Comments on: Video: Work Continues On Oracle Team’s Base

By: Jack Griffin - CupExperience.com

Jack Griffin - CupExperience.com — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 12:42:01 +0000

Current plans have ALL teams coming to Bermuda: Defender Oracle + Challengers: Artemis, Ben Ainslie Racing, Team France, Team New Zealand + possible rumoured team from Japan. All will race in “qualifiers” in early 2017 in Bermuda. Top four challengers will race “playoffs” in May. Top challenger will then race Oracle in “America’s Cup Match” (aka “Finals”) in June.

By: Mockingjay

Mockingjay — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 08:44:40 +0000

Will some of these restaurants and bars be in back o town.

By: Build a Better Bermuda

Build a Better Bermuda — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 01:26:40 +0000

What does government work at Palmetto Road have anything to do with a privately contracted construction project??? You that seriously self absorbed and obsessed with negativity to try and connect the 2 just to complain about something that will ultimately bring about benefit to the entirety of Bermuda. Course, with your attitude, it will be your own fault if you don’t and no one else’s… course you will still blame others anyway.

By: Redman

Redman — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 22:26:44 +0000

Entitlement Alert, Entitlement Alert…!!!

@ Just a matter of time,

Well why don’t YOU get out there and start hiring all those Bermudians that you claim to care for.

I wont hold my breath waiting for that to happen!!

By: serengeti

serengeti — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 18:37:11 +0000

Why do you keep talking about $77m? That’s not the number. It’s a PLP myth.

By: Just a matter of time

Just a matter of time — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 18:04:57 +0000

So easy to mention all the myriads of indirect ‘trickle down’. I don’t need a schooling on that false economic theory where the same few get the cream off the top. Let’s have the quantifiable numbers shall we? How many DIRECT jobs so far created? Because our Minister said this will CREATE new jobs. Not talking about extension of existing jobs. Surely this is being measures no.? The paper trail of cash paid out from the fronted $77 million being reduced on the AC related expenditures can be measured DIRECTLY in the first instance yes? For $77 million this should be. Don’t you think?

By: serengeti

serengeti — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 17:11:24 +0000

Why don’t you know for yourself? Are you one of those overseas paid PLP bloggers? Yes, work is going on there, after the issue was neglected for years under the previous government. The PLP had more important things to attend to – golf courses to fix up, swimming pools to build, empty unwanted apartments to build, that sort of thing. All much more important to the PLP than Palmetto Road.

By: Jus' Wonderin'

Jus' Wonderin' — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 17:00:05 +0000

Guess the PLP/UBP didn’t either. st*u

By: C James

C James — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 16:19:17 +0000

Spouting off again Coffee? Using up some more of that Bermudian entitlement that only certain Bermudians are really entitled to?

By: Casual Observer

Casual Observer — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 15:53:22 +0000

Insurance firms, law firms, restaurants, bars, food/beverage importers, construction supply companies, real estate firms, etc.

By: fuqcryinoutloud

fuqcryinoutloud — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 15:06:55 +0000

Also the people moving here will be spending money in our economy.

By: fuqcryinoutloud

fuqcryinoutloud — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 15:06:10 +0000

There were a lot of bermudians working on this ‘base’

By: Not exactly

Not exactly — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 15:01:53 +0000

Shipping, construction, trucking, customs clearance, home rental, school fees, groceries, taxis, handy men, painters, landscaping, retail, internet, phones, cablevision…

Do you know anyone working in any the above sectors on shortened hours? Quite simply, they are the ones that are going to feel the most immediate short-term uplift.

By: brigadooner

brigadooner — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 14:29:06 +0000

hahaha. All the hostility in Bermuda is pent-up behind good mornings and good evenings and unleashed via Bernews comments. I love it.

By: Just a matter of time

Just a matter of time — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 14:27:10 +0000

Looks like a couple of simply constructed warehouses. Still waiting for the beehive of job opportunities that will be worth our $77 million outlay. Would be nice to know how many Bdians are currently being employed at this juncture.

By: Casual Observer

Casual Observer — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 13:59:18 +0000

You think Oracle should be fixing Palmetto Road?

They are the ones paying for their camp.

I don’t understand your comment, but neither do you probably.

But the answer is yes. Work on the section of Palmetto Road (that was ignored for years before this Government)remains ongoing.

By: Um....

Um.... — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 13:33:11 +0000

There will likely be one or two other bases. From my understanding, the final in 2017 is between Oracle Team USA and only one other competitor. And the qualifying races aren’t all here. So there don’t need to be bases for all the teams participating. I stand to be corrected, but that is my understanding. It is why the Oracle team is moving here for 2+ years. They’re already in the final as defending champions.

By: Joker

Joker — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 11:54:42 +0000

Go get off your fat butt and take a look. You’ll see the answer is yes.

By: Real Deal

Real Deal — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 11:25:01 +0000

Can someone explain to me where the other teams are going to set up base? This deck seems stacked………or maybe I missed something……….

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 10:17:31 +0000

The O.B.A. will / are sill working on repairing the cliff etc. It’s not the type of job that can be rectified over night. (Just ask Michael Weeks, the Minister of the P.L.P.)

By: Super

Super — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 08:08:29 +0000

OBA doesn’t care about the people in Palmetto Road who live in fear every time it rains

By: Coffee

Coffee — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 01:13:49 +0000

What about Palmetto Road ? Is work continuing there ?