Premier Attends Special Meeting Of OT Leaders
The devastation caused by hurricanes in the Caribbean was the topic of discussion this weekend for Premier David Burt, who flew to Miami for a Special Meeting of the Caribbean Overseas Territories, involving leaders of Caribbean countries discussing the regional effects of Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
Premier Burt was accompanied by Secretary to the Cabinet Dr Derrick Binns and Director of the London Office & UK Representative for the Government of Bermuda Kimberley Durrant.
Also present for the talks were the leaders of Anguilla, Monserrat, BVI, the Cayman Islands and the Turks & Caicos.
The Caribbean region was recently hit by the two category five hurricanes which caused widespread destruction and damage to lives and property across the region. The Special Meeting focused on the regional cooperation of disaster relief efforts across Caribbean Overseas Territories.
Participants also considered how to best collectively engage in supporting those Territories impacted by hurricanes for their long term sustainability, and, ascertain how this is being addressed in the UK.
The meeting also delved into the need and opportunities for Caribbean countries to build more resiliency against the effects of climate change and more options for mitigation in the event of such storms.
The Premier returns to Bermuda today [Oct 29].
Another photo op on our dollar! And not even giving us the tax payers the right to know what it’s costing us!!
Of ALL the faults of the previous administration they let the public know what there photo ops was costing us.
Photo Op? This is a multi-government meeting.
By all means ask away about the costs, but don’t insinuate that the attendance of Bda representatives was a mere photo op.
Less then de airport.
Good to see you have nothing to say as usual.
It’s October 29 and the plp still haven’t shown their travel costs.
Yes this is not what we voted for….we were hoodwinked again.
Yes…..and the final figures for the AC that were due in October haven’t been published yet either….I guess BOTH sides have work to do……
How many Oct.29ths came and went and you never knew , or cared how much money Bill Hanbury charged you ?
Ah. So it’s all fine that travel costs are not disclosed. Got it.
The travel costs of OBA MPs were made public. The PLP (and you) were howling about transparency and good governance before the election and yet as soon as the PLP took over the reporting portal went down and then Burt went on a series of trips wit no mention of costs. Here you are defending it. Pathetic.
Election is 4+ years away. You’ll either get the costs at some point before then and complain or you won’t and complain. Only one thing is constant.
We were promissed transparency.
PLP Government version 2. Same as version 1. They love to travel, & it shows.
But why was he there tho?
Why the hell were any of them there………duhhhhhhhh
Hopefully, he was gaining information on how having a monopoly utility can become a thing of the past in an ever changing renewable energy world. I hope the PLP will learn from the hit taken by our Caribbean neighbours and will take major strides in procuring many forms of renewable energy here in Bermuda for the future of all Bermudians and for the security of our energy future.
why the need to travel there???? It is almost 2018 folks!! Ever heard of Skype? Ever heard of Conference Calls? Whaaattt? WHY?
Should’ve told Dunks and crew that.
No we have to hear you B!+€# and moan for de next 5 years.
“No we have to hear you B!+€# and moan for de next 5 years.”
Are you upset that you’re not the only one who bitches and moans about EVERYTHING EVERY DAY?
Hey plp, you can’t pay off the debt by collecting air miles.
Wow how many trips has this been in the last 100 days for burt? Spend spend spend while his OWN PEOPLE DONT even know were their next meal comes from???????