Comments on: PC Response: Minister/CCC/Aecon Conference

By: Gombey Liberation Partier

Gombey Liberation Partier — Thu, 28 May 2015 10:14:52 +0000

So many of you disagree with the PC when they point out that the process to insure that Bermuda got the best deal for a new airport was not followed, but do you agree with John Barritt when he said the same thing and that it should be put out to tender?

By: Jus' Askin'

Jus' Askin' — Fri, 22 May 2015 17:40:31 +0000

I’ll ask again – WHAT IF PLP WAS DOING THE SAME THING? Would You feel the same way about it?

By: Lois Frederick

Lois Frederick — Fri, 22 May 2015 15:48:17 +0000

As I already wrote above, I don’t pretend to be neutral – you do. You are only kidding yourself.

By: e

Fri, 22 May 2015 14:49:03 +0000

Rev Tweed knows all to well how a certain group on this island think and move to advance themselves.
–Oh yes, no doubt. He neatly encapsulates our national race hustlers (of various stripes) and grievance mongers who love pointing fingers at everyone but themselves for their own personal and political failures.

By: Tough Love

Tough Love — Fri, 22 May 2015 14:17:09 +0000

The Bermudian blood in Rev. Tweed allows him to help Bermudians. Since when have ministers ONLY preached the word. For the record, ministers are ther to help the people, that’s what ministry is. Something our politicians could remember as they are heads of ministries.

By: Long Bay Trading Co.

Long Bay Trading Co. — Fri, 22 May 2015 14:10:48 +0000

if these three clowns would even PRETEND to be as zealous and active in their supposed quest of caring about “the people” by putting as much energy into investigating the mismanagement and huge overspends and huge unaccounted for sums the people’s money I might BE TEMPTED to listen to them – their bias and real agenda is so evident and showing however it is laughable. The only people they are fooling is themselves. What worse they beileve their own PR!!

By: AS YOU ARE

AS YOU ARE — Fri, 22 May 2015 13:51:06 +0000

I think they went looking for the cedar! HEY AFTER ALL WE FOUND THE LIMESTONE:)

By: Jus' Askin'

Jus' Askin' — Fri, 22 May 2015 13:36:50 +0000

No doubt You are OBA as You never answer the question(s) asked

By: hmmm

hmmm — Fri, 22 May 2015 13:03:52 +0000

Calling people names….I see you found your level.

By: hmmm

hmmm — Fri, 22 May 2015 13:02:16 +0000

Of the process !

You really ARE clueless SMDH

By: Lois Frederick

Lois Frederick — Fri, 22 May 2015 12:40:56 +0000

Don’t believe you. Your comments reveal who you are, whether you admit it or not. I don’t pretend to be neutral. But what I know is that the OBA are trying very hard to get Bermuda out of an impossibly difficult place. Reality will always mean things don’t always go perfectly and real life is messy especially with the financial straight jacket imposed by the former plp government, on Bermuda and the current Government.

the plp have their very obvious agenda and you are spouting much of their “concerns” regarding the airport, with no balance. The only reason, is to attempt a roadblock on any progress. It won’t happen though. Their hope is to delay and get at minimum, a Swiss Challenge, which would mean adding at least 3 years to the process, as the process would have to restarted. Financing would also come into question, as the big advantage, completely overlooked by those criticising, is the enormous benefit of a guarantee of the project funding by the Canadian Government. Any other bid would not have that element, unless they were a Sovereign State.

Think about it, the 3 year delay, while clearly delaying job creation would also take it’s construction start date past the next election. The plp have grand delusions of victory and being back in the drivers seat, any reaping the rewards. That is not going to happen. What is going to happen, is what has been proposed, with a start date in a years time. Summer 2016. Creating a significant amount of the jobs that the OBA promised.

By: clearasmud

clearasmud — Fri, 22 May 2015 12:37:39 +0000

It is a shame that Everyday people come on here and attack people who dont agree with them. Because of the blatent respect that they show for each other the real issues get lost.
I dont think Minister Richards has been as transparent as he could be because that review was limited to assessing the methodology of the P3 funding. Deloitte only do what is asked of them.
What is not clear is whether the minister was aware that a second Canadian company that also has P3 experience had contacted CCC to express their interest. This information can be found in the emails where the company that built the Bahamas airport asked CCC how they could get involved. At a minimum we may have been able to determine if they could do better than Aecon.

By: Build a Better Bermuda

Build a Better Bermuda — Fri, 22 May 2015 12:37:24 +0000

Is this deal the best way to run transparency, no. However, I do agree with Minister Richards approach as he is addressing the immediate needs of Bermuda, and cannot support the PLP/PC collusion as they continue to mislead people by taking truths and spinning them to lies. I will not go too deep, as I have repeatedly highlighted these instance, but will say this; Rev Tweed has shown that he did not come here to stand up for the people, just the PLP. The unions have shown repeatedly that they are more than willing to meddle in our politics for the PLP, and have repeated mislead their own memberships this year alone. The emails they released actually supports the minister and his effort to get Bermuda a good deal on this airport, with the PLP/PC snippets showing that when actually read on a whole, business at that level is tough, hard fought and usually loose with moral behaviour… but so far, no signs of illegal or the collusion the PLP/PC asserted to.
The minister is doing due diligence, the emails show this, the fact that we have an independent review of the contract shows this and irregardless of whether this had gone out to tender or not, the final say on value will lay with the Design Construction contract. The fact that the PLP/PC mechanism is still harping on about this being an OBA deal to sell out Bermuda (in the face of the fact that this being done to an independent review for value, and being beared to the FCO for their approval) only highlights that they are running this as nothing more than a PLP election smear campaign. Becuase, had positions been reverse, you can be assured, Mr. Bean and his party would have no issue at all, and there wouldn’t be a PC in the face of a PLP government rampant disregard for what is best for the people of Bermuda.
Finally, the main reason most people have an issue with Rev Tweed, isn’t that he isn’t Bermudian, it’s that he hasn’t lived here and now shows up with a singular sense of polarized social justice. While the issues we face today can be traced from issues of his father’s time here, they are not the same, and many can be tied what the PLP did (or didn’t do) in their years at the helm. He has chosen to back the PLP on political grounds, not social justice.

By: Ed Case

Ed Case — Fri, 22 May 2015 12:17:20 +0000

The point here Mock is that thsi airport requires the talents of financial experts, legal experts, and complex international negotiations. merely believing in a magic man in the sky does not automatically make a person an expert on these fields. We would be foolish to listen to anyone but experts in this.

Just because Tweed can get your attention with his beliefs does not make it so. If a plumber was shouting about this, would you pay attention, unless he was talking about the airport bathroom?

Thats the point. I trust the experts, not the man of god and the two union men. They all collect money off of hard working people, with promises.

By: johnny

johnny — Fri, 22 May 2015 11:29:03 +0000

You are absolutely right, if we were selling the airport, we would actually get money for it. We are actually giving it away.

By: huh

huh — Fri, 22 May 2015 11:19:32 +0000

Much ado about nothing

By: Spongebob

Spongebob — Fri, 22 May 2015 10:52:02 +0000

Boggles my mind how you take three men and equate them to the scriptures in the bible.

Is this the begining of Armageddon? You mean it is starting in Bermuda? Because of this airport issue, it will bring down world governments and the final chapter will begin?

You place a big burden on a small island that it will cause such mayhem.

By: Yahoo

Yahoo — Fri, 22 May 2015 10:41:20 +0000

More like the three stooges.

By: Mockingjay

Mockingjay — Fri, 22 May 2015 10:23:25 +0000

Dr. E.F. Gordon was a certified doctor who came to Bermuda and saw the injustice being done to the masses and did his due diligence as a Man to right the wrongs, same as Monk who was also a Preacher.
So instead of addressing the issues why these men are taking a stand you B!@# and complain about their job.
Keep on their back Tweed, as long as their B!@#ing and complaining you’re doing something right.

By: Never Never

Never Never — Fri, 22 May 2015 10:15:42 +0000

@ Kangoocar we already know that you wish a certain group was not home to Bermuda.

So you and people who think like you can do what you always have done no surprise there it doesn’t matter to me what the name of the airport is but it does to you apparently lol hahahahaha your showing your a@@ again SMH.

What a joke when are you leaving it’s been at least 2 years now that you said you’re leaving unlike you I have the right connection to Bermuda not just what I can take from Bermuda and its people.

By: rhonda

rhonda — Fri, 22 May 2015 10:13:59 +0000

If every plper went to jail, does that exonerate, the oba from doing some of the same things the plp was accused of doing.

By: Sandgrownan

Sandgrownan — Fri, 22 May 2015 10:08:54 +0000

You clearly can’t read

By: rhonda

rhonda — Fri, 22 May 2015 10:05:52 +0000

That’s like signing a mou for a Porsche then having Deloitte tell if I am getting a good price for it,that is all well and good.

What Deloitte is not doing is saying if a Honda Accord can also do the job that we require.

By: Franklin Jr

Franklin Jr — Fri, 22 May 2015 10:03:48 +0000

To say a sheep has 5 legs does not make it so

By: Ringmaster

Ringmaster — Fri, 22 May 2015 09:36:49 +0000

What has caused the present administration to take a different approach is the $150,000,000 every year sent out of the Island to pay Bermuda’s debt, racked up since 2007. That $150 million could be used to rebuild the infrastructure that has been allowed to rot away including the Causeway. Instead, the peoples’ assets being Bermuda itself, was sold off.

By: Jus' Askin'

Jus' Askin' — Fri, 22 May 2015 07:05:37 +0000

I am honest and that is why You try to discredit me
If You took time to take on what I say, You’ll realize that all I want is a “Better Bermuda for All Bermudians”
This country will continue to fall because people still do not hold their own parties accountable.
When challenged the response is “Well UBP did it”, “Well PLP did it” why not challenge your own party and keep them honest
We know You are not neutral but that does not matter to me. With all the things OBA has done, just ask yourself, and please be honest with your answer. WHAT IF PLP WAS DOING THE SAME THING? Would You feel the same way about it?

By: Build a Better Bermuda

Build a Better Bermuda — Fri, 22 May 2015 03:58:13 +0000

You think they left any behind, what do you think they were doing as soon as they lost the election.

By: Kangoocar

Kangoocar — Fri, 22 May 2015 01:38:16 +0000

@never never, and for your enjoyment, the name of OUR new airport should be ” Bob Richards Int!! “

By: Lois Frederick

Lois Frederick — Fri, 22 May 2015 01:34:14 +0000

So you really aren’t as neutral as you say you are. Why not be honest rather than pretending to be something you are not?

By: Lois Frederick

Lois Frederick — Fri, 22 May 2015 01:31:54 +0000

That’s why PATI was delayed for so long.

By: Zevon

Zevon — Fri, 22 May 2015 01:30:23 +0000

There you go again. No one is “selling the airport”.

By: Lois Frederick

Lois Frederick — Fri, 22 May 2015 01:29:13 +0000

Bob Richard’s does not spin and does not lie. He is the antithesis of what a politician has become to be known for. He doesn’t tell people only what they want to hear, as most other politician tend to do. Some people find him condescending. Others find his blunt and straightforward style refreshing, especially after the syrup of the last Finance Minister. With her, everyone was left wondering what she had said after a speech, because it was nonsense, dressed up with flowery ramblings. Bob Richards is a straight shooter and is without doubt, the best Finance Minster Bermuda could ask for in these perilous times.

By: Zevon

Zevon — Fri, 22 May 2015 01:28:09 +0000

Rev Tweed is not Bermudian. He s an expat. That is a fact.
The other fact is that the PC is just a mouthpiece of the PLP. It is the mouthpiece for the extreme views of the PLP.

By: Make my day

Make my day — Fri, 22 May 2015 01:20:38 +0000

A lot of the PRCs the PC group were complaining about also have Bermudian blood in their veins….ironic isn’t it.

By: Just a matter of time

Just a matter of time — Fri, 22 May 2015 01:16:51 +0000

So it really doesn’t matter HOW we get the jobs, so long as we get them by any questionable means right? We get jobs but process be damned! It’s like selling your soul. OBA really didn’t expect this reaction from the people. They really think Bermudians are stupid and come out with every diversionary tactic there is: the Deloitte review of….whatever, the tri-partnership of CCC/Aecon/Somers hatched from the very beginning with no bid, shrouded press statements by the major players which only made matters worse in my opinion. And CCC now saying how they always have their own ‘team’ but will look at Bermuda’s existing skill sets. Ahhh. Here it comes. Suddenly those jobs don’t sound quite as plentiful. Tell me now after all of this. Is proper process a thing of the past now with this Government? Because after this, anything goes.

By: Mixitup

Mixitup — Fri, 22 May 2015 01:02:55 +0000

“I just wish Bermuda was not their home?” Are you serious? I would love to see you proclaim your wish on the steps of city hall for all to see… Nahh you’ll never be that silly now would you?

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 22 May 2015 01:01:37 +0000

Most of these folks try to forget about the God awful legacies they’ve thrived on as a people. A man is only good in their eyes, and hearts, so long has his actions are aligned with their interests. Richards can spin and lie until the cows come home. And they will never batter an eyelash to it. Rev Tweed knows all to well how a certain group on this island think and move to advance themselves. And that ‘bothers’ them.

By: Never Never

Never Never — Fri, 22 May 2015 01:00:12 +0000

You people are funny as hell you know things aren’t right but instead of taking a moment to pause and think you attack the People Campaign for calling out their bull SMH don’t worry everything will come to light even if Bob gets his brand new airport. Lol hahahahaha

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Fri, 22 May 2015 00:58:12 +0000

The only two walking together from the Customs Hall and Immigration this evening,(after British Airway landed)that I’d witnessed while there meeting our houseguest were; Leader of the Progressive Labour Party Mr.Marc Bean and Shadow Minister Mike Scott. The other two, Mr.Zane DeSilva and Mr. Walton Brown both exited the facility separately…And, by the way, there hadn’t been any Progressive Labour Party supporters rallying around the airport nor anyone from that “bull-crap” group calling themselves,the People’s Campaign.

By: Zaob Yob

Zaob Yob — Fri, 22 May 2015 00:56:15 +0000

So, the timing of the OBA’s news conference was some kind of an underhanded coincidence! And I suppose that the PC’s sudden presentation of contrived e-mails immediately before the re-convening of Parliament wasn’t? And don’t get me started about the simultaneous and highly questionable poll by Cordell Riley of 407 loyal PLP supporters.

By: Kangoocar

Kangoocar — Fri, 22 May 2015 00:54:34 +0000

Shirley, you would be taken more seriously if you displayed this same outrage when YOUR plp allowed the bank of BDA to sell out to HSBC!!! Our BIGGEST bank and you somehow had nothing to say about it??? Your comments are welcomed!!!!

By: Wait your turn

Wait your turn — Fri, 22 May 2015 00:49:38 +0000

Wait until we uncover all the PLP emails via PATI. I swear to Jah you lot represent the opposition and not Bermuda as a whole.

By: Project Fail

Project Fail — Fri, 22 May 2015 00:45:19 +0000

Curly said ….Nyuck, Nyuck, Nyuck.

By: Project Fail

Project Fail — Fri, 22 May 2015 00:43:23 +0000

Ms Richardson, just so you know Bermudian blood runs through my veins too! However, unlike Mr. Tweed I have spent my ENTIRE life her in Bermuda living, working, volunteering and contributing to Bermuda! He arrives back on the rock from decades of living and working in the US and UK and is now here preaching about how things should be!? Is he trying to become known for something? Is he trying to be “somebody”? I for one am suspicious of his motive.

By: Coffee

Coffee — Fri, 22 May 2015 00:38:51 +0000

Bobs got some answering to do .

By: Confused

Confused — Fri, 22 May 2015 00:14:17 +0000

Coffee – London’s on the case of your hero Brown also!

By: Kangoocar

Kangoocar — Fri, 22 May 2015 00:09:38 +0000

Coffee, no they are not!! They gave the 4 stooges/plp reps a Union Jack pin to attach to their jackets ( which they won’t ) and told them to go back home!!! I just wish bermuda was not their home??

By: Zevon

Zevon — Fri, 22 May 2015 00:03:41 +0000

There’s no “case” to be on. Their making themselves look like idiots.

By: shirley Richardson

shirley Richardson — Thu, 21 May 2015 23:46:20 +0000

No surprise at all, This issue is not about the PLP or the PC it’s
about selling our airport to some company, who will make a ton of money off of the people’s assets. It’s about not going through the proper tendering process.

If one continue to ignore those emails from the Pati office in Canada, as made up documents from the PC, then all I can say is this old saying from back in the day,

” COMMON SENSE AIN’T COMMON NO MORE”.

By: jt

jt — Thu, 21 May 2015 23:27:28 +0000

I look forward to a full and detailed report from the PLP on their trip to London.