Customs Celebrates International Customs Day
The Customs Department will celebrate International Customs Day on Sunday, January 26th and members of the public are invited to attend an open house on Tuesday, January 21st from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The theme of this year’s Customs Day is “Communication: Sharing Information for Better Cooperation” and a number of events have been planned starting with a church service on Sunday, January 19th at the Hamilton Cathedral beginning at 10 a.m.
On Tuesday, January 21st there will be an open house at #6 Cruise Ship Terminal, Front Street where there will be a series of displays and demonstrations and the public will have an opportunity to interact with Customs officers and ask any questions they may have. There will also be a game for which small prizes will be awarded for correct answers.
On Wednesday, January 22nd there will be a road race beginning at 10 a.m. A staff appreciation gala will be held on Friday, January 24th.
Collector of Customs, Lucinda Pearman said, “Customs plays an important role in the Bermuda economy and our mission is to promote compliance with Bermuda’s customs laws through quality service and responsible enforcement, thereby contributing to the economic and social stability of our community.
“Our staff is responsible for facilitating trade, assessing and collecting revenue and interdicting drugs and other contraband. I encourage the public to come to our open day and learn more about who we are and what we do.”
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How much is the “celebration” costing us in wasted time, overtime materials, advertising?
A church service, a road race (just happens to be over a nice long lunch time, renting and setting up the #6 shed and a ‘staff appreciation gala’. Are you serious?
At least I learned something new today; “Our staff is responsible for facilitating trade,”. And here I always thought they made trade slower, more costly and more difficult.
(coughs)…. trade in what???
Please Note:-
All Arriving Passengers will be subject to a longer delay than normal as we are Partying.
btw:
We still gonna search ya @**!
What happened to cut backs – I don’t believe any Customs officers will go into their pockets for this Gala!!! Utter nonsense.
What a joke these people are.
Taxing people is a necessary evil – the least they can do is not rub our noses in it by celebrating it. Do they not realise what kind of resentment this breeds?