First, let’s deal with the REAL elephant in the room, disruptive behaviour should be blamed on both political parties, so please do not forget the most recent chaotic political manoeuvre, the removal of Craig Cannonier by the OBA. He was forced aside and the transparent report of his infamous Jetgate dealings? Buried along with his premiership.

The union is hostile towards the current government? Everyone involved is going to have to work very hard on their communication skills. There is no magic bullet for the level of mistrust between both parties, as once the OBA walked into meetings with the unions but failed to invite the PLP to those meetings, politically the unions and the PLP re-bonded and the OBA became deeply suspect; attempting to divide and CONQUER backfired.

Strange, not one word of your post hints at what the cost of the international sports event will cost Bermuda, whether that be the bid or the event itself. Yet the OBA wants blind faith from Bermudians? Now even I have developed a phobia to blind faith.

You guys keep throwing out the comments xenophobia and/or homophobia, but please show me where the OBA have attempted to educate, inform and/or work in the community to put fears to rest? Where is the information on their position of PRC holders – silence.

@Swordfish…

Yes, we can put aside the political knives by PUTTING THE TRUTH ON THE TABLE. What is the cost of the event? Be honest, be transparent and STOP using the prestige of this event to camouflage what is essential to know – THE COST TO THE PUBLIC PURSE?

As I mention above, blind faith is dead, you wanted the truth from Cannonier and WE want the truth from YOU.
Can we have that?

London, England

First, let’s deal with the REAL elephant in the room, disruptive behaviour should be blamed on both political parties, so please do not forget the most recent chaotic political manoeuvre, the removal of Craig Cannonier by the OBA. He was forced aside and the transparent report of his infamous Jetgate dealings? Buried along with his premiership.

The union is hostile towards the current government? Everyone involved is going to have to work very hard on their communication skills. There is no magic bullet for the level of mistrust between both parties, as once the OBA walked into meetings with the unions but failed to invite the PLP to those meetings, politically the unions and the PLP re-bonded and the OBA became deeply suspect; attempting to divide and concur backfired.

Strange, not one word of your post hints at what the cost of the international sports events will cost Bermuda, whether that be the bid or the event itself. Yet the OBA wants blind faith from Bermudians? Now even I have developed a phobia to blind faith.

You guys keep throwing out the comments xenophobia and/or homophobia, but please show me where the OBA have attempted to educate, inform and/or work in the community to put fears to rest? Where is the information on their position of PRC holders – silence.

@Swordfish…

Yes, we can put aside the political knives by PUTTING THE TRUTH ON THE TABLE. What is the cost of the event? Be honest, be transparent and STOP using the prestige of this event to camouflage what is essential to know – THE COST TO THE PUBLIC PURSE?

As I mention above, blind faith is dead, you wanted to truth from Cannonier and WE want the truth from YOU.
Can we have that?

London, England

For the most prestigious, widely watched and heavily invested sailing event in the world. Do you think the organizers of this event will want to host it in a country that could potentially descend into civil and social turmoil. Do you think that they will want to host it in a country that is so heavily unionized that there could be severe disruptions without a moments notice due to a PLP/BIU wildcat strike to hotels and transport? The answer is NO THEY WONT!

On top of that, do you think the thousands of foreigners descending on our shores to visit and work here during this event are going to appreciate the open Xenophobic and homophobic behavior of the PLP and it’s right wing supporters? NO THEY WONT!

So if the PLP continue down this path then we could very likely watch this event and economic opportunity crumble before our eyes. The PLP do not want the OBA to succeed under any circumstance and if this event puts a feather in the Governments cap, the PLP will try as hard as they can to stop that. Have you seen any behavior from the opposition in the last 18 months that is supportive of the Government or the economy? Deflection and distraction is all we continue to see from the PLP.

The costs vs the economic benefit will need to be justified for sure, the understanding is that there will be a great deal of Bermuda’s corporate community involved in the financing of this project, that is unless the PLP have done their level best not to chase them off the Island by then.

What an unbelievable toxic comment.

Where has the PLP threatened this event? Where are the striking workers? The event is NOT even at the shoreline and YOU blame the PLP?

STOP THE PROPAGANDA AND SPIN. It’s as if you are just hoping and praying that your prediction comes to past or, is this a deflection from the fact there is NO mention of the cost to the public purse?

No mention of what it cost to put together the bid nor what the event will cost from the public purse.

But you sure do need a monster so that we are deflected from the financial costs, and of course the scapegoat is the PLP, as you beam them into the future to destroy the event.

I commend you, it’s becoming desperate and lacking credibility, but still you persist.

London, England