Comments on: Opposition Delivers Reply To The Throne Speech

By: Senator Diallo Rabain On Bermuda’s Marine EEZ | Bernews.com

Senator Diallo Rabain On Bermuda’s Marine EEZ | Bernews.com — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 12:50:04 +0000

[...] “Bermudians must be put to work swiftly. To get Bermudians working again we propose the development of a Blue Economy, inclusive of Sea-Bed mining, Aquaculture, and Off-Shore Fishing. This will lead to the creation of new job opportunities, the diversification of our economy, and the creation of new revenue streams.” Opposition Leader Marc Bean – Response to the Throne Speech Feb 15th, 2013 [...]

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Thu, 10 Oct 2013 18:26:03 +0000

[...] should also be noted that when the PLP proposed eliminating the middle school system in our Reply to the Throne Speech this was flatly rejected by the OBA government. Just a few weeks ago, however, we note with [...]

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Chamber Reacts To Ratings Agency Review | Bernews.com — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:02:18 +0000

[...] offered “no suggestions”, I will email Mr. Viera a copy of the Progressive Labour Party’s Throne Speech Reply and Budget Reply so that, in the future, when he speaks about the Progressive Labour Party, he can [...]

By: Mad Dawg

Mad Dawg — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:06:47 +0000

So how much worse were the PLP compared to the ubp?

By: Jobs

Jobs — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 12:50:12 +0000

And you’re so Boring!!!!!!!

By: Really

Really — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 10:26:19 +0000

YAA AAAAWWWWWWNNNNNNNN!

By: Jobs

Jobs — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 01:54:23 +0000

Forget all the bickering name calling and trashing each other! Wake up all of you haters! The real issue here is many of your fellow Bermudians are jobless and penniless! People are hurting and want to work and earn money to survive! Get some empathy and compassion on board if you know what that means!!!!!! And I’m not for either party just concerned about people being stressed about their present and future on this island!

By: Webster

Webster — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 23:20:54 +0000

The architect of this property ( spice hill farm ) is David Benevides .

By: Verbal Kint

Verbal Kint — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 22:00:55 +0000

Drat, another day, no answer. I’ll just have to keep on asking, I guess. Spice Hill, planning, buildings not approved. Anyone. You could hear a pin drop in here.

By: Concerned Citizen

Concerned Citizen — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 21:57:20 +0000

Get your puppet minster sylvan Richards to answer it. Btw, did I hear right…..did your new MPs read their maiden speech? Really? The OBA is that weak? Lol

By: Verbal Kint

Verbal Kint — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 20:19:16 +0000

There is always hope.

By: Verbal Kint

Verbal Kint — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 19:42:39 +0000

Surely.

By: Webster

Webster — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 19:26:22 +0000

Surely someone knows wh the hell owns Spice Hill .

By: Webster

Webster — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 19:18:58 +0000

Verbat. you know and we we all know who would have benifited !!! this to shall come to the fore.

By: Verbal Kint

Verbal Kint — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 19:13:39 +0000

Your name is Speak What You Know, so do you know who owns Spice Hill? If so, please speak.

By: Verbal Kint

Verbal Kint — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 17:56:01 +0000

let’s get some thing straight off the bat. One: I have no reason to be jealous of Marc Bean or anyone else. Besides my mother taught me not to be jealous. Two: I don’t particularly like John Swan either. Three: I’m not an OBA supporter. Four: I didn’t attack Marc Bean. I stated an opinion and you twisted it into an attack. I don’t really care what people think of Marc Bean, or if they share my opinion of him or not. I only care about the fact that he may have acted unethically as a Minister. By the way, you didn’t address the question, but that was the whole point wasn’t it? It’s called a red herring, subterfuge, sweeping the trail. So I ask again. Who owns Spice Hill and why did Marc Bean see fit to rule as he did on the planning appeal?

By: Speak what you know

Speak what you know — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 17:35:31 +0000

Wow, after listening to the comments made on the floor of the house by Government MP’s while others were speaking I’m almost certain that they are the very same people who post on here as OBA supporters. The disrespect is so identical. It’s like what you lack in substance you make up for in negativity.

This Reply To The Throne Speech, was hands down better then the reply from any leader of the OBA or UBP. MP Bean laid out a vision that is clear. He hit on many topics and didn’t ramble on like what seems to have been the norm. In fact it even was better then the Throne Speech.

Yeah, clearly you all are very afraid of MP Bean, and you should be. He will lead the PLP to victory at the polls come next election, as he has the ability to bring the people together and the drive to take the action needed to build the community’s up.
Your time as Government will be short lived.

By: Balanced Facts

Balanced Facts — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 17:32:10 +0000

“The OBA is on borrowed time with Bean as leader”??? Really? So far your Leader has lost two of his most senior and capable people, Lister said the whole Parliamentary Group wanted him as Leader and not Bean…Crockwell, Scott, Sylvan Richards, Pettingill and the Premier didn’t exactly seems to be shaking in their boots last night debating circles around the PLP Leader and Terry Listers former Group!!! You may want to get the facts and reflect on the fear factor?

By: Katlyn

Katlyn — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 17:30:03 +0000

Is it Wif or with?

By: Balanced Facts

Balanced Facts — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 17:26:03 +0000

“VERY AFRAID”? Really? Sounded on the radio later in the evening like he was getting ripped left and right and being laughed at and called the “Default Leader” of the PLP! OBA have too much work to do to fix the PLP mess so they’re won’t be an election to wipe out the fading green party…Bean seems to be doing fine getting rid of people on his own…2 down…more to go!”Finally a real leader has arisen.” LOL…

By: Balanced Facts

Balanced Facts — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 17:20:19 +0000

He got canned by Pettingil first up and then cried on T.V that he had been “childish” for saying the Reply to the Throne Speech should have been called “WE DID NOT BUT YOU SHOULD.” Funny as hell and true! I think the OBA have plenty of first class debaters to easily deal with the default Leader as Crockwell called him. PLP with Bean…: Progressively Losing People….

By: Balanced Facts

Balanced Facts — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 17:15:23 +0000

Pettingill said his “best weapon was the boomerang!”…LOL, so true!

By: Balanced Facts

Balanced Facts — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 17:10:48 +0000

They used to be room mates!

By: Balanced Facts

Balanced Facts — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 17:07:32 +0000

Quotes from your default Leader Bean last night:
“Your”re Jokers.”
” Fraudsters”
“You bought the election”
“Your leader is a surrogate”
“Scott is a Rookie and can’t talk to me!”
Rude? Petingill was sharp ,witty and canned the PLP with truth and some great quotes, they can’t handle him in a debate …guess thats what you find ugly???

By: Concerned Citizen

Concerned Citizen — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 16:06:04 +0000

Verbal, wow you are jealous. If Bean was part of your demonic red wearing OBA/UBP, you would be calling him the next John swan! And don’t say sir John was self-made…….far from it…….. Like I said earlier, you all are very afraid of Marc Bean, which is a good sign. I can see this continuing in the same vein that you attack every PLP leader, yet give a free pass to your puppet premier. You know what, you should be afraid if this is the way some of you think. You cannot touch Marc Bean, the man is of the people, and never left his roots. He is Real, and you know it, so your trying to find something to attack him on. It will not work, and will hasten the ultimate demise of the demonic OBA/UBP, the dark art politicians, and their minions. The OBA is on borrowed time with Bean as PLP leader, so Marc Bean, be wise, and be careful. Keep your trust in the people and continue to speak and act within our best interest. The majority of us trust you, and believe in you. We see your vision for us, and we share it. Oh, thank you for the reference to HIM, as it has caused the demons of the OBA/UBP to go crazy. Lol!

By: Caramel Queen

Caramel Queen — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 15:03:46 +0000

Yes yes and yes

By: 32n64w

32n64w — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 14:21:19 +0000

^^ Clapping ^^

By: Mad Dawg

Mad Dawg — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 14:20:13 +0000

Yes well done old Bean. Must have been distracting, what with two of your MPs buggering off in the last week. Must be wonderinng hiw long this leadership position can last, if half your MPs don’t want to work for you.

By the way, where was the immediate and forthright statement that you will volunteer for the drugs test? Shocking that you wouldn’t (or should I say couldn’t, to be more accurate) .immediately confirm you will show some leadership and take the test.

By: 32n64w

32n64w — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 14:19:48 +0000

“there aren’t many that can out debate Marc Bean”

That’s probably because he argues for and against the same issues.

By: Mad Dawg

Mad Dawg — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 14:16:07 +0000

The PLP sat on the sidelines and focused on making themselves rich out of being in government, and watched hopelessly while the expconomy tanked and billions in debt was racked up.

At last we’ve got a government that is actually trying to stop the rot.

Notice how invisible Zane is now that he can’t benefit financially from being able to award himself contracts and get planning applications sneaked through.

By: 32n64w

32n64w — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 14:15:31 +0000

“There were many other factors which lead to our economic downturn most of which were not due to government policy. ”

Wrong.

By: Rockfish# 1

Rockfish# 1 — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 14:07:48 +0000

@ no longer a member,

Bean swore allegiance to Her Majesty The Queen. Right?

By: Verbal Kint

Verbal Kint — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 13:53:57 +0000

Bermuda’s reputation as a business center is not going to be saved or undone by Government. If changes are not made, the reputation is going to be ruined by the legal system and the questionable practices of its banks and fund managers. When those entities hand the US a good reason to eliminate the tax advantages here, business and this Island are dead in the water.

By: Verbal Kint

Verbal Kint — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 13:49:29 +0000

I’m really tired of hearing about Mr. Bean’s skill as a speaker and his supposed accomplishments, etc. What has he ever succeeded at besides being a part of a highly suspect Government? As a debater, he seems to follow the Paula Cox model of very forcefully saying a bunch of words that don’t seem to have much substance. If he wants to see a new PLP, he needs to answer the question. Spice Hill, planning appeal, illegal building. Just answer the question.

By: Bobmarlin

Bobmarlin — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 13:15:11 +0000

Thankyou Mr.Lister,for acknowledging the good work,done by the OBA.All the best!

By: Clear Picture

Clear Picture — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 12:05:10 +0000

Sorry M>P Mouth – there aren’t many that can out debate Marc Bean, definately not our Premier! There was no change, the new government was so very childish they need to grow up and realise they are the government and start acting like it. Terry said he was placed last in the line up for the opening of parliament, whose fault was that? Who makes up the list

Isn’t it the speaker of the house>

By: Pastor Syl

Pastor Syl — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 12:04:27 +0000

Get it right. Summer jobs for expat kids was a suggestion proposed by a PLP thinktank. It is not law yet and may never be. Work permits properly enforced protect Bermudians. Term limits just screw us all.

By: politics= pile-of-tricks

politics= pile-of-tricks — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 11:51:59 +0000

OBA creating jobs LOL… if there is any truth to this, then I would ask who are the jobs being created for? Premier Cannon…(cause he is going to cause destruction) has already proven that he talks just to hear himself and the so many blind supporters he has. At the gas station that he runs, if you were to visit you would see evidence of contrary views…the majority of bermudian workers have been let go except for a couple of gas attendants and a cashier…but inside the establishment, the previous delicatessen, has been replaced with the Buzz….Not only is the staff all foreigners but we all know how expensive their prices are.

OBA for Bermudian people LOL…

ALL Politicians are crabs. Even if you started your political career with good intentions, once you team up with the rest of the crabs you will end up becoming one yourself or your political career will be short lived… Politicians are no different than gang members…they both have a “Get down or Lay down” policy!

By: I am not impressed

I am not impressed — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 11:24:24 +0000

I am not impressed. They had 14 years to undo the UBP damage. I am not impressed. We are 2Billion in debt. I am not impressed.

By: Truth

Truth — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 10:32:55 +0000

Indeed @concerned citizen!

Tremendous response Marc!

We’ll show them that their LIES on our failures will come back to haunt them!

The Heavenly Father God is on our side…

By: Pat

Pat — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 09:59:24 +0000

What a reply! The audacity of Marc Bean to publicly admit that our Education system is a mess and should be returned to the old way? How many Education Ministers did we have during the reign of PLP terror? Why couldn’t they have had that revelation during the last 14 years? Give me a break. Education is a combined effort of Student, Parent and School. It must be promoted as the journey that has no end. The sky is the limit to where YOU want to take it. We don’t challenge ourselves enough as Bermudians. We are just happy to sit back and blame anyone other then ourselves for the position that SOME of us are in. We believe that everyone working in IB or any other Big business has to be really smart and that we as Bermudians are unable to compete, that is so untrue, we need to step up our game and view education as the ticket that will take us on the journey of our lives.

I have been hearing about longer school days, the return to technical skills to the cirriculum etc. I agree that technical skills are needed. Everyone is not going to excel in IB or Big Business. If the plumbing, electricity, etc. needs to be attended to, the plumber and electrician are on speed dial. The jury is still out on longer school hours. We should have a public forum on that subject .

By: Concerned Citizen

Concerned Citizen — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 05:39:29 +0000

It’s obvious that the OBA, judging by these comments, are VERY AFRAID of Marc Bean. He clearly would run circles around your fake ass puppet premier, and certainly has the capacity to discuss all issues and topics. Quite a departure from the staged press conferences that Craig deals with, which are controlled so as to avoid any question that would require him to actually THINK and speak without the permission of his controllers. Let’s make a Bet……..Craig will be kicked out within a year, by the same snakes that used him, and the PLP will be he next government. Like I said, you all are VERY afraid of Bean, and rightly so. If some PLP MPs underestimated him for the leadership, it shows that Bean has a unique power to rally, inspire, and mobilise people in this country. And, if you OBA supporters think that the PLP is in a weak state, then call an election to try and destroy them over the next year. Like many others, you will be unpleasantly surprised by the sound defeat of your demonic obaubp party. Marc Bean should not be underestimated. You obviously have no idea of the strength that man possesses. Btw, kudos to Bean and the PLP for an excellent reply. I’m impressed with his analysis on education. Finally, a real leader of the people has arisen, and the OBA bosses know this to be true!

By: auslander

auslander — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 04:34:09 +0000

They spelled Selassie wrong.

By: Really?

Really? — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 02:25:30 +0000

*claps*

By: Just input

Just input — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 02:25:26 +0000

IMO, I think the OBA would be 150% worse should another 2000 jobs be lost on top of PLPs 4000; for they did not create any jobs to rehire the original 4000.

By: Really?

Really? — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 02:24:45 +0000

didnt see him say he was gonna do that long awaited drug test….

By: Bobmarlin

Bobmarlin — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 02:24:42 +0000

Excuse me while I light my spliff!

By: Building a better Bermuda

Building a better Bermuda — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 02:24:42 +0000

2 months in office, Parliment only just convened, and the OBA has already taken more action to restore confidence in Bermuda’s reputation as a business center, than the PLP have taken since the start of the recession. Yet the PLP accuse the OBA of not having a plan. I recall when Mr. Bean failed the PLP on their education performance. What happened after that though, rather than bring up these ideas then, over 5 years ago, he only brings them up now. Now that he isn’t the government and doesn’t have to figure out how to manage or finance these changes with the mess his party left the government in. For 14 years, where was these ideas, quiet for the sake of the party rather than noisy for the sake of the country. He talks of the PLP changing, with too many of the old guard PLP’s own ‘forty theives’ ingrained with too much to lose, the change he wants will require him dismantling the party and rebuilding it new. Those old guard will let him talk change, it is to their advantage too make it look like they are willing to change, but they will never let it actually happen, so his words are just that, and it makes him a figurehead, a ‘youth surrogate’. I’ll believe they have changed when they actually do it and not just talk about it, otherwise they are just talking to make the OBA look bad and to try and get themselves back in.
Let’s remember, the OBA took the initiative to scrap term limits when they realized that enough reports had already been done to determine they were useless, rather than drag it out longer like the unions would have like just to keep their useless policy in place. And now even the PLP have admitted the policy was pointless and didn’t and wouldn’t do what they said it would. 14 years, it’s going to take more than a document printed up to look good.

By: M.P. MOUNTBATTEN JP

M.P. MOUNTBATTEN JP — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:30:09 +0000

The Opposition Leader is a consummate DREBITE who I shall take great pleasure in watching the OBA cane like the naughty schoolboy that he is .

By: bermydude

bermydude — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:10:53 +0000

did he forget that this Gov. is only in power for 2 months??? all this mess is the PLP cause!! another idiot from the PLP