Delegation Attends Conference In Jamaica
Government Whip Lovitta Foggo is leading a delegation of Bermuda Parliamentarians attending a parliamentary conference in Kingston, Jamaica.
Other members of the delegation include Minister Patrice Minors, PLP MP Neletha Butterfield, OBA MP Patricia Gordon-Pamplin and Clerk to the Legislature Shernette Wolffe.
The Bermuda Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association [CPA] was invited to attend the conference from May 11th – 18th, 2012. Seventeen member countries of the Caribbean including Anguilla, Barbados, Trinidad and Cayman Islands are also in attendance.
The theme of the conference is “Low Citizen Confidence in Governance: How can Parliamentarians build trust in Caribbean Legislatures?” A Conference of Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians is being held within the context of the conference.
Topics being discussed include:
- “Building Bridges” between the Community and Government – Building Bridges with our Island Neighbours: Women as key players
- Managing Careers to assume the “Chief Post”
- Raising levels of integrity among Parliamentarians: Are existing rules adequate?
- Parliamentarians before the courts: Raising the bar or leaving it at “innocent until proven guilty”
Another expenses paid by taxpayer junket with little or no beneficial return.
this money could be better spent we did not need to go on this trip
Booooooooooondoggle!
yup another blank check and another huge Vacation. Can we have a tally of those Government Credit cards in the end please? Wouldn’t want anyone in Government doing anything unethical.
…but not illegal…..
Ya…send a bunch of woman to do a man’s job……good one MR.Minister’s….where are you guys anyways? Do you guys actually do anything besides talk smack on the radio shows?
….i didnt really mean a mans job but jeez!
They sent a bunch of “woman”?
You are a bigot in every sense of the word. Between your racist comments the other day and now sexism. Where you raised in the 50′s south of America? Over 70 years old and just ignorant?
More money wasted!
Why is Neletha Butterfield going on this trip ? after all she is just a back bencher….. and why is Pamplin going ?
The title of the conference is a bit ironic given the tin pot crappy job this lot are doing.
Obviously Bermuda’s PLP isn’t bothering to give Austerity a try. More First Class ‘fact finding missions’ for political elites. Spending the People’s Money.
Reminds me of the old song “Girls just wanna have fun”.
Might as well, Ewart did it.
Ummmm, you all are very ignorant! From what I know, these conferences are paid by the CPA, not us taxpayers…….idiots
“invited”. If I am invited, I pay my way.
You talk crap. Show me the books on CPA paying or this venture.
Go ahead.
Terry no one talks more crap than you…no one has to show you anything! It was paid for by the CPA…whether you choose to believe it or not is your business. You truly need a hobby…I think you are old, bored and extremely lonely
whatever you say Laverne!!!!!
Really? I thought those Good Governance laws put in place by the Premier and then endorsed by the present Governor should encourage confidence in our local politicians.
Don’t care who is footing the bill. A waste of time.
why do they always have to send a delagation to these events ?
Sure they all need a trip to perk them up for election favors
I would never send a friend to Jamaica . Gladly would I pay for an enemy .
One thing I’ve noticed this Government never turns down a trip.
Kingston is NOT a vacation. 2 hour drive your in sandy Ocho Rios _ Margaritaville
Mrs. Gordon-Pamplin really should know better than to waste our money this way; does not put the OBA in a favourable light.
It’s good to smoke the green green grass of home!
Urine tests all around when they get back?
Ok so who is the C.P.A.???? and they are going to pay for this delagation to attend this meeting ? I do not think so…
Mrs. Gordon-Pamplin, I was going to vote for the OBA until I saw this, might as well let the rabble stay. Same old story different people.
What nonsense! Pamplin is just keeping an eye on “the rabble,” as you say, trying to keep them honest.
The conference question is, “How can Parliamentarians build trust in Caribbean Legislatures?”
The answer is, “Stop stealing from us!!”. Hello!!
Look at the third topic.
“Raising levels of integrity among politicians: Are existing rules adequate”.
Hilarious. You couldn’t make this stuff up could you.
I know that overspending is a hot button issue at the moment but our Parliamentarians need to meet with others and attend conferences from time to time to exchange information and ideas. Having five Bermuda representatives doesn’t sound too much for an international Parliamentary Conference. There is nothing like meeting and exchanging experiences with others who are directly involved in similar positions (Government Whips, Clerks to the Legislature, Opposition Parliamentarians etc.) in other democracies around the Commonwealth. Not sure about the CPA paying all expenses but it might underwrite some, including the actual conference.
No sense of irony in the title of the “conference” eh?
just a farewell party for Neletha Butterfield who is, after all, a lame duck….nice vacation in Jamaica for them…one week to discuss this garbage..
Please explain why Neletha Butterfield is on this trip. She’s ineligible to run in the next election because she was defeated in the bi-election. I guess this was farewell, thank you for your services trip. Unbelievable!
Looking forward to a report from Patricia Pamplin. What was gained? Who actually took part? Who simply did the cocktail party circuit? Who disappeared on their own private vacation? Oh yeah, and be sure to thoroughly check those credit cards. The drug test would not be a bad idea too.
Why wasn’t Wanda invited?
And what about Laverne??