Comments on: Parliamentary Select Committee On Elections

By: Confused

Confused — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 02:15:04 +0000

I thought this was already in place. PLP said that they were ‘transparent’ and had measures in place for transparency. Tired of the crap politics and 14 years of lies.

By: CommonSensenBda

CommonSensenBda — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 23:04:51 +0000

I know you won’t correct me if I’m wrong, but can you tell me you when and how you were informed that Mark Bean was hired by Premier Brown paid him $318,000 out of the public purse during his time as Premier to “investigate” how Caribcom could benefit Bermuda? How did that relationship benefit Bermuda?!? For $300,000+, where was the “transparency”, and what was actually carried out by the Brown administration….other than Brown’s investments in the Turks & Caicos.

I’m also sure that you have “strangely” forgotten the passage of a bill less than three months ago that legally bids the O.B.A. to table in the House of Assembly any contract over $50,000. So have any multi million dollar contracts to the “oligarchy members” come to light?(Strange the PLPbiu never-ever talked about doing anything like that during the FOURTEEN-FRIGGING YEARS of governing….REALLY!!!

By: J Starling

J Starling — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 22:36:21 +0000

A bit surprised at the OBA MPs selected for it. I’m happy to see backbenchers sink their teeth into something, but surprised that there’s not one OBA ‘heavyweight’ there. On the plus side, gives the newbies an opportunity to grow and shine.

By: J Starling

J Starling — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 22:34:54 +0000

I believe they are open to the public to attend. Just like the Senate or Parliament. I don’t know where it’s being held though…

By: Concerned Citizen

Concerned Citizen — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 21:00:08 +0000

You are correct God1st!

By: Charter

Charter — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 17:58:33 +0000

No significant givt contracts should go to companies held in trust: there should be transparency of ownership.

By: JD

JD — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 16:38:58 +0000

god1st can you point me to a story about the reversal of this policy?

By: Truth is killin' me...

Truth is killin' me... — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 16:04:59 +0000

Please enlighten me god1st. Where “was” under the previous administration, all of this information publicly accessible? I need to be schooled.

By: 1minute

1minute — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 15:26:51 +0000

They will just hide it is Trusts or have it in the spouse’s name like the last government did…

By: god1st

god1st — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 14:19:11 +0000

I will be giving my input to the Honorable Walton Brown.

Parliamentarians should be legally bound to make a declaration of interest in any government contracts. Right now a low standard is being set by a select few in regards to the distribution of contracts and the disclosure of all Government contracts over 50 thousand dollars . Under the leadership of the PLP administration all of this information was publicly accessible ,but now the OBA has reversed that policy. The OBA doesn’t want the entire community to know how many of their elected officials (oligarchy members) are receiving multi million dollar contracts.

By: watching

watching — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 13:52:27 +0000

the answer quite clearly should be YES and each candidate should have to declare their interests publicly.

By: Loquatz

Loquatz — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 13:46:09 +0000

Parliamentary committees should be open to the public.