National Security Minister Dr. Bernard Nottage is being criticized by Bishop Simeon Hall for being vocal about crime while he was in opposition, but failing to deliver now that he is in office.
Hall made these comments in a very timely fashion – as New Covenant Baptist Church placed the names of murder victims on a memorial wall in front of the church.
Bishop Hall stated that the recent attacks on police officers and the 28 murders for the year are “frightening indicators” that crime is uncontrollable.
“A political party, while in opposition seems to have more to say about crime than when that same party comes to government. Dr Bernard Nottage said more about murder while seeking office than he is saying now as Minister of National Security. All Bahamians remember those graphic signs around town by the PLP decrying the murder rate right before the last election,” he told The Tribune.
“The promise to put a major dent in crime has not been delivered – regardless of what the statistics say. Today’s criminals have sunk to brutish savagery and are not afraid of the law, the police, the court, going to jail or anything anymore.”
