The BMD on track to lay the foundations for change (Part 1)

They were able to fashion themselves as champions of democratic practice, unity of cause and tolerance of political dissent.  This was the ruling party that cultivated an image as the prefect of pragmatic and prudent economic management, especially when juxtaposed with the majority of African countries.

That was then, this is now.  The jewel that sparkled before an admiring international community is fading into a dull pebble.  Even back then, below the surface, simmered a host of challenges: the majority of citizens still lived below the poverty datum line, regardless of how it was measured.  Credit to the then Government, this problem was always acknowledged.