Scathing one year review by PNP Women, House Opposition Members grade the PDM

#TurksandCaicos, December 28, 2017 – Providenciales – The overarching theme when the Progressive National Opposition party met with media in their one year review of the PDM Administration was that there was no change, little to nothing done in the first 12 months of office, that they were a disappointment to voters and that now, the grace period is over so the public should expect a more vocal and active PNP.   Former Education, Youth and Sports Minister, Akierra Missick gave a scathing observation about a lack of policy, transparency, funding and care for the youngest citizens and residents.

“Twelve months in office, several sessions of Parliament, no development of a Sport Commission, which they criticized our administration on not being able to deliver during our term.  For they would say, Rome was not built in a day.   Well this is such a low hanging truth, that if it was a priority, if sport was a priority of this government, this should have been the first thing that was done, but instead, they had a little dispute in Cabinet and they fired a minister.  Did this set the ministry back, I think the ministry was further set back by the changing of the technical support officers, including the Permanent Secretary and Deputy Secretary in the Ministry, thus creating a vacuum of knowledge, knowledge that may not have been transferred in a timely manner.  We have the most precious resource in this country, that is our children.  They cannot wallow in delay after delay and delay in their development.”

The Leeward Member asked her constituents for understanding as she is now pledged to champion the children in her new approach to dealing with the PDM as Government.

“We will get our park done without the government, because they have decided that by spiting me, they are actually going to spite the children of Leeward and Long Bay.   And the residents of Long Bay that still do not have access to city water, no fault of my own, budgeted, was told by the minister, it wasn’t his government’s priority.  I bet you they will come to you just before the election, saying that they will promise you water.   But not to fear, I will keep it to the forefront of their mind, even if it is not a priority of theirs, it is a priority of mine.”

Porsha Smith graded the PDM on the one year anniversary of winning office at the polls; she said The Bight is the only thing that’s right as member from that district and former Tourism and Culture Minister Porsha Smith. Smith took to grading on a letter scale how good and bad the PDM performed in their first semester in office.

“F, F, F, marketing to foreign countries and sending pictures back home to persons who actually are not interested in patronizing us and prefer to go to another country not to far from us, for less money, because they can’t handle the superiorness of this destination.  I need the money, that’s an F, put the money where it will be used.  Trust the marketing professionals that you have employed.

Smith was livid by so called cutbacks in marketing, reportedly excessive travelling by the Premier and death to plans which had taken shape under the former PNP Government.

“Put it in The Bight where you have your number one hotels, your luxury brand hotels who are winning several awards, where people can walk to it, where the residents of Turks and Caicos can also be a part of highlighting and displaying your culture and heritage here in the Turks and Caicos.   People don’t just come to a country just for a beach, they want to be able to have the exposure and the experience of your country.   And you are going to not cut the ground for a world class Amphitheater, oh, The Bight still right, you need to bring that.  I give y’all an F for not shoveling.”

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