Comments on: Minister & Chairman: Permission For Sole Source

By: Pastor Syl

Pastor Syl — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 01:24:43 +0000

How typical! Devote all kinds of time and effort on thwarting the spending of someone else’s money for our benefit, for which we will eventually have to pay about $250m but will have a well-built airport and employed people in the bargain, and ignore a couple hundred more than that of tax payers actual cash gone down the drain, with nothing to show for it except unemployment, underemployment, people going bankrupt, and more debt!
The sad part is that there is a portion of our population that thinks this is right, appropriate and to be applauded.

By: Spit Bouy

Spit Bouy — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 00:05:48 +0000

@ serengeti

Let’s not stop with Mr. Burt, the rest of the PLP cabal need to join him on a long walk off of a short dock!

The island has barely survived the PLP as Government once, I fear it won’t if these jokers are given a 2nd chance at the wheel in the near future.

By: Triangle Drifter

Triangle Drifter — Sat, 21 Nov 2015 21:32:00 +0000

Ignore the noise Bob the Builder & get on with the new terminal. The PLP is like a yippy little dog nipping at the heels. It needs a swift kick every once in awhile to make it shut up.

By: Build a Better Bermuda

Build a Better Bermuda — Sat, 21 Nov 2015 04:18:52 +0000

Couldn’t find anywhere in his memo that the permission stopped at the MOU, in fact it actually said he was granting permission for the government to sole source, he just had to be kept in the loop and shown that there was value for money… something that can only be done at this stage of the contract negotiation. There is even an out for Bermuda still, should they fail to show value for money. Course, according to Marc Bean, the PLP and the PAC chairman Mr. Burt, would opt us out in breach, forcing us to pay penalties, then spend millions we don’t have to try and patch together our current airport for another 10 years so that our visitors (you know, the over 100,000 more the PLP says they know how to bring here) could keep getting on and off their flights in down pours and other inclement weather, on stairs that are slippery when wet.

By: Build a Better Bermuda

Build a Better Bermuda — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 23:27:34 +0000

Yup, the airport is expected to have around seven of them… complete with covered jetways so that we and our visitors won’t have to face the worst of the elements when get on or off planes.

By: Bullnose

Bullnose — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 21:32:54 +0000

Stupid gate.

By: jt

jt — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 19:30:54 +0000

Oh I think they did.

By: Unbelievable

Unbelievable — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 18:36:10 +0000

He won’t. he thinks the PLP has some divine appointment to be Bermuda’s Govt.

By: Starting point

Starting point — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 18:26:21 +0000

Man….. Burt is getting owned this week lol

By: high road

high road — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 18:09:17 +0000

Too bad these people did not apply all the energy and focus they have on derailing the OBA gov on the countries finances 1998 – 2012

By: jt

jt — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 17:58:33 +0000

Humour gate. ⬆

By: SANDGROWNAN

SANDGROWNAN — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 17:55:59 +0000

Burt blurts!

By: Unbeliebavle

Unbeliebavle — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 17:54:18 +0000

I’m sorry you can disagree but this is another example of the PLP’s misinformation campaign and the OBA just had to correct the PLP – AGAIN!

Keep going forward, OBA. You may be messy but you’re still doing the right thing.

By: serengeti

serengeti — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 17:53:33 +0000

Burt should resign and let someone competent have a go.

By: Unbeliebavle

Unbeliebavle — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 17:50:54 +0000

Co-sign.

By: CS

CS — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 17:48:59 +0000

Mr. Burt, as Chairman of PAC is merely trying to deflect attention away from the gross unauthorized spending that occurred under the PLP by bringing up this so called present violation. The Accountant General memo clearly provided authorization for the current Minister to pursue the CCC agreement. The reference to a condition that he be provided further information to ensure value for money in no way meant that he was providing a conditional approval on only the initial agreement. The AG is back-tracking to protect himself. The PAC Chair is exploiting this situation by interpreting the memo to suit his agenda when he should be digging into who authorized the tens of millions in untendered, unapproved, and unauthorized payments that occurred under his party’s watch.

By: Onion juice

Onion juice — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 17:24:50 +0000

Airport Gate

By: Terry

Terry — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 16:36:16 +0000

There you have it.

By: Bermyman

Bermyman — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 16:08:04 +0000

So Nothing on the Auditor’s report but a lot of time on trying to expose a loophole for an injunction fro the airport project by the PLP. Let’s get this straight, the contract does not involve financing by the BDA government, therefore it does not require tendering process or value for money. Burt has discredited himself with the negligence of the public purse under his watch as Junior Minister- He should step down from the PAC.

BURT SHOULD STEP DOWN FROM THE PAC- HE WAS NEGLIGENT AS PER THE AUDITOR GENERAL’S REPORT AND NOT FIT TO OFFER ANY AUTHORITY ON MATTERS OF FINANCE.

By: Cow Polly

Cow Polly — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 16:06:56 +0000

One more for Bob!

By: Unbelievable

Unbelievable — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 15:41:19 +0000

Seems to me there is a plot by the PLP/PAC/People’s Campaign and this guy Stovell.

By: Deflection 101

Deflection 101 — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 15:39:44 +0000

The PLP deflection machine is in full swing….don’t think about all that malfeasance brought up by the Auditor General….point fingers at the airport instead

By: TruthHertz

TruthHertz — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 15:31:27 +0000

Now that the minister has proven irrefutable evidence via the memo, why don’t we hear about the massive AG report that illustrated the misuse of taxpayer funds under the PLP’s reign?

What were the PAC discussions regarding the 315 page AG’s report that highlighted persistent ‘malfeasance and maladministration’ regarding the consolidated fund between 2010 and 2012?

Given the extent of this ‘malfeasance’ why hasn’t the PAC Chairman demanded that further meetings be held with senior civil servants to determine how our monies was spent with no accountability?

Why does it seem that this waste and misappropriation of taxpayers funds are being deliberately swept under the carpet by the PAC Chairman?

Let me remind all readers on here that the OBA’s first consolidated fund audit (for year end March 2014) received a clean and unqualified opinion. The very first after 6 consecutive qualified audit opinions issued up until 2012 by the AG.

By: hmmm

hmmm — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 15:26:36 +0000

The conclusion is pretty clear … permission given.