DARREN CASH SEPARATES FROM HIS PARTY According to Nassau Guardian, someone in the former administration finally said they made some costly decisions.. But my colleagues and I wont allow our nation to buckle. We will do whats in the best interests of our citizenry. This mornings Nassau Guardian quotes In a memo to the FNM’s executive committee before Monday’s meeting, Cash urged the party to publicly support regulating the web shop sector. Cash noted that the former FNM administration facilitated the expansion of web shops. “Then we elevated them by calling them in for formal talks, indirectly validating what they were doing,” the memo said. “We then gave them more licenses. How have they now become devils?” Cash wrote that the web shops were built by Bahamians with “tremendous business acumen”. He urged his party to revert to the Ingraham administration’s position on web shop legalization. Cash’s memo noted that in 2010, then Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham considered legalizing web shops but after pressure from the religious community announced that he would put it to a public vote if reelected. “The purpose of this memo is to encourage our party to return to its original position on gambling and publicly support the government’s planned decision to bring web shops legally into the mainstream of our economy,” Cash wrote. “My critics will argue that Iam a horrible politician. That may be true. At a time when the Christie government was on the brink of disaster some might argue that the best political move is to let them plunge over the edge. I do not believe that such posture is in the country’s best interest.” Cash wrote that the country would benefit financially from a regulated web shop sector. The memo also said the country is “on the financial brink” and acknowledged that the situation was partly due to the FNM’s policies while in office. “We were the government for 15 of the last 22 years and we took some tough but expensive decisions to manage our way out of difficult times, including the so-called great recession,” the memo said. Cash wrote that Minnis’ statement that the FNM will side with the results of the referendum is an unsustainable position. “Admittedly it does sound good to say that we will be able to abide by the results of the referendum and stick with the people. In my opinion that is not a sustainable position,” he said. “There is no ultimate political escape from a definitive tough position on web shops and gaming.” The memo added: “If we want to inspire a new generation of Bahamians to support and follow us, we cannot be entirely like the FNM that thousands of . . .Bahamians rejected on May 7, 2012. “In my view, the announcement to oppose the government’s planned action on web shops plays into the narrative that all the FNM wants to do is oppose anything the PLP does for opposing sake.”Darren B. Cash is the Chairman of the Free National Movement and seemed on an upward trajectory in the party but then there was that startling headline in Candia Dames’ version of the Nassau Guardian on 12th March which pitted his opinion on web shop gaming and its regulation against the Leader of the Party Dr. Hubert Minnis. Dr. Minnis says the PLP should stick by its word and honour the negative vote in last year’s referendum on the issue or if they wish to change their minds, they should call elections. Mr. Cash says that the FNM has a responsibility to help the country and it is in the best interests of the country to have web shop gaming regularized. The Nassau Guardian reported on 12th March about a memo leaked to the press. The letter was reportedly written by Mr. Cash. The letter to the FNM’s executive committee before it’s meeting urged the party to publicly support regulating the web shop sector. Loretta Butler Turner who should just have stayed silent on the matter as Deputy Leader said that Mr. Cash was influenced by PLP propaganda. The words of the Leader were simply that he does not comment on internal matters of the party. That should have left it there. Ms. Butler is out of line as usual. Mr. Cash noted that the former FNM administration facilitated the expansion of web shops. “Then we elevated them by calling them in for formal talks, indirectly validating what they were doing,” the memo said. “We then gave them more licenses. How have they now become devils?” Mr. Cash wrote that the web shops were built by Bahamians with “tremendous business acumen”. He urged his party to revert to the Ingraham administration’s position on web shop legalization. The Guardian said Mr. Cash’s memo noted that in 2010, then Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham considered legalizing web shops but after pressure from the religious community announced that he would put it to a public vote if reelected. “The purpose of this memo is to encourage our party to return to its original position on gambling and publicly support the government’s planned decision to bring web shops legally into the mainstream of our economy,” Cash wrote. “My critics will argue that I am a horrible politician. That may be true. At a time when the Christie government was on the brink of disaster some might argue that the best political move is to let them plunge over the edge. I do not believe that such posture is in the country’s best interest.” The Guardian said Mr. Cash wrote that the country would benefit financially from a regulated web shop sector. The memo also said the country is “on the financial brink” and acknowledged that the situation was partly due to the FNM’s policies while in office. “We were the government for 15 of the last 22 years and we took some tough but expensive decisions to manage our way out of difficult times, including the so-called great recession,” the memo said. The Guardian said Mr. Cash wrote that Mr. Minnis’ statement that the FNM will side with the results of the referendum is an unsustainable position. “Admittedly it does sound good to say that we will be able to abide by the results of the referendum and stick with the people. In my opinion that is not a sustainable position,” he said. “There is no ultimate political escape from a definitive tough position on web shops and gaming.” The memo added: “If we want to inspire a new generation of Bahamians to support and follow us, we cannot be entirely like the FNM that thousands of . . .Bahamians rejected on May 7, 2012. “In my view, the announcement to oppose the government’s planned action on web shops plays into the narrative that all the FNM wants to do is oppose anything the PLP does for opposing sake.”
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 12:14:56 +0000
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