https://bernews.com/2016/08/time-tide-restored-royal-naval-dockyard/ Bermuda's #1 source for 24/7 breaking news, photos & videos Sat, 11 Apr 2026 01:54:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.5 https://bernews.com/2016/08/time-tide-restored-royal-naval-dockyard/#comment-3285342 Tue, 09 Aug 2016 04:13:38 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=554124#comment-3285342 Kinda like when they used a Canadian sculptor to do DLBE instead of a local one.

]]> https://bernews.com/2016/08/time-tide-restored-royal-naval-dockyard/#comment-3285338 Tue, 09 Aug 2016 03:44:33 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=554124#comment-3285338 Maybe they were approached about it?

]]> https://bernews.com/2016/08/time-tide-restored-royal-naval-dockyard/#comment-3285276 Tue, 09 Aug 2016 00:58:26 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=554124#comment-3285276 Is he running a construction company now?

]]> https://bernews.com/2016/08/time-tide-restored-royal-naval-dockyard/#comment-3285258 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 23:55:43 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=554124#comment-3285258 We have a Bermudian master clock maker in Bermuda……but they would rather use a forgein company and install some electroic unit in its place!

]]> https://bernews.com/2016/08/time-tide-restored-royal-naval-dockyard/#comment-3285231 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 22:22:24 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=554124#comment-3285231 it amazes me the amount of people who are currently ‘playing dumb’ about all of this like its the first time they’ve heard of a quango and all that.

]]> https://bernews.com/2016/08/time-tide-restored-royal-naval-dockyard/#comment-3285207 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 20:27:32 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=554124#comment-3285207 quan·go
ˈkwaNGɡō/
nounBRITISHderogatory
a semipublic administrative body outside the civil service but receiving financial support from the government, which makes senior appointments to it. Not sure how much govt. supports directly but the huge area of real estate WEDCO controls would have been in govt. control otherwise. Are their books/ salaries etc. open to public scrutiny?

]]> https://bernews.com/2016/08/time-tide-restored-royal-naval-dockyard/#comment-3285200 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 19:58:42 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=554124#comment-3285200 From their tenants who pay rent.

]]> https://bernews.com/2016/08/time-tide-restored-royal-naval-dockyard/#comment-3285178 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 19:01:26 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=554124#comment-3285178 Their rate and rent payers.

]]> https://bernews.com/2016/08/time-tide-restored-royal-naval-dockyard/#comment-3285167 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 18:16:50 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=554124#comment-3285167 Who fund Wedco?

]]> https://bernews.com/2016/08/time-tide-restored-royal-naval-dockyard/#comment-3285145 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 16:51:41 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=554124#comment-3285145 Where does WEDCo get their funding?

]]> https://bernews.com/2016/08/time-tide-restored-royal-naval-dockyard/#comment-3285140 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 16:39:17 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=554124#comment-3285140 We were broke when we spent $25m on returfing a golf course, but the money appeared didn’t it.

]]> https://bernews.com/2016/08/time-tide-restored-royal-naval-dockyard/#comment-3285126 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 15:50:35 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=554124#comment-3285126 Ah yes the western fiefdom

]]> https://bernews.com/2016/08/time-tide-restored-royal-naval-dockyard/#comment-3285120 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 15:39:52 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=554124#comment-3285120 I’m sure that if there’s any old Dockyard maties left around they’ll be happy to see ‘the four faced liar’ up and working again .

]]> https://bernews.com/2016/08/time-tide-restored-royal-naval-dockyard/#comment-3285106 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 15:00:13 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=554124#comment-3285106 it is wedco’s budget – not government’s

]]> https://bernews.com/2016/08/time-tide-restored-royal-naval-dockyard/#comment-3285101 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 14:46:59 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=554124#comment-3285101 ……but they have to make time Terry!

]]> https://bernews.com/2016/08/time-tide-restored-royal-naval-dockyard/#comment-3285100 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 14:39:56 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=554124#comment-3285100 You must be Terry ………never mind.

]]> https://bernews.com/2016/08/time-tide-restored-royal-naval-dockyard/#comment-3285095 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 14:14:53 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=554124#comment-3285095 Dunno maybe they know how to budget the funds given to them, you know like most normal people do.

]]> https://bernews.com/2016/08/time-tide-restored-royal-naval-dockyard/#comment-3285092 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 14:02:44 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=554124#comment-3285092 Simple solution. Hire a Bermudian to turn the hands on the clocks. Low tech but effective and much cheaper!

]]> https://bernews.com/2016/08/time-tide-restored-royal-naval-dockyard/#comment-3285081 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 13:25:27 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=554124#comment-3285081 Who is the ‘we’ to which your refer? This project appears to be being funded by WEDCo.

]]> https://bernews.com/2016/08/time-tide-restored-royal-naval-dockyard/#comment-3285079 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 13:19:44 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=554124#comment-3285079 Like it or not, Dockyard is the hub of our tourism activity. It must have the investment that recognises that. The clocks are a point of interest and should be in working order.

]]> https://bernews.com/2016/08/time-tide-restored-royal-naval-dockyard/#comment-3285076 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 13:08:49 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=554124#comment-3285076 How do we keep finding money for these less than urgent projects? I thought we were broke?

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