19/07/2025
COMMENTARY |
“PAM, Take Heed: PLP has Outgrown You, is Outworking You, and—Most Embarrassingly—Outclassing You”
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While PAM wallows in betrayal and political self-pity, PLP is sprinting ahead—focused, disciplined, and leaving the once-mighty PAM in the dust of its own irrelevance.
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By Political Observer,
In what may go down as the most humiliating collapse in modern Caribbean political history, the People’s Action Movement (PAM)—a party with over 50 years of existence—was politically decimated in the 2022 elections. A party once averaging over 9,000 votes could barely scrape together 4,000. That’s not just a loss—it’s a 50% free fall in two years. In 2020, they won 4 seats. In 2022, they couldn't even win a single box in all but one constituency. Not. One. Box.
Let that sink in.
Even more staggering? The upstart PLP—barely a decade old—launched a full slate of candidates, some just weeks before the polls, and still managed to beat PAM in overall support. In Constituency #1, PAM’s leader, despite a year-long campaign, squeaked past the PLP candidate by only 7 votes. The PLP candidate? Launched three weeks before election day. Also pregnant. PAM? Embarrassed.
But why such a brutal political downfall?
PAM’s leadership, joined at the hip with CCM, arrogantly pulled the plug on Team Unity. Why? Not because the country was suffering. Not because the people were neglected. But because they felt PAM wasn’t “getting enough.” That’s right—PAM put their party above the country and assumed the electorate would reward them for it.
Spoiler alert: They didn’t.
Their justifications? Hollow. Their ex*****on? Disastrous. Their timing? Suicidal. And voters—especially non-traditional ones—saw right through it.
Let’s break it down:
PAM controlled nearly every statutory board. SKELEC, SCASPA, NHC, ZIZ, Tourism Authority, Social Security—all chaired and staffed by PAM supporters.
The Governor-General was a PAM former Attorney General.
The Deputy GG was a PAM founder.
Three PAM ministers or senior party figures were made Ambassadors.
Yet they still claimed they were being undermined by Dr. Harris. Absurd.
What PAM never understood was that the people elected them to serve the country—not to fight over government handouts like political toddlers. You don’t mash up a stable government and expect applause just because your party ego felt bruised. The people weren’t buying it.
And what makes it worse? PAM had no real plan. They didn’t even pretend to care about national interest. Their message was clear: “We left Unity because we weren’t getting enough.” Not “the country,” not “the people”—just PAM.
Now contrast that with PLP and Dr. Timothy Harris. The same Harris who stayed on the ground, in every constituency, accessible, engaged, and focused on all the people. While PAM ministers waited until six months before elections to get active, Harris never stopped.
The icing on the cake? PAM demanded that PLP restrict itself to only the three constituencies it held. What kind of backward, anti-democratic nonsense is that? PAM wanted PLP to be a junior partner, a placeholder, while they played kingmaker? Laughable.
PLP’s position? Simple: if the people want unity, PLP will rise above personal grudges for the good of the country. PAM, meanwhile, acts like a spurned ex who can’t move on.
Let’s be clear—PAM’s fall wasn’t about betrayal. It wasn’t about disloyalty. It was about bad decisions, party selfishness, and spectacular political immaturity.
So to PAM: stop crying betrayal. Stop whining about trust. The people don’t care whether you trust Dr. Timothy Harris or not. They care about jobs, housing, healthcare, food prices, and safety. And you clearly weren’t listening.
Grow up, PAM. Stop playing the victim. The country has moved on. Either start putting people first—or prepare to stay in political exile for another 50 years.
Because right now, PLP is outgrowing you, outworking you, and—most embarrassingly—outclassing you.
