Bahamas Blog

A high level official from the United States government has said, off the record, that the PLP is little more than a criminal organization.

A high-ranking official from a law enforcement agency in the United States government has branded the Progressive Liberal Party in The Bahamas as a criminal organization.

"When the treasurer of your organization is laundering money, it is hard to suggest that the organization itself did not condone such activity," the official said.

A former PLP Senator is currently on trial for attempting to extort John Travolta, and the treasurer of the party is under indictment in the United States for money laundering.

"Both of these people were active members, in good standing and high-ranking positions in the PLP when they committed the alleged crimes. Even a Bahamian lawyer with a D- grade point average can conclude that the group itself is rotten to the core," the US official said over drinks at a local restaurant.

He said that one has to be concerned with fund raising activities of political parties in The Bahamas, where laws are lax and there is no absolutely no transparency or accountability in political fund raising.

When you factor in the questionable behaviour of characters such as Lynden Pindling, Shane Gibson, Gary Christie, Sydney Stubbs, George Smith, George Wilson, Phillip 'Brave' Davis, Franklyn Wilson and others, it is difficult to view the PLP as a legitimate organisation.