Comments on: Agreement Reached In Police Association Talks

By: N

Fri, 01 Apr 2016 15:00:13 +0000

Private sectors are WORSE

By: Farmer Brown

Farmer Brown — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 11:46:53 +0000

Mr. Dunkley,

Thank you for the correction. The article in the other media gave that impression. Maybe this can be set straight. I must commend the Goverment as well for listening to the police. The fact that you are responding on Bernews is really great and appreciated. Can you say if there would be more job cuts within the BPS now that the officers have step up to the plate and made this huge sacrifice?

By: whiskey tango foxtrot

whiskey tango foxtrot — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 09:31:07 +0000

thank you…however…there is an economic answer…to these economic times…we require medical marijuana…tax it and utilise monies for…whatever…license it and require behaviour as requium to hold same.
Who says money doesn’t grow on trees?

By: steve

steve — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 00:36:53 +0000

Hey OJ,if your going to be a communist,be a smart one and support the police force. its the only thing that keeps these regime’s in power

By: Michael H. Dunkley J.P, M.P.

Michael H. Dunkley J.P, M.P. — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 00:06:53 +0000

Farmer Brown, I never said $200,000 was saved during my comments in the House. Not sure where you got that from but the hansard can be researched to verify.
Thank you to the BPS for all you do for Bermuda!

By: Lone Ranger

Lone Ranger — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 20:50:02 +0000

Oh well Onion Juice. Perhaps you should have joined the police when you were looking at careers or perhaps you did and didn’t make the grade.

By: Lone Ranger

Lone Ranger — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 20:46:46 +0000

Good for you SMH. When you were considering your career path perhaps you should have taken into account benefits. Or, perhaps you did look at joining the Police but couldn’t hack it.

By: sage

sage — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 16:58:40 +0000

You in the book?

By: Public

Public — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 16:45:55 +0000

Call a crack head when you need help or get in an accident.

By: Public

Public — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 16:44:44 +0000

Get your facts straight. Police contribute more because they retire at 55.

By: Onion Juice

Onion Juice — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 14:01:05 +0000

They can afford it, the average Blue collar worker gets $40,000 a year.

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 13:22:15 +0000

It says “4. Be paid overtime at straight time for continuous duty“
I read this as if at work all ready any extra at straight time. So i am guessing if called in,will not at straight time. Am i correct to anyone who knows out there? Its great an agreement has been made.

By: I got to much brains

I got to much brains — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 12:28:30 +0000

How ‘bumb’ can you be ?

By: smh

smh — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 11:48:44 +0000

Do they don’t have to pay for their pension or medical coverage? OMG

By: smh

smh — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 11:48:04 +0000

Those of us that are professionals in the private industry work public holidays a lot of the time for NO pay because that’s just part of the job.

By: smh

smh — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 11:46:38 +0000

You must be referring to the private sector that have none of these perks and still pay 50% of the medical coverage, don’t get to retire after just 25 years, don’t get OT, don’t have defined benefit pension plans…the list goes on and on. Our civil servants are a very spoilt bunch

By: Farmer Brown

Farmer Brown — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 11:34:02 +0000

Well done BPS. We the public really appreciate you working with the Government. It would be unfair if the Government and Commissioner of Police cut more jobs after this huge sacrifice. It would appear that the BPS is the only Government department who had redundancies. What a shame. Dispite being picked on, you step up to the plate and gave more. Thank you Seargeant Harewood and your team. Keep up the good work. I was informed that the furlough day alone saved the Government TWO MILLION DOLLARS (2,000,000.00) not two hundred thousand ($200,000) as stated in the House by Mr. Dunkley.

By: NO MORE WAR

NO MORE WAR — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 11:19:53 +0000

‘sebring’ you have issues. Do you know that the police are taken full advantage of? They are to only organization that cannot strike, they have to get permission to travel on their off days, they cannot get a second job without first getting permission from the Top Cop and when seeking permission to work a second job to make ends meet, they cannot work certain jobs, they should and must be compensated for the aforementioned as no other employee working for an establishment has so many restrictions.

By: NO MORE WAR

NO MORE WAR — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 11:13:33 +0000

it is people like ‘sebring’ who spread mis-information and causes more to believe foolishness. Think before you speak. Gather facts before opening your trap. Easter Sunday is not a holiday. The law requires that whenever you work on a public holiday a worker must be paid at double time. Why give that up?

By: Davie Kerr

Davie Kerr — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 10:11:34 +0000

That comment is completely untrue.

By: steve

steve — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 10:10:07 +0000

Police: setting a high standard in many so many ways. Other unions?? …not so much. Thank you police force.

By: mumbo jumbo

mumbo jumbo — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 08:59:29 +0000

something wrong madog?…you couldn’t do the job they do….it would be too difficult for you…to remain impartial and fair would be out of your range of possibilities entirely!

By: Onion Juice

Onion Juice — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 03:12:48 +0000

Overpaid and underworked

By: sebring

sebring — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 02:04:59 +0000

most of these guys drive fancy suv I doubt they would make a difference on having to pay for bus or ferry .

By: sebring

sebring — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 02:01:18 +0000

from what I understand if they are on the job and need to stay an hour or ten behind that will be straight pay,but what happens when they have to work easter sunday or get called in on their days off or a few hours prior to their shift ! they will get a hell of a lot more than straight pay do not get lost in translation!
Government fighting a loosing battle.

By: Sally

Sally — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 00:53:26 +0000

If the island bullies had half the class of those that protect us, Bermuda would be well along the path to economic stability and social harmony. Bermuda’s downfall will be the BIU”s biggest legacy.

By: Madog

Madog — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 00:53:12 +0000

How bumb can they be!!!!

And for the record the police do not contribute to the pension fund!!!!

By: Takbir Karriem Sharrieff

Takbir Karriem Sharrieff — Wed, 30 Mar 2016 00:34:18 +0000

Bermuda Police Service ,you have been an honorable Police Service during my tenure 1963-1972.You have represented your country well and the members of the Service under most trying and stringent times.History will applaud you,my hat is off to all the men and women who faithfully served,duty and honor before self.Thanks to the Almighty and the People of Bermuda .Continued long life and service to the Bermuda Public.Peace. Congratulations and success in your negotiations.

By: Johnathan

Johnathan — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 23:22:03 +0000

Overtime at straight time? Kudos BPS! thats dedication!