Prime Minister Perry Christie's address on crime yesterday was "both lame and vacuous" and offered no new ideas, said Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis.
Christie made a statement on crime at the Cabinet Office after meeting with his Cabinet on the issue.
The emergency meeting came three days after four people were shot dead and another seven injured in Fox Hill.
"After an extraordinary all-day Cabinet meeting where the best minds of the PLP government tried to craft a response to the devastating crime surge and calamity evidenced by the recent tragic event in Fox Hill, the best that they could come up with is more of the same," Minnis said in a statement.
"Their proposal to re-work the failed police 12-hour shift regime has already failed.
"Urban Renewal 2.0 has already failed.
"They are late again in building the new Supreme Court complex in Bank Lane, after having stopped and reviewed it for more than a year..."
Minnis said the only positive initiatives announced were "FNM initiatives" including the creation of a gang unit in the police force.
"It is a sad reflection on the mental exhaustion of the PLP government that in their statement they have failed utterly to announce any realistic initiatives," he said.
"Prime Minister Perry Christie has utterly failed to propose any solution which addresses in any meaningful way the fear of crime, the cause of crime or the solution to crime."
Minnis said he will give a new year's address to the nation to unveil several "bold proposals" to address the fear and underlying causes of crime.
Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade was among those who attended the cabinet meeting yesterday.
Christie said the government will escalate saturation patrols, increase the resources available to police and enact stiffer penalties for firearm use and witness intimidation.
He said the government will also expand CCTV; pass legislation to limit judges' ability to grant bail to those accused of violent crimes and improve the electronic monitoring program.
The government will also consider implementing a gun buy-back and amnesty period, Christie said.

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