Comments on: Minister Responds To PLP On Airport Project

By: Johnny

Johnny — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 13:39:54 +0000

the new airport owners are not required to hire Bermudians. Yes most of the current airport employees have a choice whether they wish to continue working there, but any new jobs are not guaranteed to go to Bermudians.

BTW i think it is a bad deal because we are taking one of our biggest sources of revenue and giving it away (OK yes, we will get a 30 year old airport). Call me naive, but if we are struggling to repay our debt while we still own the airport, how will we cope without one of our biggest sources of revenue?

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 11:56:01 +0000

What about the hundreds of millions of revenue that will be going to Canada instead of staying in Bermuda to create jobs (even if it is maintenance of our old airport)!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 11:52:08 +0000

How can we come up with a better alternative when we cannot see the details behind the deal until AFTER the deal is done?

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 11:50:33 +0000

I still smell a RAT in the kitchen:

“1. Government has promised, and continues to do so, that it will release all the documents of the transaction after it is consummated: i.e. after financial close. That hasn’t happened yet as matters are still being negotiated. We cannot release things that are not yet agreed.”

How can we, the people of Bermuda, agree to details of a 30 year deal before we commit to it, if we can’t see it?

Absolutely shameful, that we cannot see what is going on until after the deal has been struck!

Bob, you have to do better than that for the people of Bermuda (on both sides of the fence)!

By: Gray Matter

Gray Matter — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 10:28:26 +0000

Opposition is using the Airport as their political football. So, unfortunately, nothing anyone says or can show or prove, other than the PLP, is right. Everything is false and a lie, except what PLP say is true. Everything positive and beneficial to all of us, is everyone else lying, lying, lying, except for the PLP. It’s a childish and empty game. Opposition is prepared to tear the island apart to get back into power. This, in my opinion negates everything they say. They have the bit between their teeth and they want politial power, no matter what. This is a very scary situation to me. And I believe to anyone who wants our island to continue to recover from the piss poor previous adminstration. Their hand in the cookie jar they simply cleaned it out – took all the money out of the public purse and turned our island into the broken economy, the OBA were elected to try and save. PLP converted a thriving island with a world class reputation for good governance and NO UNEMPLOYMENT FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS, and crushed it, with Bermudians and Investors leaving by the thousands. What a sad legacy that all of us have had to endure. Opposition was a FAIL while holding the reins. And now, with all their energy only ever being spent on how terrible every single thing the OBA does and how fabulous PLP is, it’s transparently obvious they have no solutions to anything, just hate for everything. Thats their mandate. Pretty sad to say the least.

By: Rhonnda Oliver

Rhonnda Oliver — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 00:15:46 +0000

Just a thought about the hundreds of millions of revenue that’ll go missing because of this project. Without this project, we’ll likely be spending it on airport upkeep.

By: Airbus A 380

Airbus A 380 — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 20:53:58 +0000

Mr Minister. Please don’t waste the time nor effort to reply to the empty opposition who bleat in the wind like lost sheep or more so like Lemmings that follow for no valid reason other than to just oppose. Look what they managed in their years of total disarray

By: Miguelito

Miguelito — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 20:26:37 +0000

@ support no party…They ARE benefitting. We’ll all have ourselves a new and functional airport. What’s wrong with that, in that the existing one is apparently beyond repair?

By: M.C. Beauchamp

M.C. Beauchamp — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 20:06:04 +0000

And can you claim that you can read a balance sheet?

By: jt

jt — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 19:46:53 +0000

Would it satisfy you if they did?

By: Just the Tip

Just the Tip — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 19:24:56 +0000

I’d like to hear why you think that this is a bad deal, what facts show you that it is?

And then as for the question you are asking those three the answer is that they are benefiting from it, its anew airport a benefit for every one who will be travelling, there will be jobs for Bermudians which means that when the elections come round they can praise it and get back into power.

I think the real question you want them to answer is “Can they confirm that they are not directly or indirectly benifiting financial from this deal” …even then i’m sure they got wiggle room.

By: Jus' Wonderin'

Jus' Wonderin' — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 19:22:47 +0000

Why is it unusually bad and weird?

By: Toleratate

Toleratate — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 18:44:41 +0000

And you’re assuming what exactly…. I agree that it seems Bermuda is full of politicians who can’t even look in a mirror from reading the COI….
SMH

By: truth teller

truth teller — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 18:30:14 +0000

Wonder who benefitted on ALL the PLP OVERRUNS.

By: sandgrownan

sandgrownan — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 18:25:47 +0000

We all benefit.

By: Like what?

Like what? — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 18:24:20 +0000

LOL–

Like what a “pathway” to Canadian citizenship for when we collectively run this country into the ground they have someplace to go???

LOL–

By: Tom1

Tom1 — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 17:59:42 +0000

You say it’s a bad deal, but I still have yet to hear a better alternative. Until you or the PLP come up with one, stop moaning!

By: Onion Juice

Onion Juice — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 17:55:31 +0000

This Dreamer needs to negotiate my next contract for me so no matter what happens I will win.

By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 17:18:00 +0000

And your point is what.

Reply please.

By: SUPPORT NO PARTY

SUPPORT NO PARTY — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 16:57:19 +0000

Can Bob Richard, Michael Dunkley or Fahy look the camera in the face and tell all of Bermuda that they are not benefiting off this weird and unusually bad deal in any way?

By: watching

watching — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 16:46:23 +0000

How can the minister support the view that we should sign off on a agreement through Parliament when he himself states in point 1 that the agreement is still negotiated?