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	<title>Comments on: Column: Benefits Of ‘Pathways to Status&#8217; Initiative</title>
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		<title>By: brad</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3196066</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[brad]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2016 20:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[i&#039;m a Bermudian too you racist 

just because you don&#039;t know how to work for a living doesn&#039;t mean everyone else must suffer your fate.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i&#8217;m a Bermudian too you racist </p>
<p>just because you don&#8217;t know how to work for a living doesn&#8217;t mean everyone else must suffer your fate.</p>
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		<title>By: duh</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3196065</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[duh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2016 20:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[he means receiving Bermudian citizenship for no other reason than being born in Bermuda, regardless of the nationality of one&#039;s parents.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>he means receiving Bermudian citizenship for no other reason than being born in Bermuda, regardless of the nationality of one&#8217;s parents.</p>
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		<title>By: jt</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195756</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2016 13:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So funny. So you feel those born in Bermuda automatically have a &quot;Bermudian birthright&quot;?
Who knew? Alvin Williams is prepared to grant status to even more people than the PLP or the OBA!! 
You&#039;re a free thinking humanitarian Alvin. I admire your progressive views.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So funny. So you feel those born in Bermuda automatically have a &#8220;Bermudian birthright&#8221;?<br />
Who knew? Alvin Williams is prepared to grant status to even more people than the PLP or the OBA!!<br />
You&#8217;re a free thinking humanitarian Alvin. I admire your progressive views.</p>
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		<title>By: Ian</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195546</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2016 02:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We already know how Bermuda contributed to your well beings so you can take your one-side world view of the Bermuda/expat dynamic and shove it... We dont owe you ANYTHING.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We already know how Bermuda contributed to your well beings so you can take your one-side world view of the Bermuda/expat dynamic and shove it&#8230; We dont owe you ANYTHING.</p>
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		<title>By: Ian</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195544</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2016 02:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow... youre like the poster child for D.U.M.B....]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow&#8230; youre like the poster child for D.U.M.B&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: Ian</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195542</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2016 02:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You chose to be here. And what you pay in duty an taxes doesnt hold a candle to what you pay back home. You came here, got drunk on our world, got entitled and now you want our vote when you already have one in your country?! We dont owe you ANYTHING. And youre nobody&#039;s victim so stop trying to convince yourselves otherwise. Where the hell you get off thinking you should have OUR VOTE in OUR COUNTRY?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You chose to be here. And what you pay in duty an taxes doesnt hold a candle to what you pay back home. You came here, got drunk on our world, got entitled and now you want our vote when you already have one in your country?! We dont owe you ANYTHING. And youre nobody&#8217;s victim so stop trying to convince yourselves otherwise. Where the hell you get off thinking you should have OUR VOTE in OUR COUNTRY?</p>
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		<title>By: Bermudian</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195533</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bermudian]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2016 02:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WHY IS &quot;&quot;&quot;WE&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot; NOT IN YOUR OWN COUNTRY? DOES IT SUCK SO BAD IN YOUR COUNTRY THAT YOU HAVE TO PLACE A DEMAND ON US BERMUDIANS? DON&#039;T ALL THE WEEee SPEAK AT ONCE!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>WHY IS &#8220;&#8221;"WE&#8221;"&#8221;" NOT IN YOUR OWN COUNTRY? DOES IT SUCK SO BAD IN YOUR COUNTRY THAT YOU HAVE TO PLACE A DEMAND ON US BERMUDIANS? DON&#8217;T ALL THE WEEee SPEAK AT ONCE!</p>
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		<title>By: Pravda</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195467</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pravda]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 23:20:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Collaboration with the PLP would have been a very smart move on something as important as this. It is not too late to be smart.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Collaboration with the PLP would have been a very smart move on something as important as this. It is not too late to be smart.</p>
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		<title>By: Truth (Original)</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195466</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Truth (Original)]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 23:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[please produce those statistics that you are referring to]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>please produce those statistics that you are referring to</p>
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		<title>By: Support common sense policies</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195458</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Support common sense policies]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 23:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#039;t care about voting - I care about Bermuda. But if the schizophrenic, only race focused, entitlement spoilt, with a unwarranted pride and tunnel vision limited “sons of the soil” (and this includes white folks) sink this island and continue to be hostile toward the companies and individuals that fund the island I will certainly not be the last one that is left on the rock to switch the light off. As much as I love Bermuda I can’t ignore the responsibility that I have for my family.

I know that BDA is politically in a nightmare situation due to racial injustices in the past and present and the unfair distribution of wealth, education and opportunity but forward looking policy making has to totally ignore racial aspects and purely focus on what is best for the county. OBA is trying its best in this respect. I wish a more common sense fraction of the PLP would split off to form a new party and a more credible opposition.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t care about voting &#8211; I care about Bermuda. But if the schizophrenic, only race focused, entitlement spoilt, with a unwarranted pride and tunnel vision limited “sons of the soil” (and this includes white folks) sink this island and continue to be hostile toward the companies and individuals that fund the island I will certainly not be the last one that is left on the rock to switch the light off. As much as I love Bermuda I can’t ignore the responsibility that I have for my family.</p>
<p>I know that BDA is politically in a nightmare situation due to racial injustices in the past and present and the unfair distribution of wealth, education and opportunity but forward looking policy making has to totally ignore racial aspects and purely focus on what is best for the county. OBA is trying its best in this respect. I wish a more common sense fraction of the PLP would split off to form a new party and a more credible opposition.</p>
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		<title>By: wahoo</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195419</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[wahoo]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 22:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[St. Kitts? 1960s?  WTF does that have to do with anything?

How did it represent a white minority?

In 2004 Diallo would have won by a bigger margin.

UBP never took this island into debt and your situation only got worse under the plp. 

You bring up questions from 55 years ago but forget 1998- 2012 how convenient.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>St. Kitts? 1960s?  WTF does that have to do with anything?</p>
<p>How did it represent a white minority?</p>
<p>In 2004 Diallo would have won by a bigger margin.</p>
<p>UBP never took this island into debt and your situation only got worse under the plp. </p>
<p>You bring up questions from 55 years ago but forget 1998- 2012 how convenient.</p>
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		<title>By: Sickofantz</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195399</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sickofantz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 21:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have looked up your use of the term &#039;birthright&#039; and it usually means that the first born son in a family gets the greater share of his parents possessions. Is this what you mean?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have looked up your use of the term &#8216;birthright&#8217; and it usually means that the first born son in a family gets the greater share of his parents possessions. Is this what you mean?</p>
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		<title>By: Sickofantz</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195396</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sickofantz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 21:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So are you saying you will leave if you don&#039;t get your vote?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So are you saying you will leave if you don&#8217;t get your vote?</p>
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		<title>By: Sickofantz</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195395</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sickofantz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 21:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[But how does your having a vote improve the chance of Bermudians getting jobs and bring new businesses to Bermuda?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>But how does your having a vote improve the chance of Bermudians getting jobs and bring new businesses to Bermuda?</p>
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		<title>By: jt</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195374</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 21:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;The Canadian dollar is lower than the American because Canada takes in so many refugees each year&quot;

What the he!! are you talking about?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;The Canadian dollar is lower than the American because Canada takes in so many refugees each year&#8221;</p>
<p>What the he!! are you talking about?</p>
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		<title>By: True Lies</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195358</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[True Lies]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 20:36:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So because you think you know how PRC&#039;s will vote, that makes it ok to deny human rights?  Maybe he should have said &#039;there is no legitimate question&#039;.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So because you think you know how PRC&#8217;s will vote, that makes it ok to deny human rights?  Maybe he should have said &#8216;there is no legitimate question&#8217;.</p>
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		<title>By: True Lies</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195357</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[True Lies]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 20:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So we can vote and have a say in the country that we have lived in for 20 years.  We pay duty and payroll tax, pay rent, buy goods/services, etc.  We deserve a vote, especially those of us that witnessed the PLP drive out many of our friends.  Please explain why that is difficult to understand?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So we can vote and have a say in the country that we have lived in for 20 years.  We pay duty and payroll tax, pay rent, buy goods/services, etc.  We deserve a vote, especially those of us that witnessed the PLP drive out many of our friends.  Please explain why that is difficult to understand?</p>
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		<title>By: Support common sense policies</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195301</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Support common sense policies]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 18:53:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bermuda is in a global competition for capital (both human and financial). Companies need to employ the best people to run their business to stay in business. Bermuda walks a very, very fine line in encouraging companies to employ locals and not suffocating companies with too restrictive policies.

The current government is trying its very best with common sense policies to rescue the sinking ship. PLP is exclusively playing the race card (the only card they have) and don&#039;t give a sh*t about where the country is going.

Guys, this is not about race, this is not about who has a few more voters, who wins the next election. This is about how to avoid a total disaster that the PLP has (almost) brought upon Bermuda.

Do you want folks that have contributed to BDA for many years and continue to sustain the current economy to stay here, invest their (sometimes very substantial) live savings here in Bermuda or do you want them (including me) to leave (we have and exercise options...). You may want to visit Haiti before you suggest expats should exodus Bermuda!...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bermuda is in a global competition for capital (both human and financial). Companies need to employ the best people to run their business to stay in business. Bermuda walks a very, very fine line in encouraging companies to employ locals and not suffocating companies with too restrictive policies.</p>
<p>The current government is trying its very best with common sense policies to rescue the sinking ship. PLP is exclusively playing the race card (the only card they have) and don&#8217;t give a sh*t about where the country is going.</p>
<p>Guys, this is not about race, this is not about who has a few more voters, who wins the next election. This is about how to avoid a total disaster that the PLP has (almost) brought upon Bermuda.</p>
<p>Do you want folks that have contributed to BDA for many years and continue to sustain the current economy to stay here, invest their (sometimes very substantial) live savings here in Bermuda or do you want them (including me) to leave (we have and exercise options&#8230;). You may want to visit Haiti before you suggest expats should exodus Bermuda!&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Bermy for democracy</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195295</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bermy for democracy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 18:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well I am as Bermudian as anyone and I would like to hear what has to be said. Why did your friends deny me the right to ask questions and hear answers the other night. It might be clearer where your interests lie.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well I am as Bermudian as anyone and I would like to hear what has to be said. Why did your friends deny me the right to ask questions and hear answers the other night. It might be clearer where your interests lie.</p>
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		<title>By: wahoo</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195290</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[wahoo]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 18:38:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[That is what I was wondering so I went to the meeting but a bunch of people got up and started yelling a whole lotta noise so I could not ask my question...they were very rude.

My friend just gotta job with one of the big exempt companies and they will help pay for her to take more classes so she can move up the ladder.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That is what I was wondering so I went to the meeting but a bunch of people got up and started yelling a whole lotta noise so I could not ask my question&#8230;they were very rude.</p>
<p>My friend just gotta job with one of the big exempt companies and they will help pay for her to take more classes so she can move up the ladder.</p>
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		<title>By: Sally</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195279</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sally]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 18:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[History- it sure sounds like Brad struck a nerve there. Judging by your last comment , it appears you lack sensibility, education and manners.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>History- it sure sounds like Brad struck a nerve there. Judging by your last comment , it appears you lack sensibility, education and manners.</p>
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		<title>By: Ian</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195269</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 17:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[And I will say it again. Michael Fahy, point blank you&#039;re an arrogant, deluded, egomaniacal hatchet man for the OBA/UBP. You&#039;re a dream come true for folks who were granted status on a discretionary basis, never fully integrated into the Bermuda lived by average real Bermudians, and planned/prayed for the day they would have one of their own calling the shots in my country. You somehow believe &quot;lawyering&quot; your way through everything you attempt to shove down our throats somehow prevents us from seeing the blatant method and pattern in the actions of your government, largely executed by you furthermore. Congratulations for your brazen approach to &quot;sticking to the game plan&quot; through your subsequent stabs at playing people on this island for a bunch of fools. You have single handling worsened relations on this island along racial, national and socioeconomic lines to levels we haven&#039;t seen since the 60s. I hear a lot of rhetoric these days as a result of your actions that is nothing short troubling. Hope you&#039;re proud of yourself in the event the proverbial crap hits the fan.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And I will say it again. Michael Fahy, point blank you&#8217;re an arrogant, deluded, egomaniacal hatchet man for the OBA/UBP. You&#8217;re a dream come true for folks who were granted status on a discretionary basis, never fully integrated into the Bermuda lived by average real Bermudians, and planned/prayed for the day they would have one of their own calling the shots in my country. You somehow believe &#8220;lawyering&#8221; your way through everything you attempt to shove down our throats somehow prevents us from seeing the blatant method and pattern in the actions of your government, largely executed by you furthermore. Congratulations for your brazen approach to &#8220;sticking to the game plan&#8221; through your subsequent stabs at playing people on this island for a bunch of fools. You have single handling worsened relations on this island along racial, national and socioeconomic lines to levels we haven&#8217;t seen since the 60s. I hear a lot of rhetoric these days as a result of your actions that is nothing short troubling. Hope you&#8217;re proud of yourself in the event the proverbial crap hits the fan.</p>
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		<title>By: Sickofantz</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sickofantz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 17:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi ZZZ can you explain to me why if these people are PRC already, they now need to be given status, when they have specifically signed a letter saying they don&#039;t?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi ZZZ can you explain to me why if these people are PRC already, they now need to be given status, when they have specifically signed a letter saying they don&#8217;t?</p>
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		<title>By: Sickofantz</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195258</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sickofantz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 17:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is birthright? Please explain?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What is birthright? Please explain?</p>
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		<title>By: Sickofantz</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195257</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sickofantz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 17:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[But if these people are PRC already and they have signed a letter saying they won&#039;t ever want status why is it necessary to give them status? Is it just deliberately trying to upset Bermudians. Please explain why it is necessary?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>But if these people are PRC already and they have signed a letter saying they won&#8217;t ever want status why is it necessary to give them status? Is it just deliberately trying to upset Bermudians. Please explain why it is necessary?</p>
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		<title>By: Ed Case</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195256</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Case]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 17:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How ironic that you would say this Al. It is true that people born in Bermuda don&#039;t have an automatic birthright - you can be insulted all you like and blame others for saying it - but it is absolutely 100% true. The pathway to status will CORRECT THIS. 

And you are against it. That makes you anti Bermudian. Or too blind to see how it will solve this issue.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How ironic that you would say this Al. It is true that people born in Bermuda don&#8217;t have an automatic birthright &#8211; you can be insulted all you like and blame others for saying it &#8211; but it is absolutely 100% true. The pathway to status will CORRECT THIS. </p>
<p>And you are against it. That makes you anti Bermudian. Or too blind to see how it will solve this issue.</p>
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		<title>By: Blacklisted</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195252</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Blacklisted]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 17:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let’s make it simple. After you speak to Immigration about your concerns it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out you’re the person who made the complaint. Next time you apply for another job and use the company that you called Immigration on as a reference! What do you think the owners and HR managers will say to the new company where your making application when they check your reference? It’s called being blacklisted trust me when I say this it has happened to a few friends of mine.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Let’s make it simple. After you speak to Immigration about your concerns it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out you’re the person who made the complaint. Next time you apply for another job and use the company that you called Immigration on as a reference! What do you think the owners and HR managers will say to the new company where your making application when they check your reference? It’s called being blacklisted trust me when I say this it has happened to a few friends of mine.</p>
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		<title>By: Lois Frederick</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195247</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lois Frederick]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 17:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh, I thought you were going to discuss getting those Bermudians to come back first? Easier said than done. That would be a long term assignment which should be worked on but let&#039;s deal with an achievable outcome right now. Long term residents are here. Some will choose to stay some will not. Let&#039;s encourage the ones that would like to stay to stay.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh, I thought you were going to discuss getting those Bermudians to come back first? Easier said than done. That would be a long term assignment which should be worked on but let&#8217;s deal with an achievable outcome right now. Long term residents are here. Some will choose to stay some will not. Let&#8217;s encourage the ones that would like to stay to stay.</p>
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		<title>By: Double S</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195246</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Double S]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 17:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You think the fluctuations in FX rates is intrinsically linked to the number of refugees coming into Canada?

That is hilarious and sad all at the same time.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You think the fluctuations in FX rates is intrinsically linked to the number of refugees coming into Canada?</p>
<p>That is hilarious and sad all at the same time.</p>
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		<title>By: average Bermudian</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195245</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[average Bermudian]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 17:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who is this guy fahy and what are his bermuda roots ,if any?????

Enquiry minds want to know]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Who is this guy fahy and what are his bermuda roots ,if any?????</p>
<p>Enquiry minds want to know</p>
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		<title>By: Double S</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195244</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Double S]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 17:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is no birthright citizenship in Bermuda as there is in the USA.

So he was absolutely right whether you agree or not.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is no birthright citizenship in Bermuda as there is in the USA.</p>
<p>So he was absolutely right whether you agree or not.</p>
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		<title>By: history</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195236</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[history]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 16:50:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To Brad above who states :-  (they compete better. they have better qualifications, they work longer hours, they actually show up for work at all, they don&#039;t complain about all the crap ignorant Bermudians put them through, because they like Bermuda )

Go back to wherever you come from  and F---off !!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To Brad above who states :-  (they compete better. they have better qualifications, they work longer hours, they actually show up for work at all, they don&#8217;t complain about all the crap ignorant Bermudians put them through, because they like Bermuda )</p>
<p>Go back to wherever you come from  and F&#8212;off !!</p>
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		<title>By: BermyL</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195235</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[BermyL]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 16:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Huh???  The Canadian dollar decrease has everything to do with oil interest rate differences with the US.  

4 people were brought in for purely humanitarian reasons the rest come here for work.  

I&#039;m not sure what your message is.  Care to explain?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Huh???  The Canadian dollar decrease has everything to do with oil interest rate differences with the US.  </p>
<p>4 people were brought in for purely humanitarian reasons the rest come here for work.  </p>
<p>I&#8217;m not sure what your message is.  Care to explain?</p>
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		<title>By: Fact Checker</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195223</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fact Checker]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 16:24:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you think the Canadian Dollar is lower than the USD because of refugees, you have little to no comprehension of global foreign exchange markets and I question your right to comment on anything requiring intellect. Research things before you randomly spit out incorrect facts.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you think the Canadian Dollar is lower than the USD because of refugees, you have little to no comprehension of global foreign exchange markets and I question your right to comment on anything requiring intellect. Research things before you randomly spit out incorrect facts.</p>
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		<title>By: Young Bermudian</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195222</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Young Bermudian]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 16:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#039;s be clear...we know the there is an Emigration of qualified Bermudians that have left the island.  Let&#039;s discuss how to get them back to the island first.

Secondly,whenever population management has been discussed in the past it has been about exporting slaves to the West Indies or through sterilization or implementing other birth control methods to the black population. Research in past newspapers will highlight these facts.  So take a moment to understand the pot of water you have stepped into with this discussion Minister Fahy.  Learn from the past so that your new policy is sensitive to the mistakes of colonial Bermuda.

Thirdly, let&#039;s talk about the short, medium and long-term impacts (not just economically please).  A policy that fails to address the concerns of the common Bermudian will always seem forced.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Let&#8217;s be clear&#8230;we know the there is an Emigration of qualified Bermudians that have left the island.  Let&#8217;s discuss how to get them back to the island first.</p>
<p>Secondly,whenever population management has been discussed in the past it has been about exporting slaves to the West Indies or through sterilization or implementing other birth control methods to the black population. Research in past newspapers will highlight these facts.  So take a moment to understand the pot of water you have stepped into with this discussion Minister Fahy.  Learn from the past so that your new policy is sensitive to the mistakes of colonial Bermuda.</p>
<p>Thirdly, let&#8217;s talk about the short, medium and long-term impacts (not just economically please).  A policy that fails to address the concerns of the common Bermudian will always seem forced.</p>
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		<title>By: ALVIN WILLIAMS</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195194</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ALVIN WILLIAMS]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 15:39:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This from the man who told Bermudians that they have no birthright; it is clear where his interests lie and that is not on the side of the Bermudian.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This from the man who told Bermudians that they have no birthright; it is clear where his interests lie and that is not on the side of the Bermudian.</p>
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		<title>By: Onion juice</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195174</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Onion juice]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 15:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How about Bulgaria.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How about Bulgaria.</p>
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		<title>By: brad</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195168</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[brad]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 15:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[these expats are helping Bermudians get jobs by keeping international business in Bermuda. they are usually able to stay so long because they compete better. they have better qualifications, they work longer hours, they actually show up for work at all, they don&#039;t complain about all the crap ignorant Bermudians put them through, because they like Bermuda and they care about their Bermudian friends.
and they make their companies successful, so that their companies can continue to afford to hire Bermudians who don&#039;t work as hard, or as long.


it&#039;s not rocket science. if we have no expats, our finance and tech companies won&#039;t get the talent they need to stay in business, so they leave. when they leave, all the Bermudians who used to be employed by these companies no longer have jobs.

conversely, if we allow expats to stay, we allow our finance and tech companies to stay and to grow, and to be successful. and all the Bermudians who have worked their asses off to get qualifications can have whatever job they want.

and again, the more expats are in Bermuda, the more money is spent on rent, on cars, on hospitality, on groceries, on construction and all the other services. and this means the better all the support companies will do, which in turn means they will be able to employ more Bermudians.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>these expats are helping Bermudians get jobs by keeping international business in Bermuda. they are usually able to stay so long because they compete better. they have better qualifications, they work longer hours, they actually show up for work at all, they don&#8217;t complain about all the crap ignorant Bermudians put them through, because they like Bermuda and they care about their Bermudian friends.<br />
and they make their companies successful, so that their companies can continue to afford to hire Bermudians who don&#8217;t work as hard, or as long.</p>
<p>it&#8217;s not rocket science. if we have no expats, our finance and tech companies won&#8217;t get the talent they need to stay in business, so they leave. when they leave, all the Bermudians who used to be employed by these companies no longer have jobs.</p>
<p>conversely, if we allow expats to stay, we allow our finance and tech companies to stay and to grow, and to be successful. and all the Bermudians who have worked their asses off to get qualifications can have whatever job they want.</p>
<p>and again, the more expats are in Bermuda, the more money is spent on rent, on cars, on hospitality, on groceries, on construction and all the other services. and this means the better all the support companies will do, which in turn means they will be able to employ more Bermudians.</p>
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		<title>By: Zzzz</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195167</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zzzz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 15:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If this is the case then either you or your friend need to report the matter to the Department of Immigration.

There are systems in place to deal with abuse of the system and we as responsible Bermudians have a duty to report abuse.

On balance expats make a positive contribution to the island a few bad apples should not be allowed to spoil the bunch. It is unfortunate but generally abuse of the system is facilitated by unscrupulous Bermudian business owners.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If this is the case then either you or your friend need to report the matter to the Department of Immigration.</p>
<p>There are systems in place to deal with abuse of the system and we as responsible Bermudians have a duty to report abuse.</p>
<p>On balance expats make a positive contribution to the island a few bad apples should not be allowed to spoil the bunch. It is unfortunate but generally abuse of the system is facilitated by unscrupulous Bermudian business owners.</p>
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		<title>By: John E. Thorne</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195149</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John E. Thorne]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 14:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A very good outline as to why his initiatives are important to Bermuda and Bermudians.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A very good outline as to why his initiatives are important to Bermuda and Bermudians.</p>
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		<title>By: Its me again</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195148</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Its me again]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 14:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The concerns he answered are not the concerns of the average black bermudian.

We want to know why in the 1960s and 1970s blacks from St kitts were not being allowed residence in this country.

We want to know why the immigration policiy in those days represented the intrest of the white minority.

Yes this was done years ago but this was one by the SAME PARTY!  Dont let the red fool you these OBA folks are the same and represent the same interest of the UBP.

We also want to know why 85 percent of these people who are elidgeble for status are white and why when the numbers where more evenly situated by race did the OBA/UBA make policy than?

Why now after Andrew Simons got worked over by Diallo Rabain?

Doest this all seem fishy?

Answr those questions Fahy and Ill be fine with listening to your answers but until then the Black Bermudian will say &quot;No No No&quot;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The concerns he answered are not the concerns of the average black bermudian.</p>
<p>We want to know why in the 1960s and 1970s blacks from St kitts were not being allowed residence in this country.</p>
<p>We want to know why the immigration policiy in those days represented the intrest of the white minority.</p>
<p>Yes this was done years ago but this was one by the SAME PARTY!  Dont let the red fool you these OBA folks are the same and represent the same interest of the UBP.</p>
<p>We also want to know why 85 percent of these people who are elidgeble for status are white and why when the numbers where more evenly situated by race did the OBA/UBA make policy than?</p>
<p>Why now after Andrew Simons got worked over by Diallo Rabain?</p>
<p>Doest this all seem fishy?</p>
<p>Answr those questions Fahy and Ill be fine with listening to your answers but until then the Black Bermudian will say &#8220;No No No&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Trimonious</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195139</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Trimonious]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 14:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senator, often it is *how* you do something that makes all the difference.  I completely agree with you that this is correct and just from a human rights perspective.  However, I believe you could be much more effective if you considered other people&#039;s point of view more often.  For example, in the article you begin with &quot;when *i* announced...&quot;  This isn&#039;t about you.  You are a public servant who was appointed by elected officials.  This is about &quot;we&quot;.  It sounds like semantics but it will go a long way to soften the perceived egocentricity.   The second example is how you say &quot;there is no question&quot; this is the right thing to do.  Just saying that doesn&#039;t make it true and ignores the valid concerns others in Bermuda have and address their fears.  There *is* clearly some question about whether this is the right thing to do and others have articulated those questions (for example, this will likely introduce a disproportionate increase in new voters who would statistically be likely to vote OBA... This cannot be ignored given Bermuda&#039;s history.  It is a valid human right concern emanating from another valid human rights concern).  I still completely agree with you that this pathway to citizenship is correct and just but if you want others to listen, the argument must allow for some empathy with those who do not agree.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Senator, often it is *how* you do something that makes all the difference.  I completely agree with you that this is correct and just from a human rights perspective.  However, I believe you could be much more effective if you considered other people&#8217;s point of view more often.  For example, in the article you begin with &#8220;when *i* announced&#8230;&#8221;  This isn&#8217;t about you.  You are a public servant who was appointed by elected officials.  This is about &#8220;we&#8221;.  It sounds like semantics but it will go a long way to soften the perceived egocentricity.   The second example is how you say &#8220;there is no question&#8221; this is the right thing to do.  Just saying that doesn&#8217;t make it true and ignores the valid concerns others in Bermuda have and address their fears.  There *is* clearly some question about whether this is the right thing to do and others have articulated those questions (for example, this will likely introduce a disproportionate increase in new voters who would statistically be likely to vote OBA&#8230; This cannot be ignored given Bermuda&#8217;s history.  It is a valid human right concern emanating from another valid human rights concern).  I still completely agree with you that this pathway to citizenship is correct and just but if you want others to listen, the argument must allow for some empathy with those who do not agree.</p>
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		<title>By: Trisha</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195118</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Trisha]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 14:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[But we still want to know how these specific expats are helping Bermudians get a job?  Because one of my friend just lost her job over a expat who does half retail and have payroll for 3 employees.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>But we still want to know how these specific expats are helping Bermudians get a job?  Because one of my friend just lost her job over a expat who does half retail and have payroll for 3 employees.</p>
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		<title>By: Trisha</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2016/02/column-benefits-of-pathways-to-status-initiative/#comment-3195110</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Trisha]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2016 13:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So maybe you have been bringing the wrong people, the Canadians dollar is lower than the american because Canada takes so many refugees each year, you need to stop bringing people the cry for humanitarian help. Bermuda need the people that will put their money here and invest it, not the one who come and send it to their country.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So maybe you have been bringing the wrong people, the Canadians dollar is lower than the american because Canada takes so many refugees each year, you need to stop bringing people the cry for humanitarian help. Bermuda need the people that will put their money here and invest it, not the one who come and send it to their country.</p>
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