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[...] Party, United Bermuda Party and Bermuda Democratic Alliance. In May 2011 the UBP and BDA merged to form the One Bermuda Alliance, who won the General Election the following year to become the ruling [...]

By: film-sodomie.eu

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By: Derrick Crofton

Derrick Crofton — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 14:51:56 +0000

Please inform MP PAMPLIN NOT TO BE SO QUICK TO RUSH TO JUDGEMENT ON THE WAY THE BIU IS HANDELING THE CURRENT BUS DRIVERS DISPUTE BEFORE SHE HAS ALL OF THE F A C T S(FACTS).THE BIU ARE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB IN DEFENDING WHAT IS RIGHT AGAINST SIGNIFICANT OPPOSITION,WHICH INCLUDE PROCRASTINATION,INUENDOES,LIES AS WELL AS PROTECTING THE LAW AS IT RELATES TO THIS PRESENT SITUATION.
THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE THAN YOU THINK WHO ARE SEEKING A CHANGE IN THE WAY THIS ISLAND IS AT THIS PRESENT JUNCTURE.MP PAMPLIN’S COMMENTS IN THE SATURDAY’S ROYAL GAZETTE AUG 13 2011.IS WHAT SOME OF THE PUBLIC MEAN WHEN THEY SAY THE SAME OLD THINKING.THE COMMENT’S MADE BY MP PAMPLIN WILL NOT ENHANCE THE OBA’S CHANCES AT THE NEXT ELECTION.MP PAMPLIN’S COMMENT’S IS WHAT ONE EXPECTS TO HEAR ON A RADIO TALK SHOW SOME OF WHOM SPEAK WITHOUT FACTS.IF A PERSON WHO IS HAVING DIFFICULTY AND THE FACTS WHERE ABSOLUTE IN THEIR FAVOUR AND THEY NEEDED TO MEET WITH THE OBA.WHAT HAS MP PAMPLIN’S COMMENT’S DONE FOR ADVANCEMENT?THE BIU KNOW EXACTLY AND ABSOLUTELY HOW TO HANDLE THIS PRESENT SITUATION.TUNE INTO HOTT 107.5 SUNDAY EVENING TO GET THE F A C T S.(FACTS)
ON ANOTHER NOTE MP J. BARRITT HAS THE INTELLIGENCE WHICH RELATES TO ALL OF BERMUDA.HE IS THE PERSON WHO SHOULD REMAIN AT THE HELM OF THE OBA.TO PREVENT RETORIC WHICH IS NOT FACTUAL.I CERTAINLY HOPE WHEN THE FACTS PRESENT ITSELF MP PAMPLIN ALONG WITH ALL OF THE NEGATIVE ONES WILL APPOLOGIZE TO THIS SAME OPERATOR WHO HAS TAKEN A LOT OF HARRASSEMENT VERBSAL ABUSE HUMILIATION ECT.ECT.

By: specialgirl 4You

specialgirl 4You — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:32:16 +0000

Preto….WELL SAID WELL SAID…….. Its not all bad under the PLP… no they may not have done everything correct….but most try to paint a picture like they have not done anything right. They have done a great deal of things right…….The ecomony is bad all over the world, so it is not just a Bermuda Problem, its a world problem. Keeep it up Preto…..wise

By: specialgirl 4You

specialgirl 4You — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:22:28 +0000

We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

The comments made suggested that we as a people still have along way to go. The level of debate needs to raise to a higher standard of respect and exchange of words that deal with issues. It almost sounds like a desperate attempt to somehow think that this approarch will do away with one party or other, or one person or another. People this level of discourse is not good for a country to move forward !!

By: Davie Kerr

Davie Kerr — Thu, 19 May 2011 13:55:25 +0000

I somehow don’t think the present Government will go for this, but future ones might: what are the chances of Bermudians who presently live overseas being allowed to vote in local elections? Just because many of us happen not to live in Bermuda doesn’t mean that we don’t have her best interests at heart, and we’d like to be able to have some input into her future.

By: LOL (original)

LOL (original) — Thu, 19 May 2011 12:51:28 +0000

Damn grammer “they” “there”

By: LOL (original)

LOL (original) — Thu, 19 May 2011 12:48:56 +0000

Welcome to my understanding — Capitalist Classism you have classically describe it to a T.

LOL

By: skeptical

skeptical — Thu, 19 May 2011 00:27:03 +0000

Wow! Well written.

By: JC Simpson

JC Simpson — Wed, 18 May 2011 19:46:50 +0000

Portuguese or white? What are you discussing, race or nationality?

By: JC Simpson

JC Simpson — Wed, 18 May 2011 19:43:13 +0000

I agree. John Barritt is a good, fair and honest individual who is respected on both sides of the House. I’m also disappointed to see Suzanne out of the Senate, however I’m hoping they have better things in store for her. As an east ender, I like and support Suzanne. However, new blood is always a good thing.

By: LOL (original)

LOL (original) — Wed, 18 May 2011 18:12:20 +0000

Garbage twice a week that’s the biggest improvement I’ve seen.

LOL

By: LOL (original)

LOL (original) — Wed, 18 May 2011 18:09:50 +0000

Actually the only one I can agree with is ………. nope sorry non of them are true companies continue to down size so in fact less jobs, due to these job losses the standard of living is worse as people can’t afford necessities (i.e. groceries), I don’t get the more options part has Belco allowed another player in I know your not glowing over the cell phone industry as the more options thing. What new companies do you chat bout I must be unaware form where I work I see companies moving not coming so please name some if you can then we’ll see how many jobs the produce for us and what type of tax revenue they generate. If their is more income why is Government cutting services, why are most pay increases way below the standard of living increase meaning people are making less. Prove me wrong I would like the good news too.

LOL

By: LOL (original)

LOL (original) — Wed, 18 May 2011 18:00:58 +0000

Thant’s “short”

By: 32n64w

32n64w — Wed, 18 May 2011 17:29:38 +0000

Interestingly the PLP did try to take credit for the following initiatives (as listed prominently on the platform page of plp.bm) but very recently (and rather shamefully) they have now been removed:

——–
Our 2007 manifesto chronicles the accomplishments of nine successful years of governance by the Progressive Labour Party and lays out an ambitious vision for the future.

The major highlights pledged in the Platform are:

•Future Care – Upgraded Hospital Insurance Plan (HIP) to cover major medical expenses for seniors
•Child Care – Free Day Care services for Bermudian Families
•Public Transport – Free Bus and Ferry Services
•Education – Free Bermuda College for all Bermudians
•Housing – 500 Interest free down payments for first time Bermudian home owners
•Environment – Green Paper on Energy to reduce Bermuda’s reliance of Fossil fuels
—–

If these are the “major highlights” the PLP choose to hang their hat on, the OBA should have no problem winning the next election (if the electorate actually vote(d) based on competency) and should come out swinging with a “Mission Accomplished” parody campaign.

By: crazytalk

crazytalk — Wed, 18 May 2011 17:11:33 +0000

“The economy has grown and matured a great deal”.

Something tells me you are either a civil servant or a government minister. Those are the only ways you would get such a distorted and twisted view of what is going on.

By: crazytalk

crazytalk — Wed, 18 May 2011 17:07:19 +0000

Well Preto, the PLP were in charge for the last 12 years. Shouldn’t they take the blame for things that haven’t worked out? They were spending money like nobodie’s business. Wouldn’t it be sensible to hold them accountable?

Or would you rather blame the party who was in opposition for that whole time? Or are you trying to blame the new party that started yesterday?

By: Preto Plato

Preto Plato — Wed, 18 May 2011 16:33:02 +0000

I’ll wait for the Union accounts before i comment… may be a long wait! SMDH!

By: Preto Plato

Preto Plato — Wed, 18 May 2011 16:30:27 +0000

LOL, sounds good. In the end, we all need to be rowing in the same direction. Whether its PLP or UBP or OBA, we need to make sure that Bermuda wins.

I fear however looking to politicians to provide answers to problems that they cannot solve is a recipe for cynicism. “We did not fear our young people and they did not terrorize us.” No politician can solve that one.

By: In General

In General — Wed, 18 May 2011 16:18:10 +0000

I beleive that the things you are refering to are determined by the the open market, or private sector – NOT the goverment. The Government is in place to govern, and provide the basic needs to the society. A few things that have detoriated are as follows:

1) have you seen the state of the roads. They are HORRIBLE. All public roads are the responsibility of the governement.

2) we have kids that are “graduating” from our schools that cannot read or write. Again the government needs to implement things to ensure these kids are not being pushed through the system.

3) we have a rise in crime. And before you say the Governor is responsible for the police, maybe we should look at the issues realating to those who are committing the crimes. For the most part they have come from a poor back ground to young mothers, absent fathers, have been a part of the failing education system and often become teenage parents. Perhaps controling our crime problem would come from a little more knowledge on how not to have children before you are in a committed relationship and out of school.

4) the public waste is not picked up on a timely basis, simply because the equiptment is broken (remember a few months back when there was only 2 working trash trucks island wide).

5) Public transportation is not fuctioning efficiently. We have ferry’s that don’t work, we depend on paying bus drivers over time to meet the demands of the schedule that has been in place for 10 years or more!

6) Street lights do not work – this is a basic safety concern.

These are things that are very basic that governments provide. These are the things that i have personally seen detoriate particularly in the last 5 to 6 years. These are the basic things that I would like my goverment to “fix”. Instead of fixing these basics have been neglected, and all the issues we have are blamed the previous government and the global economy. While we quibble about the issues of the past and this party versus that party our infrastructure is crumbling beneath our feet. Some of the things i have listed above are at sub-third-world country standard. To me that is an issue! It is like buying a $1M home and not maintaining it and having to sell it for $250K.

The private sector is not going ot help us. They are here for the almighty dollar. They only people that can provide the above basics is our government, and they are FAILING!

By: Chris Backeberg

Chris Backeberg — Wed, 18 May 2011 16:17:16 +0000

I applaud any member of our community who is willing to stand for election and represent within the decision making paths that form our way of governing. My sense is the two party system that evolved in the 1960′s has become severely limited in its ability to meet the needs of our contemporary society. The majority of Government activity is framed in the language of western economics and producer and consumer activity. Unfortunately economic theory has no inclination toward, or language for social or cultural distress outside of its assumption that if people make enough money then all will be well. It does not speak to the social/cultural conditions people live in outside of quantitative assignments of value to something we seem to be obsessed with – standard of living. In our world, standard of living simply refers to the levels of disposable income available to purchase goods and services. The more the “average” person has, the better off “we” are. Quality of life has been edged out in favor of the accumulation of material wealth. The challenge is that our economic paradigm is based on linear assumptions that comprise markets which have come to define who we are. There is no spiritual component within the marketplace. There is no sense of ecological value within the marketplace. There is no sense of place and meaning in the marketplace. A people’s success is “hedged” in levels of material wealth and subsequent lifestyles that depict these levels. The term sustainability flies in the face of the maximization credo held within the marketplace’s supporting cast – the so-called “players” in the market. Whilst we can all see there are levels of privilege in the markets, we have no mechanism to manage how privilege gets to be assigned and by whom it is derived. Economic theory has no language for such things and yet much of the underlying angst in our community is centered around market privileges and who is allowed to graduate through the ranks and who is not. No one is quite certain how this happens albeit there is plenty of theory and speculation along with large doses of distress about this process. Value and success in our culture are defined by how privileged one is. My sense is that most people are aware of the problems this causes and yet, because our decision making paths are so heavily influenced and pre-occupied with the market and standards of living, we have no language to manage the deeper human living systems, the human distress perpetuated by the market. Human beings have value far beyond material wealth and yet we spend little time nurturing and expanding this. We teach our children to be good consumers and we teach them about how to live in terms of being in the market. The market dictates their sense of worth and value. The market has no concept of quality of life, it does not matter, humans are simply producers and consumers in this limited view of the world. Our system of Government appears unable to reach past trying to manage the market and expand to tap into the evolving living system underneath the markets – the system where we find increasing amounts of human distress, the place where abstract knowledge and ego-consciousness are replaced by wisdom, a deeper knowing about the world. My sense is the “voice” people are seeking to have represented dwells here. My sense is that people are looking for quality of life – not one based on slaving away within the limited confines of producing and consuming in the marketplace. How can it be that the marketplace determines the level of healthcare and education different people have access to? How can it be the marketplace determines who is more valuable than whom and subsequently “rewards” some more than others based on their “market value”? Where is the voice of the people in the market? Are we going to allow the market to value our children or are we going to value our children? Are we going to be a “Walmart” or are we going to own our place in the larger world? I applaud anyone willing to stand up and be the voice; be the voice of the people and challenge the power of the market. We need to re-sacralize who we are, how we live and what we value. Current western economics has no interest in this; all it is concerned with is people producing and consuming. Well-being, value, an inherent sense of self and community worth need to be seen and heard. This is what I want to hear our leaders talk about; that is the Government I would support. I am seeking a Government that represents and defines our culture, who we are and the value we represent.

By: Stop the Bigotry!!

Stop the Bigotry!! — Wed, 18 May 2011 16:06:12 +0000

Um, where not talking about the money he legally made from being the leader of this country. All leaders get paid by tax payers. I’m sorry if you don’t like the man but the leader of a country is far more important and far more pressure than what we do. I mean that respectfully.

Now I am on the same page as all of you when it comes to the debt we are in. However I will not use
false words to give room to hate. MLK faced many injustices but he never allowed his words to be used towards lies and hate.

We can agree and we can disagree but please say what is true only. How could you talk about someone and their wrong doing while at the same time your words are wrong.

Speak peace and show your support for the new party and don’t use words that could be lies and spun to sound like hate.

I’m not OBA or PLP I’m all about OLB. One Love for Bermuda!!

Have a good day!!

By: Done Deal

Done Deal — Wed, 18 May 2011 15:52:24 +0000

No Preto…One (Love)…..

By: truth be told

truth be told — Wed, 18 May 2011 15:48:32 +0000

Plato you are right I agree 100%

By: Very Impressed

Very Impressed — Wed, 18 May 2011 15:38:05 +0000

I totaly agree with you “shaking my head”. The failing American school system should NEVER have been implemented in Bermuda and I am deeply upset that the UBP made that decision for us. I am equally upset with our current government who has had more than enough time to rectify this situation as well as many others over years. I don’t care which logo/name change comes under I just want it FIXED, enough is enough!

By: truth be told

truth be told — Wed, 18 May 2011 15:36:45 +0000

Eveything he listed is the TRUTH you all know it just don’t want to admit it because you are negative minded people who have no true care for whats going on. Just blog flys bugging the world.

By: mavis

mavis — Wed, 18 May 2011 15:36:38 +0000

Very dumb idea, UBP made to make a one massive school, you really see the division in the private schools between the havs and hav not, just like the Island divided

By: mavis

mavis — Wed, 18 May 2011 15:34:08 +0000

Well said

By: Preto Plato

Preto Plato — Wed, 18 May 2011 15:21:13 +0000

Dead Serious! And i see nothing that you wrote to counter what I said above.

“More companies, more jobs, more income, a better standard of living, more options, less monopolies.”

Our economy has grown and matured a great deal since 1998, only someone with their head in the sand would ignore that.

Does the PLP do everything right, hell no! They get a lot wrong, but to say that Bermuda is worse in 2011 than 1998 is an opinion that some of your friends may share, but i venture to say most will not. People see and recognise progress in their families and amongst their friends.

By: Preto Plato

Preto Plato — Wed, 18 May 2011 15:13:42 +0000

….. Bermuda Alliance

By: Preto Plato

Preto Plato — Wed, 18 May 2011 15:12:47 +0000

Ahh, yes.. The PLP can’t take credit for anything good, and must shoulder the blame for all that is bad.

Classic!

By: LOL (original)

LOL (original) — Wed, 18 May 2011 15:08:42 +0000

Sort one 6: O b a maybe you need glasses you note a football ref are you?………..

LOL

By: Done Deal

Done Deal — Wed, 18 May 2011 14:40:51 +0000

The Progressive (actually the opposite of what they truly are) Labour (really??) Party (yes…they certainly know how to do that at our expense)has been the biggest political disappoint to me personally.

I used to love and revere PLP stalwarts like Freddy Wade and Lois Brown Evans. They were true leaders who sacrificed their health and careers to further all Bermudians.

Fast forward to 2011 and the current bunch of imposters currently running government have succeeded in turning our island home into a facsimile of what it used to be.

We were once a safe community, with an abundance of jobs. Tourism was flourishing and the insurance sector was booming. We used to have an expanding economy with a sound education system that churned out literate, qualified Bermudians who took their rightful place in all sectors of society. The buses ran on time as did the ferries. There was a general feeling of wellbeing and hopefulness. Our young people believed in the Bermudian dream of homewonership and looked forward to raising their families in a safe environment. We did not fear our young people and they did not terrorize us.

Were things perfect….no they weren’t, however as a people we believed that if we put our shoulders to the wheel we could all succeed together. All that has evaporated since 1998. And Dr. EB, the Darth Vader of Bermudian politics dragged us all to the Dark Side………

I wish the One Bermuda Alliance God’s blessing. May he grant each of you the wisdom that you will surely need in order to get us out of this quagmire and mess the current government has gotten us into.

One

By: Common sense

Common sense — Wed, 18 May 2011 14:00:43 +0000

It’s common sense that Ewart Brown is living off our money, his salary was paid by our tax dollars…

By: OBA + UBP / PLP = NWO

OBA + UBP / PLP = NWO — Wed, 18 May 2011 13:54:07 +0000

Good observation!!! All devil worshipers!! I’m not voting for either party, the UBP/OBA, PLP or whatever party name they are called are ALL run and controled by off shore mega banks and financial oligarchs!! WAKE UP people it’s ALL smoke and mirrors!!

By: LOL (original)

LOL (original) — Wed, 18 May 2011 13:41:50 +0000

I don’t trust any politicians personally.

LOL

By: LOL (original)

LOL (original) — Wed, 18 May 2011 13:40:45 +0000

I second this post

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 18 May 2011 13:38:28 +0000

lol i dont trust any of them… and as such i woulndt try to vote anyone in because i like their promises, i simply think theyve seen what the plp does in 12 years and wont may actually take some steps to stop our deterioration.

By: LOL (original)

LOL (original) — Wed, 18 May 2011 13:37:35 +0000

I was thinking the same thing everything he listed is the opposite of the truth.

LOL

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 18 May 2011 13:35:55 +0000

well as far as i know, when he came back his Dr. practice was near bankrupcy… now he has a million dollar or more house in martha’s vineyard..

if something about that is incorrect please let me know, but as it stands that is NOT something that should happen after a few years in govt.. can you explain where that came from or refute the info?

By: LOL (original)

LOL (original) — Wed, 18 May 2011 13:25:07 +0000

Come on man I’ve been running this name for all of the Bernews and even before this site. I know the name is hot like fire but it gets confusing to look at. Please change to something more unique.

LOL original

By: LOL (original)

LOL (original) — Wed, 18 May 2011 13:21:47 +0000

Preto you just don’t know. Some of the insurance companies you mention are thinking about axing health altogether right now as they are losing money like water in a leaky bucket. Bermuda is just not as healthy as it use to be.

LOL

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 18 May 2011 13:19:25 +0000

To be honest SMH.. yeah it was a dumb idea to create a massive school… but as many have said, it has been 12 years..

and im not saying things should be all sorted and happy after 12 years… but at least on the path to correction. All we’ve done is gotten an expensive report made and then put it on the shelves…. and then complained about how the UBP screwed it up… There has been no solid move to do anything about the issue.. once that is on track, then the PLP can start using education as an excuse as to why they should be in govt.

By: LOL (original)

LOL (original) — Wed, 18 May 2011 13:16:29 +0000

Please provide stats as I do not believe you Preto unless of course you are part of the inner circle. Are you? Most average people I know are not doing so well right now and those people who are successful now made it happen for them selves the PLP can’t take their credit from them.

LOL

By: LOL (original)

LOL (original) — Wed, 18 May 2011 13:08:06 +0000

Drag my man they (MAWI) let you out again they feel bad for the old guy eh.

LOL

By: LOL (original)

LOL (original) — Wed, 18 May 2011 13:06:48 +0000

As are most of the outspoken supporters half turths and a whole lot of “well the UBP did it” but when you ask more questions it turns out the UBP didn’t do things quite like they say. PLP held the UBP to account then what were the votes to the school change and why did the PLP not have a stronger opposition to that? Seems to me they are both to blame.

LOL

By: Black Soil

Black Soil — Wed, 18 May 2011 12:58:29 +0000

The PLP have done little more that out UBPing the UBP. The PLP have had 13 years to “fix” Bermuda.

By: LOL (original)

LOL (original) — Wed, 18 May 2011 12:55:29 +0000

Just a note if the PLP was so effective an opposition why did it not strongly oppose the school system change when it was proposed. How strong of an outcry was there I don’t remember them protesting or sitting out or any of that. In fact as they were part of the house and also voted on the issue was their vote unanimous maybe we should find out. If any one knows were to find that information I would like to know.

LOL

By: Hudson

Hudson — Wed, 18 May 2011 11:35:18 +0000

Why wouldn’t you?

By: Bermudian

Bermudian — Wed, 18 May 2011 11:23:39 +0000

I don’t have massive hate for brown or the plp. But I am berry unhappy with the billions of dollars of debt that the country’s government put us in