Comments on: DPP Re-Appointment An “Insult To Bermudians”

By: Legal Eagle

Legal Eagle — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 19:27:32 +0000

All these comments about Bdn/non-Bdn-+ whether Cindy’s'qualified/less’qualified’ distract from the issue! ‘The Gov said he didn’t appoint her as she is ‘untenable’-but without explaining how/why! Without that explanation, SHE could become the ‘best qualified’ DPP worldwide–but never ever get the job if SHE is ‘untenable’–which is quite different from ‘qualified’

By: Sickofantz

Sickofantz — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 17:38:55 +0000

Good luck with the Bermudian dollar being worth 10 cents to the US dollar and good luck with all these empty offices and even emptier stomachs. What’s your plan Alvin?

By: Sickofantz

Sickofantz — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 17:28:55 +0000

The trouble is that Bermuda is so full of pedantic petty squabbling that I think that in itself is why an outsider (who by the way has decades of experience over Ms Clarke) is better to fill this apolitical roll.

By: Cleancut

Cleancut — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 17:02:44 +0000

I’m sure with all the hype going on, if she didn’t want the job we would know by now. If the DPP doesn’t think she is capable of the job, he cannot give reasons to the media.

By: Cleancut

Cleancut — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 16:38:14 +0000

Has anyone thought that maybe Cindy Clarck “ain’t got it”

By: Sally knows it

Sally knows it — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 15:35:38 +0000

The final say is by whom……THE GOVERNOR

By: LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 14:43:12 +0000

That may be true, but it still makes no sense. He could easily hand off all the documents and advise the next DPP on what he has been doing. Just like with the Ombudsman. Im just saying.

By: Inspector Gadget

Inspector Gadget — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 13:37:12 +0000

So why give it to an American?

By: John

John — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 13:16:08 +0000

I guess grammar wasn’t one of your Qualifications “how much qualifications” hmmmmm

By: SMH

SMH — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 13:02:32 +0000

BETTYTRUMP: The appointment was based on the recommendations of a committee made up of Bermudians. Shouldn’t you be directing your comments to them (their names are listed below) or are some of them friends of yours??????????

By: Truth is killin' me...

Truth is killin' me... — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 12:57:20 +0000

Terry used to be a good policeman. Stop arguing with him Grizz. He knows the laws in Bermuda. Shalom!

By: Navin Johnson

Navin Johnson — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 12:37:04 +0000

If the current non Bermudian DPP is involved in the alleged corruption investigations of certain members of Government would it not be appropriate to have him continue

By: NO MORE WAR

NO MORE WAR — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 12:30:59 +0000

Terry, you are correct in that the police arrest and investigate. If the offence is serious the police seek approval of charges from the DPP. which obviously was done in the Edness case.

By: Sandgrownan

Sandgrownan — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 12:30:49 +0000

Why?

By: Sandgrownan

Sandgrownan — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 12:29:55 +0000

To atop all what?

By: NO MORE WAR

NO MORE WAR — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 12:28:47 +0000

Terry, once you enter a court room it becomes a DPP matter. Get your facts straight. You are misinforming people and have no clue at all.

By: Experience Matters

Experience Matters — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 11:42:06 +0000

Experience outside Bermuda would help.

By: Experience Matters

Experience Matters — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 11:40:12 +0000

It’s always better to have someone who has experience elsewhere, particularly larger jurisdictions.

By: Kunta

Kunta — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 11:19:50 +0000

So Scotland Yard wasn’t good enough, no surprise with de Gov. decision, look how he handled de Tuckers town issue.
Birds of a feather.

By: Kunta

Kunta — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 11:15:48 +0000

Bermuda for Independence

By: Lone Wolf

Lone Wolf — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 10:33:33 +0000

I know Cindy Clarke and I know that she is indeed qualified and capable of holding the top position there. What I don’t know … and correct me if I am wrong but I don’t think anyone else commenting here knows either … is whether or not Cindy actually wanted the job?

It may very well be that Cindy chose to stay as Deputy for another term due to whatever reasons? If that is the case then I don’t see anything wrong with what has happened.

However, IF .. IF .. Cindy did apply for and wanted to take on the role as Director then I believe she should have been appointed to the top post because, as I said, she DOES have the qualifications necessary to hold that position AND she is a Bermudian.

By: Creamy

Creamy — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 09:48:07 +0000

One thing you are not is a UK Silk. That’s for sure.

By: frank

frank — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 09:42:59 +0000

So what again when he worked. There some one in that. Sunny place got overlooked
The hell with fields he has to go

By: frank

frank — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 09:38:41 +0000

Every one knows that the present guy will stay because he is white and in the next 2 years will leave with a fat pension
It is time for this governor to go
It is also time for Bermudians to stop sitting back and put a stop to all this. Be
If not now. When

By: jt

jt — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 03:40:06 +0000

So we know Mr. Bean wouldn’t have agreed with her appointment.

By: jt

jt — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 03:35:09 +0000

Where was your outrage in 2007?

By: sally

sally — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 02:45:11 +0000

It’s not Rock Science dearest LeBron. Guess who puts the application files together for submission to the Governor? A file is merely put to the Governor in regards to each Applicant and he reviews it. He has no more info than what is given to him and whatever questions he decides to ask of certain individuals. He merely gets paid for doing nothing. Seek out more and you would know more!

By: Kunta

Kunta — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 01:51:05 +0000

She has three strikes against her, nationality, race and gender.

By: Self

Self — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 01:44:37 +0000

Who is Cindy Clarke? If you have to ask that then clearly you aren’t very bright.

Stop trolling.

By: Self

Self — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 01:41:55 +0000

Civil servants can be moved.
Civil servants can be fired.

By: Self

Self — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 01:39:16 +0000

Of course.

As a Bermudian, naturally I’m going to be pro-Bermudian. However, I’m not going to make a whole pile of unnecessary noise just for the heck of it. Clearly, the Governor and his advisors know much more than we do. That’s why I said I’m remaining neutral, since as an outsider I’m not privy to all of the facts.

By: mixitup

mixitup — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 01:32:46 +0000

On point!!

By: mixitup

mixitup — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 01:31:31 +0000

You sound ridiculous!

By: UK Silk

UK Silk — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 01:01:04 +0000

Very sad that this so called experienced Prosecutor with all this global experience (on secondments I might add) is not talented enough to find a similar plum position in another offshore jurisdiction or back home, as the Brits say time to know when you are washed up and got no bottle left in you old son

Amazing how Bermuda attracts these has been professionals all the time who can’t cut the mustard and be successful in a major city like London, Manchester or Birmingham yet all end up here as Key Workers and irreplaceable

Please don’t let me endure the grant of Permanent Resident Certificate or Job Creator status to this Gentleman as he could not cut mustard at the CROWN PROSECUTIONS SERVICE (CPS) let alone all these secondments spoken of so fondly in his memoirs

By: Lebron

Lebron — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 00:59:08 +0000

Hang on a minute, do you know these people, do you know who is more capable than the other?

Is the Governor – who knows these people, more qualified to say, or someone who doesn’t know them from Adam, but happens to fancy a moan on bernews?

This is about 2 people’s merits for a job, not a political points scorer.

By: best international candidate

best international candidate — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 00:51:32 +0000

Dear Bermuda,

Please don’t let this one go.

Since their are no qualified locals hire someone from a Common law jurisdiction who is more qualified and a better team leader and Manager than Rory FIeld who can leave a real legacy and energise a properly trained and equipped DPP office at the end of his 3-5 year term

Full time for Mr FIeld to leave as we have funded his 3rd Pension

Ridiculous choice by Governor Ferguson, much better Canadian, UK and Irish talent out there since Deputy is not yet ready

By: North Shore

North Shore — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 00:50:43 +0000

Imop a Bermudian should not hold the position anyway, who is Cindy Clark anyway??

By: Dread

Dread — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 00:30:07 +0000

I am Bermudian and I’m not insulted by Mr.Field’s appointment!

By: Creamy

Creamy — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 00:05:24 +0000

Agreed. It sounds like ypu also agree that the best person should have the job.

By: Creamy

Creamy — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 00:03:51 +0000

Being a deputy doesn’t automatically qualify you for the top job. Not in this case, and not in any case.

By: Cafe Au Lait

Cafe Au Lait — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 23:52:22 +0000

I am Bermudian and not insulted at all. Trust PLP to add D R A M A.

Grasping at straws as usual.

Don’t worry PLP, now you can do the famous death scene.

Cos nobody wants to hear from you. Worse still, nobody needs to hear from you.

R I P

By: Creamy

Creamy — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 23:16:06 +0000

It’s the DPP thst should be independent.

It’s better that it’s someone from overseas. It should be a person with no fear or favour here. He should be willing to prosecute anyone if needed. No one should be above the law.

That’s why it should not be (and isn’t) a political appointment.

By: Creamy

Creamy — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 23:10:02 +0000

Ever tried firing a civil servant?

By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 22:52:28 +0000

21 square miles of family and friends.
I rest my case.

By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 22:50:30 +0000

You don’t understand the law.
Period.
If I arrest someone I don’t need the DPP to say yes.
Get it right

By: sebring

sebring — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 22:48:02 +0000

I guess you must have some sort of suggestions as to how Bermuda can back up it’s currency to do away with the mother country ?do you suggest we use onions? and may that be our national currency really? sir I don’t know you but I am sure your background is from somewhere else and more you must be British before being Bermudian even if you are a born Bermudian !So stop beating the independence drums and take the blindfold off we are not now or have ever been a country we are nothing more than an extension of the mother country with out them we would be nothing more than a bigger ghetto !

By: Self

Self — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 22:37:50 +0000

Just because somebody has more years doing something, that doesn’t make them more experienced.

I have people on my job that have been there many more years than I have, yet they come to me for assistance. Some of them you wouldn’t believe they’ve been there so long as they are totally clueless.

I am not saying that Ms. Clarke is more experienced, nor am I saying Mr. Field is more experienced. I don’t have knowledge of what goes on in the DPP’s office, so I cannot comment one way or another. I just wanted to point out that just because somebody has been doing something longer, it doesn’t necessarily make them better at it.

By: BETTTYTRUMP

BETTTYTRUMP — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 22:34:54 +0000

The DDP IS A POST APPIONTED BY THE GOVERNOR ONLY. WE ARE NOT WILLING TO LET GO OG MOTHER’s coat strings…..so here it is….

The Commissioner od Education is a post the government can have a say in,yet there is a push to give it to a non Bermudian…..

By: Self

Self — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 22:30:35 +0000

That is a myth.

By: BETTTYTRUMP

BETTTYTRUMP — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 22:30:33 +0000

The plp did, however this decision is made by the Governor not the government or any MP. WE MUST BE INDEPENDENT TO GOVERN OUR COUNTRY OR APPIONT A DDP. GET IT RIGHT NOW….WILL YOU AND THE OTHERS LET GO OF MOTHERS COAT …….IF NOT LITTLE CAN BE DONE IN REGARDS TO THIS DECISION….