To the PLP

We have seen:-

1. Nygard's immunity from prosecution for his illegal acquisition of 3 acres of Crown land.
2. Nygard's on tap access to the services of Toggie and Bobo.
3. A new Planning and Subdivision Bill which gives Nygard and other developers the right to legalize "irregularities" by paying a fine of just $10,000.00.
4. Save the Bays object to Nygard denuding Jaws public beach and taking 3 acres of Crown Land.
5. Save the Bays object to the new Planning and Subdivision Bill.
6. Three Cabinet Ministers attack Save The Bays' directors in the House of Assembly and publish their private emails in Parliament. They accuse Save the Bays of de-stabilizing the Government.
7. Save the Bays get a Supreme Court injunction against MPs further unauthorized publication of private documents.
8. Speaker of House attack on Supreme Court injunction.
9. Strong performances by Cabinet Ministers Fitzgerald and Mitchell on Parliamentary Privilege and Freedom of Speech. The Honourable Ministers defend the unauthorized publication of private documents.
10. House of Assembly vote for Committee on Parliamentary Privilege to investigate whether Judge in her judicial capacity is in contempt of Parliament.
11. Allocation of public funds (amount unknown) for Committee on Privilege to spend on investigating Justice Indra Charles and Save the Bay attorneys.
12. International press has a field day.

Does this add up to de-stabilization of a government?
Or the judicial process?
Or the rule of law?

There could a case to argue here.

This is a lot of bang for $5m bucks.

Leandra Esfakis
Nassau
April 30, 2016