It doesn’t matter OBA or PLP, civil service jobs, lots of them, have to go. Efficiency has to improve in a very big way. Simply putting in time is not good enough anymore. Over 20% of the workforce on the Government payroll is nuts.

Education is the never ending factor in improving Bermudians chances of assuming the higher level jobs
with International Business and/or coming back and creating heir own businesses and hiring others.
Knowing this then why do the PLP purposely call an election to exclude maybe 180 + students from voting?
They and their parents have sacrificed and worked to secure higher education which the PLP claim to support
but as you can see they have no interest in letting so many clear heads make a democratic choice.

Young people pay attention! This is your first taste of the cynical side of politics, just remember who the hypocrites are and act accordingly. If the OBA misrepresents you like this, kick them to the curb too.
I think you will find however, they will bring about a return to normality. Nobody has a magical fix for the financial mess the PLP have piut us in but if there is a change I ca bet you money will flow back into the system, investments will increase and International Business may start hiring again. Hope is all that’s left now.

The PLP is obviously out of ideas, not that they had any to start with.

Either way, like the USA but through our own fault for voting the PLP in again & again, Bermuda looks set to go over a financial cliff. Cuts will be coming. First place to slash will be the civil service payroll. Time for some to get off the gravy train.

The choice is does Bermuda go over the cliff in free fall with the PLP or, under the OBA, does Bermuda rappel over in control of its finances & having a good chance at stopping & climbing out of this PLP created money pit of debt.

The airport runway and both bridges in the east end were always the responsibility of the United States Armed Forces . Since their departure , many millions of your taxpayer dollars have gone to maintain and repair these structures , some planned , others forced .

Mega ships have been trending for the last two decades , it cost Bermuda much more than we expected to pay for that pier( I don’t think we actually got value for money) , the former government refused to prepare for the change . The PLP had to bite the bullet or risk losing that market ..Period . Fast ferries are now something everyone takes for granted .

Mega schools , in my opinion is huge waste of time , effort and resources . It’s the faculty , not the facility that produce world class students . We inherited that idea , already transitioning into reality . There still is no satisfactory answer for a NEW TCD ‘waste of money’. All new cars are emission friendly . New police station/court house , absolutely .

International Business was a very good trade off in lieu of the lose of revenue form the U.S bases . The tax treaty worked out by Sir John has served us well , however , that was only for a short season . Maybe it’s the reason the Uighurs are here ? I don’t know .

Skills in diplomacy was lacking in the way Kernal Burch handled the issues of Immigration concerning IB . That is a subject that should have been settled with input from both parties …After all , everybody must live with these very important decisions . Bermuda cannot afford to have another situation develop like the PRC’s , who I feel still didn’t get the best deal possible .

@Dead Ringer , Navin ..Take it or leave it ..

The OBA need to convince the civil service that this is what the PLP will be forced to do. Thing is, if I was a civil service person and I do not have the confidence I could get a decent paying job in the private sector why would I vote out the party that is supporting me. I am emotionally attached to keeping my job even at the long term detriment to the island. Dr Brown knew this and it will be very difficult for the opposition to do anything about it until the govt starts the forced layoffs like in countries like Greece. What is really sad is by the time that happens it is too late because your gdp is now almost all debt servicing. If you make the required efficiencies now then it will be easier down the road but the civil service are hoping that things will turn around living on a lie.

It is a catch 22, this is the secret PLP plan. They know they have the civil service on a short string.

I hope and pray that the OBA get in and quickly address the transparency and audit all the govt accounts so we know what the real story is. My gut tells me that this will not happen and the PLP will retain power.