do. My advice was simple: You need the money, take it and vote for who you feel like. Apparently many voters did just that and the final results of the election, like 2002, proved it.
The officers who were assigned to the political gofers were, I can assure you, there on orders from a superior who had his instructions from the top echelon of the political directorate. It is amazing that Cash, one of papa's blue-eyed boys, is now calling for an inquiry. He must be careful because he might just get what he wished for and it most certainly will not be what he wanted.
For the information of Cash, in the 2002 election when defeat was staring the FNM in the face, each candidate (FNM) was given $1 million two weeks before the election to try to win. I think that this administration should have a micro-audit of all treasury accounts for the period of 1997 and 2002 and 2007 to 2012 by a private accounting firm and let the chips fall where they may. All contracts given for the same periods must be reviewed.
Bell's statements did not impugn the integrity of the force; it was the person or persons in the political directorate who corruptly ordered the use of those officers for such ventures. Cash would be well advised to let the commissioner of police carry out his duties without disruption and/or detractions by wannabe politicians.
Adding insult to injury was an article including comments from the leader of the FNM on page A2 of The Nassau Guardian of June 12 under the headline "Minnis says Bell should name officers who facilitated corruption".
Is Dr. Hubert Minnis really serious? The persons handing out the envelopes were naturally paid gofers. The persons guarding them, if they were police officers, were there on orders. The question is, on whose orders? Certainly not the commissioner of police; maybe an officer of high rank, but we now have another question. Who gave instructions? We are now getting close. It not only must be, but it has to be someone from the top echelon of the political directorate. Can you please help the investigation in that regard dear doctor? Seeing that you are now the new leader, certain information should be readily available to you.
I do agree with you dear doctor that the new administration should be focused on criminal activities and I am sure that you will agree that they should begin with the shenanigans of the former administration in this regard. I do not think that they should be concerned about what the Americans think about our situation, as they have a far more serious one. They are concerned about not only the young ladies, but every person who has been murdered. They do not have to worry about Father's Day for they will know when that day is approaching by the number of crab baskets and pens that will be adorning our streets.
Dr. Minnis is a true professional and a good representative, but that certainly does not make him a leader. He is now in very deep waters, in fact he is in a blue hole - one that can spell the end to his political ambitions.
Leaders are born not made and that is a truism. The departure of Hubert Ingraham from the political landscape of this archipelago has left not only this nation broke and chin deep in debt, but a broken economy, a messed up city with canals along all major routes, a crime-ridden social system, corruption at an unprecedented level, an unacceptable level of joblessness, a frustrated electorate and a party like a rudderless ship in a category five hurricane, leaderless, broke, millions of dollars in debt and on the verge of disbanding. Oh, what a fantastic legacy for posterity.
- Errington W. I. Watkins
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