While the PP Government has implemented several initiatives in its 2010 manifesto, many of its promises are yet to be fulfilled. As the party approaches its third year in government, issues such as procurement legislation, instituting GPS bracelets on offenders who are on probation and deemed a security risk, guarding our coastlines through the 360-degree radar link to all branches of the security services, re-evaluating and implementing a professional healthcare management system to provide holistic care, are yet to be addressed.
Political analyst Dr Winford James said within three years the PP should have been able to accomplish the majority of things its manifesto promised. James said the PP had failed to establish equitable arrangements for an efficient procurement system, ensuring transparency and accountability by all governments.
The PP stated in its manifesto that within the first 120 days in office it would deploy police on the streets, on the beat and in the communities, and increase police presence everywhere. However, crime continues to be the party’s biggest challenge. Also, promises to address the challenges facing each hospital in order to make an immediate difference in the lives of citizens have not been attended to.
The PP also pledged to increase beds in hospitals and provide vital pieces of much-needed equipment to improve the effectiveness of the delivery of emergency patient care.