Comments on: Delegation To Attend Grenada Conference

By: Fanilyvgirl

Fanilyvgirl — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:35:11 +0000

I AGREE! If we are to waste taxpayers money send ambassadors who actually love our country. Send ambassadors who care for all segments of the population. Man hating, anti-family persons should stay home. They don’t represent the mainstream.

By: PEPPER

PEPPER — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:22:20 +0000

I will pay for the duck tape rockfish,this trip is such a waste of time and money. what is next a delegation to Amsterdam to find out if we should legalize marijuana ?

By: PEPPER

PEPPER — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:17:22 +0000

Joe ,it is going on because the people allow it to go on, as our infamous previous premier said “Bermudians are passive people ” and I agree with him… for some reason we do not have the guts to say enough is enough ….so we bitch and complain amongt ourselves …and the politicians are laughing all the way to the bank.

By: The Truth

The Truth — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:27:09 +0000

Here we go again they just cant turn down a trip can they. Have they ever turned down a request overseas Dam!!. They tell us that we have to watch our own personal budget while they just go out and spend spend spend the tax payers $. Is it really necessarily to go on every bloody invite and take a bunch of people with them.

By: LOL (original)

LOL (original) — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:58:42 +0000

So if you listen to the opposition you are a fool. Truly telling indeed.

LOL

By: Ganja mon

Ganja mon — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:21:22 +0000

Well I am an expat. Lol

By: joe

joe — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:37:35 +0000

THIS IS A WASTE OF TAXPAYERS MONEY. WHY IS IT GOING ON??

By: WellSaid

WellSaid — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:45:22 +0000

As long as the airline recognizes “protocol” then there won’t be any trouble… And yes, I believe the taxpayer is responsible for the roughly 20k+ (guesstimate) that this junket will cost us.

By: sandgrownan

sandgrownan — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:08:44 +0000

The nastiness was started by the PLP numbnuts.

By: Rockfish#2

Rockfish#2 — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 04:00:45 +0000

Butterfield is the “leader” of the delegation. Perhaps she should pack a roll of duct tape for the Defender.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:23:41 +0000

I say again, did the taxpayer pay for those trips?

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:19:50 +0000

erm, were they travelling at the taxpayer’s expense?

By: No OBA Vote

No OBA Vote — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:39:38 +0000

Lots of UBPBDAOBA members have gone as far as Africa, Australia, Thailand – Pamplin comes to mind, Simons and Jackson, but don’t be fooled Bermuda. Just as it is good for Sir David and Grant to invest in the Caribbean, its not good for Bermuda to have ties thru CARICOM. Give me a break, the nastiness has started and they are massing it under sheeps clothing.

By: No OBA Vote

No OBA Vote — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:35:23 +0000

Where was the out cry when Pamplin went to Africa last year to the same conference or Jackson went to Thailand or Cole Simons to Australia, just to name a few of the UBPOBA ones to travel on this journey,

By: codfishbda

codfishbda — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:31:09 +0000

`I feel that Senator Laverne Furbert should not go. After all she is not “Proud To Be Bermudian”.

By: YES MATE!

YES MATE! — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:26:10 +0000

MPs not MP’s

By: Shaking the Head

Shaking the Head — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:16:58 +0000

I’m surprised by so much negative feelings against this most important trip. These MPs deserve to have an all expenses paid visit to see how other Islands are surviving. How else can they learn without being there? However, it would be very humanitarian to take some hustle truck workers and foster children with them so they too can learn and can realize how fortunate they are here in Bermuda, even if they have no home and jobs. Come on people, this is a Labour and caring Government, cut them some slack.

By: learn your spelling and grammar

learn your spelling and grammar — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:24:23 +0000

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By: Au Contraire

Au Contraire — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:21:41 +0000

Do they have to come back or can we only pay for a one-way ticket?

By: Au Contraire

Au Contraire — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:20:34 +0000

No, that’s the new Goverment spelling system.

By: PEPPER

PEPPER — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:44:10 +0000

Premier , could you please find a way for Lavern to stay in Grenada ? I am sure she has a lot to offer the Grenadians…she knows so much about everthing !!!! and I think she would be an( assent )to this beautiful Island.

By: Todd

Todd — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:53:43 +0000

lol

By: pebblebeach

pebblebeach — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:13:39 +0000

Actually, more than one word…

By: More Waste

More Waste — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:10:12 +0000

The Memembers of parliament should stay home or pay for the trip out of their own pocket. Bermuda really is in trouble and the Government just seems to spin its tires. These meaningless junkets should be stopped.

By: Terry

Terry — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:05:14 +0000

I told you it vawz dee UBP’s fault………

Two men standing…one in Hinglyn ann dee otta dahn hin dee Karry my Beeyanz….jingus…….

By: SuckerPuncherExPat

SuckerPuncherExPat — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:03:19 +0000

wow, I misspelled one word..Kudos for you being perfect !

By: sandgrownan

sandgrownan — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:40:30 +0000

Unfortunately, the PLP are responsible for this reaction. Through their largesse and flamboyant spending on our dime, even the most worthwhile trip will be met with derision.

Whaterver the merits of this conference, the PLP have zero credibility and have created the aura of mistrust, fiscal imprudence and incompetance.

Hard to feel sorry for them.

By: Black Soil

Black Soil — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:40:12 +0000

Your job would be to improve your grammar & spelling. And the MP’s don’t need to go to this worthless “conference”.

By: Free Thinker

Free Thinker — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:48:05 +0000

I was so certain this article would draw this type of attention I need to start placing bets and making money of this

By: SuckerPuncherExPat

SuckerPuncherExPat — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:06:49 +0000

Everytbime you people hear MP’s travelling you think its a waste of money. This is there job to represent the country !! Get over yourselves !!!

By: PAS

PAS — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:42:09 +0000

I’m sure this will be a worthwile trip for the Youth Parliamentarians and I see no loss to Bermuda with the older 4 politicians not being here.

By: Black Soil

Black Soil — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:31:44 +0000

Complete waste of money. The PLP are just rubbing it in our faces. Yeah…and what the hell are you going to do about it? Hey Paula Cox…is this doing “more with less”???

By: Overly Concerned

Overly Concerned — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:37:31 +0000

Better call the airlines and reserve the 4 front seats for them…