Comments on: National Sports Centre 50-Metre Pool Opens

By: Ashamed

Ashamed — Thu, 30 May 2013 12:56:56 +0000

So many negative comments. What about the swimmers who are going to use this pool for competition. This will bring revenue to Bemuda. Would you be so negative if a new football field was launched in Bermuda? I think not. As for a ghetto hangout, grow up and get educated. This ia a positive for Bermuda, swimming is on the map and should be recognised for the talent it has on the island. These kids are training to represent their country people , be proud. Better in the pool than on the streets.

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Wed, 29 May 2013 10:38:41 +0000

Typical P.L.P. attitude;knowing damn well so many are hungry and homeless. $90,000:00 per month to heat this pool is crazy!(That is if what’s posted above be correct) Yes that is a real Re-gressive Labour Parties supporters attitude, “having champagne taste but only beer money”

By: stewie griffin

stewie griffin — Wed, 29 May 2013 04:31:40 +0000

Just another one of governments [past and present] money pits!! dockyard wharf included where over the years throwing money at projects with no money coming in to help repay or substain itself..

By: Mad Dawg

Mad Dawg — Wed, 29 May 2013 00:24:21 +0000

But Alvin it’s a $12m non-essential luxury that ended up costing $23m. And now we have to pay the ongoing costs as well. Where is the money coming from Alvin? Let me guess what you would suggest…more borrowing?

By: jt

jt — Wed, 29 May 2013 00:07:43 +0000

No clue.

By: Alvin Williams

Alvin Williams — Tue, 28 May 2013 23:03:21 +0000

Thank you PLP government another brick for the consolidation of Bermuda’s infrastructure; another wave which the OBA government will seek to ride and an answer to the many private beaches that still exists in this country.

By: Family Man

Family Man — Tue, 28 May 2013 22:03:30 +0000

What kind of return is that “asset” at Sandys 360 giving us?

I don’t know if your children and their children will be competing there, but I do know they will be paying off the debt incurred to build it.

By: shanked

shanked — Tue, 28 May 2013 21:55:46 +0000

Wont belong until this pool becomes another ghetto hangout! Wait it already happened!

By: jt

jt — Tue, 28 May 2013 20:38:51 +0000

If they close it November to April…. CARIFTA (50m pools) is held at the end of March. Our athletes will still have to train in 25m pools to prepare. Not much of an upgrade for competitive swimmers.

By: jt

jt — Tue, 28 May 2013 20:27:22 +0000

What are the hourly rates for swim clubs and how do they compare to the other pools? Will the swim clubs even train here?

By: media

media — Tue, 28 May 2013 20:04:46 +0000

The difference being that those countries you compare Bermuda to actually have population sizes that can justify the building of such a facility. Bermuda’s population is just 64,000. A monument to the excesses of the past.

By: RawOnion

RawOnion — Tue, 28 May 2013 19:58:58 +0000

Many stadiums in the US are built and/or funded by private enterprise and they make money by holding events. Bermuda’s national sports center resembles a high school facility in the USA.

By: Always Watching

Always Watching — Tue, 28 May 2013 19:45:12 +0000

waste of good space and time..who can even afford to use it foe a party or just a visit at these prices? another show of the serious lack of economic understanding from the former government. disgusting !!!!

By: Zombie Apocalypse

Zombie Apocalypse — Tue, 28 May 2013 19:38:06 +0000

Totally wrong. Most sports stadiums in the US, UK, Canada are built with private money, usually for specific sports teams.

The same is true of most auditoriums, theatres, concert halls, and similar facilitlies. Private money.

By: fidel

fidel — Tue, 28 May 2013 19:32:03 +0000

most sports stadiums/ facilities etc are built from tax payers money i.e england,usa ,canada and many more countries !!!!! do your research before you comment !!!!! you cant educate pork !!!!

By: media

media — Tue, 28 May 2013 17:48:31 +0000

We can’t afford it. They said it themselves. Most other countries have a pool for every 600,000+ people, basically a population 10 times the size of Bermuda can begin to sustain a pool of this size. How did they and do they justify building it at all. Now we will have to maintain it at a very high cost as it will never pay for itself or anywhere near it. Total lack of understanding of basic economics. It so represents the vision of the former Government. Champagne taste…

By: Duane P. Santucci

Duane P. Santucci — Tue, 28 May 2013 17:34:45 +0000

It is so interesting how we have so many critics to something that can be and is so possitive,I look forward to my children and grandchildren being able to compete in this pool and to utilize it to the fullest.

No different then the facility that was proposed to be put at the P.H.C in Warwick and leased to the government,when it gets up and running it will be an assett to Bermuda,so stop wining and give the pool and those involved a chance do do something possitive for all ages.

Job well done and it is great to know many will benefit from this facility.

By: George

George — Tue, 28 May 2013 16:46:05 +0000

They failed to mention who has been contracted to maintain the pool and what is the contract worth?

If 8 out of 10 Bermudian jobs are lifeguards what are the other two Bermudian jobs they mentioned?

By: OMG

OMG — Tue, 28 May 2013 16:31:15 +0000

Did you not know that this pool wil only be open for 8 months of the year – unlike the other pools that are open year round!!!

By: Soooo

Soooo — Tue, 28 May 2013 16:29:13 +0000

They are going to close it in the winter… I believe it was Novermber – April (depending on the temperature)

By: Young Bermudian

Young Bermudian — Tue, 28 May 2013 16:26:40 +0000

First off, knowing that there are only 4 facilities in the region that can host Carifta, Bermuda should’ve automatically built our pool to Carifta standard in the first phase. Secondly, any new build of large size that requires energy but doesn’t include alternatives in the design is foolish. SAGE Commission, this energy bill is not efficient and this facility should be privatized. THE END!!!

By: swing voter

swing voter — Tue, 28 May 2013 16:25:16 +0000

First Sandys 360 and now this? It would have been better to consolidate the two. Another hole in the ground to dump the tax payers money into…..it’ll never pay for itself. Carifta won’t happen here for another 10 yrs, College/Uni swim meets are cheaper to fund and easier to get to in the southeast ;-( should fill it in and plant a garden.

By: OMG

OMG — Tue, 28 May 2013 16:13:21 +0000

Congrats to the National Sports Centre trustees for completing this project and finally revealing the cost for this.

Now they all should be fired for over spending on the building of this and remove the overseas consultant!

I understand the other proposal was for $15.8M (with concrete bathrooms not the trailer park facilities they have installed). Please explain the cost differance?

Not sure why they state if is a “World Class facility” as the new norm is for a 10 x 50M pool it is also a slower and colder pool. We still cannot hold Carifta Games with this pool.

By: Norff Rock Cakes

Norff Rock Cakes — Tue, 28 May 2013 16:12:05 +0000

Looks very nice. Wonder who is going to pay all the staff and the $90K/month to heat it in the winter?

By: Free Water

Free Water — Tue, 28 May 2013 15:34:37 +0000

FYI Bermuda: there’s free water and beautiful beaches somewhere along the south shore…

If you don’t like sand, there’s also public docks.

If you don’t like either. You shouldn’t be swimming…