Comments on: Column: ‘These Promises Have Not Been Kept’

By: bdaboy

bdaboy — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 19:54:07 +0000

“the PLP promised to let us know where the millions of taxpayer dollars went????”

Anyone from the plp care to comment on this?

Just think, $800M could have supported more than 2000 jobs.

By: The Original Truth™

The Original Truth™ — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 14:08:31 +0000

Didn’t you get the memo Senator Ming? Dock Yard is where it’s at for OBA not St. Geos.

By: Earth watch police

Earth watch police — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 11:53:15 +0000

The plp f##k#d st George’s we will never forget so yeah pop by the house when you canvass so we can talk about broken promises.

By: skinnydipper

skinnydipper — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 10:08:10 +0000

Sounds like you don’t know who it is yourself..

By: Stinky D.

Stinky D. — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 00:30:45 +0000

I have heard about a hotel coming and I will believe it when I see it
No cruise ships so far in St.george they have been going to Hamilton
No dedicated ferries until September when cruise ship season is ending

By: Stinky D.

Stinky D. — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 00:26:28 +0000

By: Triangle Drifter

Triangle Drifter — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 20:40:45 +0000

Must be her turn this week. Next week somebody else will be holding the bale of hay. Desperation.

By: wahoo

wahoo — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 20:12:57 +0000

You need to very careful about making crime a platform because crooks will be crooks. However there is a lot that we can do to combat crime as a population for instance if you know someone with a gun you need to report them. If you claim to know people with weapons you are technically breaking the law by not turning them in.

By: hmmm

hmmm — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 18:17:58 +0000

Under the PLP, crusie ships were moves to Dockyard from Hamilton and from St Georges.

this meant that the fees collected for wharfage all went to Dockyard, none to St Georges and none to Hamilton to help pay for things the towns need.

So Rene, how about you chastise your PLP for the damage they caused !

The OBA brought in a ferry to get people from Dockyard to St Georges, have worked on getting cruise ships to St Georges.

If you live in St Georges you know who killed it and who is working on reviving it.

By: Duane P Santucci

Duane P Santucci — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 17:44:16 +0000

@ NCM, Don’t get it twisted and we don’t need to look as far back as the P.L.P or even the U.B.P, all we need to do is look at the O.B.A and what it is not doing for the working class Citizen in this Island.

We are the ones being over taxed and under paid, and the saddest state of affairs is that all the elite, and their projects are being protected and money invested, and even greater amounts then what was first told to the tax payers, Yet we continually see cuts being made, that is hurting our Seniors and our Children and education to name a few.

Now we have a crisis with Sunshine League closing it’s doors once again, and homelessness been driven to a all time high, Invest in your people and the plight of your people and boost those who needed most.

This Government leadership is sickening to say the least, and the have not’s feel it the most, while those that have say that we should be thankful for what ever we have, and my last point is, for all those who hide behind pen names, you are cowards, I know the meaning of privacy, but if you want to make blanket statements, be adult enough to stand behind your statement by saying who you really are.

Michael Dunkley needs to go, and I personally can’t wait to see the backside of him going out to political pasture.

By: Alleycat

Alleycat — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 17:03:51 +0000

I wouldn’t call Ms. Ming’s comments nit-picking or complaining. These are facts. Promises have not been kept. So I note NCM that you make no mention of the fact that St. George’s needs a police station and CCTV, as promised. We can get all the cruise ship visitors, new hotel, ferries etc., but if the Town doesn’t have any protection in place for EVERYONE, then we are still in the same position. How many more attacks, burglaries will it take to get this protection in place? Maybe they could use some of that revenue generated from fuel sales?!

By: Sorry Sir

Sorry Sir — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 16:51:01 +0000

Man, the PLP LOVE to play that “2000 jobs” drum.

It seems that’s their only play these days in light of the good job the OBA are doing.

By: Onion

Onion — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 16:27:58 +0000

How disingenuous. Crime is down since the PLP’s time in office.

By: puzzled

puzzled — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 16:19:14 +0000

Things never change.
She has some points but stick with one thing.

By: aceboy

aceboy — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 16:10:14 +0000

How many times did the PLP announce the construction of the Hotel?

The PLP went to WAR on St. Georges during their reign of terror.

Which party was it that closed the police station? How quickly you forget.

By: Zevon

Zevon — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 15:59:31 +0000

She says healthcare costs “continue to rise”. Healthcare govt insurance cost was reduced this year, something the PLP never did. Does she think we don’t know when she’s lying?

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 15:51:16 +0000

the PLP promised to let us know where the millions of taxpayer dollars went????

By: Onion Juice

Onion Juice — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 15:25:55 +0000

Broken promises.

By: Tired Bermudian

Tired Bermudian — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 15:19:50 +0000

Considering all that the OBA has done to get Bermuda “back on track” and out of a mess they did not create, I’d say this article is petty nit picking. While I understand crime is an issue, the OBA is putting its money where Bermuda will see future economic growth. This means that certain things have to be sacrificed temporarily until we are in a better economic position. Obviously some people don’t understand how an economy works. Without investment in other areas that will stimulate current and future economic growth there will be no future funds for public services such as the police, education, public works etc. Bermudians being impatient again and expecting over night results. Sorry but you can’t fix 14 years of economic destruction overnight or in one term as government for that matter. Sorry to bury your bubble. Perhaps the PLP should take more blame for our current issues relating to public services.

One you point a finger three point back at you…

By: Kim Smith

Kim Smith — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 15:12:32 +0000

A small bunch of people in Government (no matter which government) will never have the impact that 50,000+ people can have.

It would be nice, for a change, if a call could be sent out to the citizens of this country to see what we can each contribute or assist with to make life better for us all in Bermuda.

By: Its me again

Its me again — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 15:06:07 +0000

What does any of that have to do with the fact that the OBA made promises that they didn’t keep?

Don’t get me wrong they’ve done ok with St George’s but they should have done better.

By: NCM

NCM — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 13:44:36 +0000

I suppose it’s the Opposition’s job to be as negative and critical as possible. St. George’s was totally neglected under the PLP and has been revitalized under the OBA. They received emergency funding in 2013, now collect revenue from fuel sales, have dedicated cruise ships for the next few years (something the former government said couldn’t be done) as well as hundreds of thousands of dollars invested by the cruise company in visitor experiences, dedicated new ferries that will be operated by Bermudians, a hotel is coming soon, and on and on. OBA has done great things for St. George’s and all the opposition can do is nit-pick and complain.

By: watching

watching — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 12:45:26 +0000

Well said Renee!