Comments on: Police Statement: Cut/Pension Offer

By: VOTT!!

VOTT!! — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:37:42 +0000

Govt has been jerking the police service around for years. Govt owed them back pay and owed them pay increases that had been agreed upon years prior. So now that govt’s well has run dry govt went to the Bermuda Police Association looking for relief and were told “sorry we can’t cooperate for legal reasons”. Sounds like someone in the police ranks told their lawyer to “find a valid legal loophole so that we don’t have to do this.” Hmmm.

By: Rockfish#2

Rockfish#2 — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:10:54 +0000

@ rocky two,
Another example of incompetence! Cox should have directed the relevant Civil Servant/Government Department to do the research BEFORE approaching the Unions.

By: Watcher

Watcher — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:00:20 +0000

Miriam, read the actual article and not the headline, the Police did not decline! the matter hasn’t even gone to a vote of their membership the Police association is not a union hence they are not empowered to represent the members of the service in this matter, Gov’t will just need to come up with a creative way of addressing the matter with each individual officer.

By: Kickin

Kickin — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:55:59 +0000

More than likely G’ment knew this from day one, now they’ll blame the Police association of not having the country at heart…. Gonna have to spin it some way!

By: Winnie

Winnie — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:46:56 +0000

Willing to see many of the foreign police sent back home, hmmmm,lol. Maybe 8,9,10 years ago in todays Bermuda I think not. Its a psychological thing with numbers, up to strength,not up to strength. If you noticed in the last budget the monies allocated to the BPS is back up to par. Govt def won’t play with police strength in todays Bermuda.

By: rocky two

rocky two — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:18:06 +0000

And the government did NOT know this when the approached the BPS? Just shows once again how little thought/reasearch goes into this government’s idea’s!

By: Miriam

Miriam — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:08:46 +0000

Perhaps I am missing something. The whole world is having problems with finances. So, if the police decline, are they now willing to see many of the foreign police sent back home? Just saying.

By: BIU

BIU — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:17:15 +0000

It will be interesting to see if the BIU accepts this offer. Chris Furbert has publicly said that he is “PLP for life” which I take to mean that he will support the PLP no matter what they do, good or bad.

By: Watcher

Watcher — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:52:24 +0000

c’mon BERNEWS, adjust the headline, the Police have clearly stated that as they aren’t a union they can’t unilaterally agree to the proposals on behalf of their membership. They have not refused the deal, gov’t will just need to look at another way to do it, it will be difficult as the police also have contract officers and each contract would need to be changed maybe an individual mandate for each officer?

By: all clogged up

all clogged up — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:34:13 +0000

Sooooooooo…..They declined it because the offer was prohibited under the current structure…..HATS OFF TO BPS, THE ONE GOVERNMENT FUNDED AGENCY WITH BACKBONE AND THE WILL TO PLAY BY THE RULES AND THE LAW.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:47:12 +0000

The headline appears biased and intent on causing disaffection against the police. Bernews must understand that they have a responsibility to appear and be unbiased in reporting. This headline is misleading and in fact outright false. From what I read, the police were willing to accept the proposal bar its prohibition.
CHANGE THE FALSE HEADLINE. Respect those who secure us.

By: Interesting

Interesting — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:56:47 +0000

It is interesting how your headline says that the offer was declined when in actual facy the statement says that they are prohibited as to what they can do.