Murder in The Bahamas is becoming a daily occurrence, and is showing signs of graduating to murders every day. We appear to be lost in dealing effectively with the killing crisis on our hands. Are we truly handicapped in solving our murder crisis, or are we collectively - a central and familiar part of the problem?
The streets of New Providence Island are chatty with
talks about what’s up with the frequent spree of homicides. I would like now to throw out an equation
which I feel might offer some insights in to what’s happening in The Bahamas
with regards to our budding murderous culture.
Here it goes: The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) is said
to have hired brutal gangs – while in opposition, to commit seriously violent crimes
in the society – just to make the ruling Free National Movement (FNM) look bad
in the eyes of the electorate. The PLP
won the 2012 General election in a landslide victory; and the viciously rising crime
rate was a prime factor in the FNM’s defeat.
The other part of the equation goes like this: The PLP
erected signs throughout New Providence – during the 2012 election campaign, which
highlighted the murder count under the FNM’s five years rule – from 2007 to
2012. Is there any connection to this
and the gossip that the PLP hired cruel gangs to commit serious crimes like
murders under the FNM, for the purpose of winning the government?
Next, we have the buzz that there is a hit-list out there
– which was facilitated by a high ranking Cabinet Minister – to kill a number
of gangsters in The Bahamian society. We
know that the vast majority of murdered victims to date in our country are
gangbangers and persons known to the police.
Next, there are talks on the streets that some members of
the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) are intricately involved in the
systematic and ruthless murders of which we are experiencing today.
Next, we have a known PLP kingpin gangster/campaigner who
was coincidently locked-up shortly after the PLP’s victory in the May 2012
general election; and he appears to be in Fox Hill prison for the foreseeable
future. It is being rumored that the PLP
head gangster campaigner in question, was the chief dirty works coordinator of sadistic
crimes under the FNM government of 2007-2012.
Next, we have a very angry man in Nassau Village – who has
warned us on Facebook recently, that we should enjoy the calm - as the storm is
coming. This person appears to be
absolutely displeased about something to do with a member of the Christie
Cabinet. It is also whispered that this
person in fully aware of the aforementioned hit-list; and that he might possess
an initial copy of the same.
Next, we have, perhaps - for the first time in our history
- two Cabinet Ministers who have confirmed that they have been given permits to
carry handguns. Why, what’s up? Only two Ministers, why not all members of
the Christie Cabinet?
Something is awfully
wrong in The Bahamas just now. It’s like
according to the saying: sow the wind and reap the whirlwind.
