Comments on: ‘Public Officers Are Entitled To Due Process’

By: Zevon

Zevon — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 23:23:12 +0000

She lost her job for “making rude remarks”. I know you had forgotten that, because you live in a world where jobs are guaranteed for life no matter how rude you are.

By: Onion Juice

Onion Juice — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 23:02:49 +0000

My point is both Unions are political.

By: Onion

Onion — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 21:32:30 +0000

Remember that she lost her job over it.

By: Axelrod

Axelrod — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 20:59:49 +0000

Some senior civil servants in Bermuda, especially those in the senior positions in the Health Ministry/Department are socialists they simply do not believe in free enterprise! Their only belief is that free enterprise should be taxed and regulated as much as possible in order that the government be able to raise sufficient funds to pay their salaries, overly generous benefits, and travel expenses! Most of them have no experience in organisational management out side of government what so ever!

By: aceboy

aceboy — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 13:02:19 +0000

No kidding. They came to the conclusion that a bunch of senior Civil Servants were simply unqualified to do the jobs they were appointed to perform. I suspect they are still there.

By: Jobs For Life

Jobs For Life — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 12:52:53 +0000

The headline should have read: “Public Servants are entitled”

By: Onion Juice

Onion Juice — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 12:32:07 +0000

Same as Chamber of Commerce,remember acegirl sitting off on de porch down Front Street when workers were marching made rude remarks?
LMFAO

By: Onion Juice

Onion Juice — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 12:23:16 +0000

You said de same thing in 1998.
LMAO

By: Rocky5

Rocky5 — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 12:16:25 +0000

This is so laughable!! What did the BPSU say when PLP GOVT frog marched Dr. Freddie Evans off the job last year – NOTHING, NADA!!!

By: Zevon

Zevon — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 01:56:55 +0000

Er, I think he was saying OJs reply was moronic,

By: Respect is earned

Respect is earned — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 00:53:23 +0000

Respectfully. I think the thrust of these comments represent the simple premise that respect is earned and is not an entitlement.

There are many civil servants that are exemplary employees and go to work each day with the hope that their contribution really does matter to the betterment of our country. Then there are others that are milking the system and know that their “rights” are protected.

I say let’s celebrate those that actually show up wanting to make a difference but don’t ask us to respect the whole lot and the clingers that drag the whole system down.

You Mr Ball do a deservice to those awesome civil servants by marginalizing them with the non performers and wasters of tax payers dollars.

Blessings abound.

By: Ringmaster

Ringmaster — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 23:46:03 +0000

These accusations seem to be directed against the comments made by a certain ex Premier who derided the Minister of Health because of lower costs, so benefiting Bermudians? It’s hard these days to know when reduced costs that benefit Bermudians is good, as they seem to be bad if it affects the wrong person.

By: Lloyd Van putten

Lloyd Van putten — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 23:12:00 +0000

So what happened to Dr Freddie Evans.

By: Rocky5

Rocky5 — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 22:12:38 +0000

This statement clearly demonstrates – “PLP/BPSU in lock-step together” which should make Bermudians more concerned about the Politicization of our Civil Service than ever before!

By: wahoo juice

wahoo juice — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 22:05:56 +0000

Well at least they did something on taxpayers time. You would think that perhaps they could stop and ask themselves why the people who pay them are incensed when they do not get value for money. Shame.

By: facts of the rock

facts of the rock — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 21:27:35 +0000

plp gonna leave you guys with NOTHING and then the Banks gonna grab ya house n car and toss ya all out on the street,meanwhile you brainwashed fools sing n dance and wear green and adore everything your plp/biu masters tell you.

By: facts of the rock

facts of the rock — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 21:05:15 +0000

nerema,
is that the best you got,telling the truth about people like you really gets under ya skin huh!

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:50:23 +0000

Unfortunately, I must disagree with the majority of comments so far. There is nothing Ed Ball said in the article above that I would disagree with.

Civil Servants are people and are entitled to the same rights as all other people.

By: Y-Gurl

Y-Gurl — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:43:11 +0000

Why is it they feel like they can do what they want, honestly or otherwise, can do a dismal job in the solving of criminal acts, use chemicals during peaceful protests, and are allowed to cry foul when criticized by the taxpayers, you can’t do a bad job Most of the time and not be judged on poor or no performance, we have the right to state the obvious without you crying about witch hunts

By: sandgrownan

sandgrownan — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:41:58 +0000

oh poor Ed Ball….he needs to grow a pair.

By: Sorry Sir

Sorry Sir — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:36:29 +0000

Typically these press releases would come from the president of the BPSU.

I guess Hayward thinks we’re stupid enough to think that we don’t know he’s still running things over there…

The BPSU has turned into a farce.

By: nerema

nerema — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 19:27:15 +0000

the usual moronic nonsense reply

By: Onion Juice

Onion Juice — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 19:05:40 +0000

UBP had a free for all since day 1, get used to it.

By: Triangle Drifter

Triangle Drifter — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 18:55:55 +0000

My my, looks like the higher ups in the civil service have had a a few meetings to plan an attempt to defend themselves. Wonder if these meetings were held on Taxpayer time? You can bet your booties that they were.

By: boo freaking hoo

boo freaking hoo — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 18:26:18 +0000

This is laughable–the same people that are moaning now would be the first to go after the private sector with a grip or a whinge about how international business and companies cause all of Bermuda’s whoas.

Grow up sunshine!

By: Telling it like it is

Telling it like it is — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 18:17:22 +0000

AND Taxpayers are entitled to Value for money and according to the COI we are getting anything but from our yet to be accountable senior civil servants. Why should that be any different under a new Government?

By: nerema

nerema — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 17:50:38 +0000

Suddenly they’re worried about “due process”? When did this happen?

What ‘due process’ is he talking about? When someone expresses an opinion, and as long as it’s not defamatory, there is no reason to prevent an opinion from being expressed. There is no other “due process”.

And a lot of people, Bermudians who live here and pay taxes through the nose to employ these people in their well-paid and secure civil servant jobs, apparently hold the same opinion.

If Ed Ball wants to help “due process” maybe he could bear that in mind next time his union decides to illegally block Parliament and prevent the elected Government from doing their job.

By: Onion

Onion — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 17:47:55 +0000

The BPSU has become completely political. Sad.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 17:03:28 +0000

Would he have made the same statement if it was plp politicians saying it? Me thinks not

By: facts of the rock

facts of the rock — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 16:52:20 +0000

Ed Ball,GROW UP and get your head out of the sand and quit lying to joe public,not all of us are deaf, blind and bloody stupid!

By: somuchless

somuchless — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 16:32:58 +0000

Yawns