Recently we cleaned up Elys Harbour Public dock including many beer bottles it took 6 trash bags .

Other locations needing T.L.C.are Mangrove bay and Rriddles Bay public dock .

Why is every body involved with other domestic fancy projects which can wait, we have managed so far with out.

Where are and what are the national priorities.

You can learn alot from birds, who build the nest first.

The number one prority is the national debt, money is leaving this island by the truck load.

But first we need to improve our social well being , you know what I mean ! Make nice !

Who wants to come the to an island in turmoil.

We have to make money with money it is called currency exchage.

We all live off the skin of the rice pudding ,the Bermuda income of cash is a revolving door it comes in and goes out all in the same day.

Bermuda the country does not have a living wage much less trying to help others.

Open THE BERMUDA BANK

In order for Bermuda to pay our national debt we need foreign exchange and lots of it, our creditors don’t want our cash.

The Bermuda Government Monatary Authoity controls the cash flow and revenue.

Why can’t we sell our visitors a Bermuda Dollars Credit cards or straight up CASH at the arivals air port to pay ALL their bills during their stay.

Go any where else you have to convert to their currency.

bet the taxpayers paid for the coffee and snacks you inevitably had during your staged presentation. Surprised the Major General Cornel stayed awake.

And think about when you go on holiday – do you want to spend the day at the beach with no facilities. Do you pee in the sea? Nice!

And your selfish response is, let the tourists visit Florida, Fairmont or the deck of their ship! WOW, just WOW. Clearly you are in a good, safe job with plenty of money coming in to support your family because obviously you don’t need to tourist dollar.

And now the BTA is under siege from Government because they don’t like an independent authority bringing tourists to the island. Lets think about that for a moment. You claim the Government cares about the environment, tell that to the folks in Somerset who are going to have to deal with noisy air polluting ATVs shortly driving along the railway trail. You state that the BTA should focus on experience – what on earth do you think the plan at Shelly Bay was?????

Seriously, you need to think what you are standing for because right now you are contradicting yourself.

And no, I don’t see anything wrong in setting up loungers, umbrellas, massage tables, paddleboard, motorized sea toys or repurposed containers at the beach. I went past there over Cup Match and there was loungers, umbrellas, paddleboards, motorized sea toys, boats, and kite surfers all there, with children!!!!!! The only thing missing was the massage tables and the repurposed containers which I saw at Cross Island during the Americas Cup and were very tasteful, I doubt either of those are a threat to children’s safety.

So again, what I have a problem with is that your proposal is how the Government should spend my money catering to YOUR needs without any thought to return on investment.

What’s a bit concerning is Mr Burt laying down the lines that the BTA answers to the Ministry. He chose this time to lash the BTA when the BTA were under the assumption that their Beach Vision was approved and cleared.

Mr Steinhoff was investing his own money with a plan that added to the beach.

There is nothing progressive about this.

What a bunch of backward looking hogwash.

Do we or don’t we want to be an international tourism destination?

Anchored 20 ‘ from shore.

MV Republic.

But I guess we won’t see it because Ne Steinhoff was not the right ‘type’ to get it through. Hope you have money to fund this alternate plan as I will march against it!

As a resident of Hamilton Parish, I had no objection to the BTA’s temporary proposal to stimulate some economic activity on the beach. But I also agree that Shelly Bay beach and all of Bermuda’s beaches, should be more user friendly to people with disabilities. But the two ideas are not mutually exclusive. There was no need for the objectors to distort the facts to get their way.

I find it interesting that in the beginning the Tourism Minister was on board with the BTA’s plan but then all of a sudden he makes a u-turn. I just hope that this move by the government is not part of a hidden agenda to do away with the BTA altogether. It’s no secret that the PLP was initially not in favor of the creation of the BTA.

It will be very interesting to see what finally comes of empty lot that once occupied a restaurant and restroom facilities for beach goers.