September 15, 2005
Bahamas Government Admits Cronyism
Minister of Education Alfred Sears was recently addressing a Town Meeting in San Salvador, Bahamas, where he promised two new schools that will cost the government over $6 million dollars.
The education situation in San Salvador is appalling. Since the storms last year, the high school has been in a state of disrepair. The reason is thought to be due to incompetence on the part of the contractor. Many people thought the builder was hired only because of his strong PLP crony connections, rather than any real contracting experience.
Minister Sears admitted that was true, when he promised that, this time, the new schools would be built by the individual or company who is best qualified to perform the tasks.
"We are making corrections to a number of our schools in Nassau because contracts were given to people for political reasons who did not do an adequate job," admitted Sears.
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