Comments on: Dr Gibbons On $25M AC Sponsorship Guarantee

By: impressive.

impressive. — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 14:16:03 +0000

Yeap it is sadly, very thick.. smdh..

By: Bermyman

Bermyman — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 13:12:25 +0000

“The HSBC Business Confidence Index, representing an overall benchmark of business leaders’ assessment of economic conditions at the present time and in the future, has increased to 105.5 from its inaugural score of 100 established in 2014.”

So you are saying the professionals are fuzzy at math? Yet Burt does not know what the difference between revenue and profit is? Please!

Economic benchmarks and their calculations are not a joke, but maybe they were to the PLp and that is why we ended up on a Fiscal cliff. One that you clearly do not understand.

By: Northshore

Northshore — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 09:38:26 +0000

Thank you OBA Government for bringing this WORLD Event to Bermuda the Americas Cup! We all, and I mean “ALL” know this is way outside the skill level of the PLP!!!!!!!!

By: Jadon

Jadon — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 09:12:15 +0000

It’s not how much we make back… How much have we spent to so far… We can make back 200 million but if we spend 300 million it’s no help!!

By: Zevon

Zevon — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 08:59:48 +0000

Oh right rhonda. It’s well-known that everyone gets a current accounting done every year in mid October. Of course.
Where are the completely up to date, as of yesterday, union accounts?

By: Zevon

Zevon — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 08:57:55 +0000

Asking for an accounting regularly, like every year, is a good idea.

Demanding an accounting in mid-October is a stupid. We all know why it’s being done. And we all know why you don’t address the comment about the Auditor General.

By: Spit Bouy

Spit Bouy — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 23:12:28 +0000

@ rhonda,

LOL, & the BIU is a part of the PLP but they don’t bring in a penny to the coffers. You’re pathetic, as usual.

Yawns turns the page,

By: TheUnamedFeeling

TheUnamedFeeling — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 20:41:32 +0000

To avoid partisanship I feel I must preface every comment I post on this forum with “I neither supported the PLP or support the OBA.” I believe governments worldwide are decaying bloated leeches charged with no other essential task than “coercing” tax dollars from the host populations in order to pay off its PRIVATE debts to central monetary authorities – with that said…

Serengeti with an attitude like yours – you are part of the problem – not the solution – that problem being blind loyalty to your masters, lets call it them the “alliance”. You dare not bite the hand that feeds you by asking questions that should be asked of ANY administration would you?

Lions Roam the serengeti…lap dogs like you sit under tables waiting for scraps…

By: Come Correct

Come Correct — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 20:31:14 +0000

Right, like she said, fuzzy math (s) to confuse the gullible.

By: jt

jt — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 20:12:37 +0000

They were enjoying the AC.

By: jt

jt — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 20:09:29 +0000

I used to think he was lying but I think he’s just a just a graduate of Burt’s math class.

By: NT

NT — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 17:50:01 +0000

Lies, fairytales and fallacies.

By: Come Correct

Come Correct — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 17:16:12 +0000

I won an item on eBay the other day after I bidded on it lol.

By: Ann

Ann — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 16:56:25 +0000

was wondering where all the paid bloggers were this past weekend! was a bit worried about you, glad to see your ok and still drinking the tea!

By: inna

inna — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 16:39:54 +0000

more than the unions!

By: Catalyst

Catalyst — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 16:36:19 +0000

Are you looking for the exact sponsorship listing? ie who is paying what?

By: swing voter

swing voter — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 16:15:54 +0000

yeah Rhonda….”we had to deceive you” lol “we will have a hotel built” lol oh wait remember this one from 2010? “the economic recovery has begun”

#falling over laughing out loud#

By: Bermyman

Bermyman — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 16:15:35 +0000

“At the same time, consumer confidence in Bermuda is at its highest point for the past eight years, sitting at 97.2 after the second quarter of 2015.

“Business leaders believe that the economy has improved over the past twelve months, and that it will continue to grow over the next twelve months.

By: rhonda

rhonda — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 15:00:33 +0000

ACBDA is an arm of the Oba, what sort of reporting are we the public expecting. How many ledgers is a ACBDA running.

By: silk

silk — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 14:53:28 +0000

Wow the hatred is so thick!

By: serengeti

serengeti — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 14:30:15 +0000

I can tell you wrote that without any outside help.

By: rhonda

rhonda — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 14:24:52 +0000

Fuzzy Math, to satisfy the gullible

By: True Onion

True Onion — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 14:22:34 +0000

Good question worthy of an answer but do not hold your breath.

By: Onion juice

Onion juice — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 14:18:02 +0000

Dealing with the matter at hand, no one is mentioning that we’ve bidded on America’s Cup in the past,so $77 million plus and these multi- millionaires and billionaires can afford to sponsor themselves.

By: swing voter

swing voter — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 14:17:30 +0000

that should be STOP WHINING

By: serengeti

serengeti — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 14:17:00 +0000

“I would just like to know whats going on with my countries funds” (sic)

I think the Auditor General thought the same thing when he was being arrested.

By: swing voter

swing voter — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 14:16:44 +0000

Gibbons got this thing all figured out, or else he wouldn’t have bothered with it. Bermuda will show the bigger venues how ROI works when a favorable tax structure ensures a win win …. Uncle Sam, sit up straight, stop wining and pay attention LOL….Tax Haven? Hell yeah and we’re proud of it 2!

By: Family Man

Family Man — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:51:29 +0000

How are those union accounts coming along? How many years behind are they?

By: LOLOLOLOLOLOL

LOLOLOLOLOLOL — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:50:05 +0000

Well that will quell the majority of the readers.

Now, for those with inquisitive minds who understand the process will not be satisfied. Simply because, Dr Gibbons has not even explained where that 5m he is talking about suddenly came from. He simply said we made it back. I for one would like to know where did we make that back from?
Not saying we didn’t make it back, but I would just like to know whats going on with my countries funds and how we are calculating these numbers. Am I asking for too much?

By: Raymond Ray

Raymond Ray — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:36:00 +0000

It would be appreciated if “certain accounts” were to be looked into…Say starting from a decade ago.

By: Vulcan Trash Cleaner

Vulcan Trash Cleaner — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:32:39 +0000

well on it’s way ???????????

and the truth is..it’s ONLY 1/5th of the way,much less than a quarter!
for those that think a 1/5th is a measure of booze!

By: jt

jt — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:24:11 +0000

I hope you’re not a union member.

That said, a commitment to quarterly accounting of the event and publishing the results would be a wise pr move.

By: bluebird

bluebird — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:24:04 +0000

@ vincentvega,
Don’t worry about the unfunded pension liability you and other can have your share of the HUGE DEBT that was incurred under the PLP/BIU administration and then pass it on to you children and grandchildren.

By: Vincent Vega

Vincent Vega — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 13:03:37 +0000

“We haven’t done an accounting recently”. Yeah, who cares about silly accounting when Govt can just add it up in it’s head. Same logic applies to the unfunded pension liability no doubt.