Comments on: Video: Premier On Airport, PATI, Stone, Census

By: Jus' Askin'

Jus' Askin' — Tue, 19 May 2015 16:50:45 +0000

Your former leader and party lack experience but You still voted for them

By: impressive.

impressive. — Tue, 19 May 2015 13:09:04 +0000

Trying to be as unbiased as possible, I am really trying to find out what is to dislike about this comment,, The truth seems to be a sin.

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Tue, 19 May 2015 11:03:00 +0000

If true, then they need to be answered. Who’s the Minister that has a long relationship with Aecon boss Mr. Butt,(though I see no importance)Who’s the worker responsible for telling Mr. Gleason he can have the stone and also that person who had told Minister Cannonier about the request.This should be more of a public concern.

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Tue, 19 May 2015 10:51:58 +0000

@ Jus’ Askin: Call it what you may, but the facts remain the same…They both lack in the required experience. Remember, “experience is always the best teacher.”

By: Jadon

Jadon — Tue, 19 May 2015 09:34:45 +0000

WHY DO FOUR OBA MINISTERS ALLEGEDLY HAVE PREPAID CELL PHONES ?! WHAT DO THEY NEED THOSE FOR ??? NOT CORRUPT BUSINESS OF COURSE….

By: Jus' Askin'

Jus' Askin' — Tue, 19 May 2015 06:37:40 +0000

Discrimination because of age is illegal

By: Onion

Onion — Tue, 19 May 2015 01:40:03 +0000

They will do the same thing they did for the America’s Cup or the Tourism Authority: bitterly complain until proven wrong then move on to something else.

By: Need Peace

Need Peace — Tue, 19 May 2015 01:22:16 +0000

I have a few questions. Who is the worker responsible for telling Mr Gleason he can have the stone? Who is the Minister that has had a long relationship with Aecon boss Mr. Butt and who is the person who told Minister Cannoniere about the request? In the spirit of transparency, please answer these questions. Thanking you in advance!

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Mon, 18 May 2015 22:57:38 +0000

Shadow Minister of Finance and P.L.P. Leader Marc Bean are far too young but yet feel within themselves “they are what they aren’t.” What I’m saying is just because they know the words to a song it don’t make either one of them a damn singer! The P.L.P. need to get its crap together and trim the loose threads.

By: Edmund Spenser

Edmund Spenser — Mon, 18 May 2015 22:51:15 +0000

Air Canada is the flag carrier for Canada. If, by modernizing the terminal in Bermuda they can increase flights and seats filled on Air Canada they will be putting Canadians to work. Improving the terminal experience, providing 1st class service for 1st class prices and increasing the total number of passengers using the Bermuda airport is a win-win for everyone involved.

By: pot stirer

pot stirer — Mon, 18 May 2015 22:39:28 +0000

Wonder what all the nay sayers are going to say when and if the airport project turns out to be a plus! Hey at least its not Island construction or pro active building it!
For the record I do not support party politics, Bermuda is to small for that.

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Mon, 18 May 2015 22:25:30 +0000

It’s in the contract that this Canadian company will be compelled to up-hold an agreement prior to anyone doing any work at L.F.Wade International whatsoever.
Now as for children working in “blue” or “white-collar” positions that would depend on the individual abilities to hold down the job they’re seeking e.g. knowledge or, lack of knowledge.

By: Never Never

Never Never — Mon, 18 May 2015 20:47:03 +0000

Michael Dunkley never speaks to the issues or answers any questions you asked but at the end he will say my minister have my full support no matter what stupid stuff they say or do check it out like a dam robot SMDH unbelievable lol hahahahaha

By: Just a matter of time

Just a matter of time — Mon, 18 May 2015 20:19:21 +0000

And no, the Premier did not address the breach. Min Cannonair should not know who the requester was. The Premier does not understand his own legislation that he boasts in passing. He deflects and lauds the implementation of PATI but ignores the confidentiality rules. Nice.

By: Just a matter of time

Just a matter of time — Mon, 18 May 2015 20:12:22 +0000

@watching. Exactly! This Govt really doesn’t care about the rules anymore whether in the spirit or the letter of the law. @ Impressive. You’re right. Of these precious few jobs this airport lottery deal to CCC and company will provide, many will be Canadians and others who alone will have the necessary ‘skill set’ with inevitable approval through Immigration. If I was a Canadian I would jump at this golden chance. CCC and partners have friends and family too. An expensive knee jerk plan with no long term job sustainability on the construction side. No policy. No planning. No rules.

Also what is the maintenance agreement? Who gets that deal for the next 35 years since the airport won’t be ours during those years. Hmmm. Let me hazard a guess…

By: Impressive

Impressive — Mon, 18 May 2015 19:53:41 +0000

In addition to that, and let’s be honest here, forget the party politics. Do you think an organization whose Mission Statement is to provide jobs and benefits to the Canadian People are really going to come here and hire Bermudians in the manner that is being implied by the Government of the day???

By: Impressive

Impressive — Mon, 18 May 2015 19:50:53 +0000

Yes Mr. Ray a family with their back against the wall, would certainly jump at the chance to earn a paycheck, even if its for a short period. With that said, why not implement a policy or initiative that seeks to employ persons for a longer time period and one in which the children of this hypothetical family can aspire to work in not only blue collar, but also white collar positions, just saying.

By: clearasmud

clearasmud — Mon, 18 May 2015 19:30:02 +0000

exactly

By: watching

watching — Mon, 18 May 2015 19:07:54 +0000

Dunkley always says a whole lot of nothing.
Check his answer to the PATI breach by Cannonier. Who cares if you introduced it? And who cares if Cannonier saw Walton Brown in the department? The issue is the breach in confidentiality. Why did Dunkley skirt around the actual issue?

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Mon, 18 May 2015 19:05:20 +0000

Typo: “Oh, etc.

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Mon, 18 May 2015 19:04:04 +0000

I quote Bermudian from yesterday: Oh, and for the words, “dictatorial activities” was it not when the P.L.P. was the Government of the day, our Premier made the comment, “the Opposition can have it’s say, but the Government will have it’s way?”

By: sswhite

sswhite — Mon, 18 May 2015 18:36:08 +0000

Right? With those ever increasing arrivals it is absolutely necessary to do this…I was once in great favour of the OBA but this latest act by Bob Richards has me feeling destitute. Neither party at this point can be trusted in my opinion.

By: Coffee

Coffee — Mon, 18 May 2015 18:24:36 +0000

‘Just a matter of time ‘speaks the truth …. The immediate responder speaks from a position of ignorance .

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Mon, 18 May 2015 16:48:08 +0000

I would assume you’re working and have been working ever since Bermuda had taken that big dive? Our economy is making a bounce-back whether you and a few others want to believe / accept it or not but the “ducks are lining up.”
I’ll put it to you in layman terms: “Dem lot in need of work, tell dem it ain’t worth shhhhitttts to dem or der families.”
Work, no-matter how many years it’s for surely beats the hell out of no work at all…

By: Just a matter of time

Just a matter of time — Mon, 18 May 2015 16:04:09 +0000

Since the airport departure tax will be the main revenue stream for CCC for the next 30,35 and who knows how many years more once it’s all signed and sealed (cause this keeps a changin’), what happens if the construction costs go over budget? Does CCC eat the cost and still keep the departure tax the same? Or are we expecting to see a departure tax of over $50 and more during our yearly Budgets in the early years to make up for any losses? Are projected future increases in departure taxes already projected and locked in to meet the terms of this deal? How does this work? Would be interesting to know how they calculate all of this.

But since the OBA’s signature hallmark slogan now is ‘To Hell with Transparency, Try Your luck With PATI With All Our Redactions Suckers’, I guess we’ll never know now would we? A sweet deal for CCC/Aecon/Somers Construction in the main though no question as we give away our precious land for the next umpteen years for 2-3 years worth of jobs and multimillions leaving the island without local circulation. Nice.

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Mon, 18 May 2015 16:03:53 +0000

You’re right Terry, I agree…”out in force; trolling like hell.”
(I’m not gonna “break-da-tack-dough”, hold the rum…for now )

By: Independent

Independent — Mon, 18 May 2015 15:41:38 +0000

Nuff said lol, he hasn’t answered any questions.

He is a skilled politician, will give him that.

By: Jadon

Jadon — Mon, 18 May 2015 15:38:23 +0000

Bull… The debt has increased by 20% …The airport needs to be re done ? Whens the last time you went to a country and said ” Oh I’m not going back to the place, the airport didn’t look nice” lol PLeaseee! blind !!

By: Terry

Terry — Mon, 18 May 2015 15:32:40 +0000

Looks like the PLP/People’s Protesters are out in force.
Trolling like hell.

Nothing to catch here.
Gonna need some more chum………dun dun dun dun dunn dun dun……..

Rum all around.

By: Happy

Happy — Mon, 18 May 2015 15:05:58 +0000

nuff said on that

By: Happy

Happy — Mon, 18 May 2015 15:05:41 +0000

nuff said

By: Mockingjay

Mockingjay — Mon, 18 May 2015 15:04:56 +0000

What a waste of F!@#ing film.
al salem alaikum.

By: Tom Cooke

Tom Cooke — Mon, 18 May 2015 15:00:29 +0000

I bet he really wanted to swear…lol..
good for you Mr Premier…

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Mon, 18 May 2015 14:42:27 +0000

Though several days arear, Premier Michael Dunkley I still want to thank you for having Bernews bring this to the publics attention, that is them that are willing to listen…Yes that’s the operative word, “listen”

By: Terry

Terry — Mon, 18 May 2015 14:38:14 +0000

Spot on Milk Man.

Tell it like it is.

Shalom.