St. Kitts: Vote them out

The Douglas Regime was given their chance to prove to the public that their promises, their ideas, their team would carry the country beyond the progress that was so obvious during the 15 years of the Simmonds Regime.

Over the last nine years, it has become clear to the public that they have not been able to live up to their promises. They have shown a total lack of fresh ideas in relation to crime, the sugar industry and in stimulating the economy.

The rate of growth of our economy has sunk to a dismal 0.8% from over 5 %. Our national debt is out of all proportion to our GDP. The promises of pay increases given to industrial workers, civil servants, teachers and sugar workers have not been kept and it is blatantly obvious that while they, the politicians and those closest to them are becoming rich landlords, the bulk of the electorate has become impoverished and even poverty stricken.  One has only to see the crowds having to attend Debtors’ Court each week. 

Above all, the lack of transparency and accountability being practiced even after strong allegations have been made of millions gone missing, and their failure to come to the aid of the displaced hotel workers, taxi operators in the face of foreign competition on our shores is evidence of  arrogance, disdain and a ‘crab in the barrel’ type of mentality.

Why would anyone want to perpetuate this dismal performance and treatment?