Comments on: Minister Moniz: ‘Wharf Project Remains On Track’

By: blankman

blankman — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:40:37 +0000

Temporary jobs don’t have to be advertised.

By: navin johnson

navin johnson — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 13:22:33 +0000

Sure Amazed let’s advertise the jobs and wait two weeks for the replies that will likely never come and then ask the Cruise ships with their 6,000 Passengers to sit off shore while we diddle around with Politics…..get the thing done and get it right and quick…..the whole tourist season and perhaps the future of tourism depends on this so let’s stall around…..Think Dude

By: SoMuchMore

SoMuchMore — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 01:23:13 +0000

the plp won’t answer that if asked… i’m sure.

By: Verbal Kint

Verbal Kint — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:07:53 +0000

There are a bunch of foreigners on the hospital project. Who cleared all those permits?

By: Independent

Independent — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:53:47 +0000

@ Elizabeth Von Trunparani,

I too understand your point, but your comment is pretty shallow, and speaks to your character. I will say this, your comment is an assumption, and you know what people are when they ASSume things!

By: Portia

Portia — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:43:14 +0000

Amazed ,

These are temporary jobs, to last only the duration of the project, which means they do not need to be advertised. Only long-term positons must show an advertisement was placed. This has been the policy for quite some time, so the Minister has adhered to the law.

By: Jason Smith

Jason Smith — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:33:12 +0000

Temporary work permits aren’t required to be advertised by law.

Hence why the numerous temporary work permits for the Tynes Bay refurbishment and the construction of the National Stadium swimming pool were never advertised. And both of these projects relied heavily on foreigners to complete.

So this is simple politricking by the PLP and another case of do as I say and not as I do.

Just get it done and get it done right this time, OBA. Time is not on our side and neither will the cruise lines if it isn’t completed. So it is exactly for expedience sake at this point in time.

By: Winnie Dread

Winnie Dread — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:24:51 +0000

With regards to the jobs not being advertised locally, If that is true it should never happen again, the law is the law. Now what kind of action will be taken for breaking the law??? Shoot I just got a ticket bearly broke 35 Ks,lol.

By: Winnie Dread

Winnie Dread — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:22:46 +0000

Well there it is the total breakdown in laymans term,over to you Bro Derrick. If everything is true as outlined I am more than satisfied my tax dollars are being spent properly, simply because it was not spent properly the first time.

By: Amazed

Amazed — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:18:51 +0000

While I agree with Jason The Minister has never answered directly whether these jobs were advertised as required by LAW. The Law must be followed by everyone and cannot just be ignored for expedience sake!

By: Jason Smith

Jason Smith — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:36:25 +0000

Lets stop the petty arguing over this project and make sure it is done on time and properly.

Any further losses of cruise ship calls will only result in further pain for Bermudians and our already struggling tourism industry.

Just get it done!

By: swing voter

swing voter — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:35:57 +0000

I’m so embarrassed, although you are very rude, I have no defense to your rudeness, hence my pen name. I do hope the honorable opposition will join hands with our government to bring the island back from the brink of financial ruin. Thankfully, The experiment ended Dec. 17th 2012 and I’m one house ‘n@%*er’ (as one ‘experiment’ called it) that is more than happy to have cast my vote to return to ‘the plantation’ as another ‘experiment’ had implied.

By: SoMuchMore

SoMuchMore — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:16:57 +0000

Minister Moniz. thank you for the update and do not allow the negative comments of the opposition to side track you and everyone else working hard on heritage wharf.

It is a delicate project that must be completed ontime and we all know, including the opposition why we are in the situation we are in.

By: Elizabeth Von Trumparani

Elizabeth Von Trumparani — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:56:36 +0000

If the PLP had got in we still would not know there was a problem – and when it was discovered too late – they would have gone “Oh Dear’ and blamed it on race. Then there would be no ships at all – and slavery to blame. Such is the Pathetic Lazy Party – find a way to blame someone else – preferably the white man. What a way to ru(i)n a country.