And if he did some progress would have happened under the OBA.

Sorry but I cannot support such stupid requirements when perfectly acceptable solutions exist!

As a borne Bermudian, in 1968 I was eligible to vote in Bermuda’s first general election based on political party representation and their party platform for the first time in Bermuda’s history. The UBP won 30 of the 40 seats, while the PLP increased their seats from 6 to 10.

As a young person and voting for the first time, the one key issue for me then, and still today, is maximize our human resources potential so we can export intellectual capital, rather than importing it. Back then I did not vote in the election because I was not comfortable in either party’s positions. Neither party convinced me that they were committed to all Bermudians moving forward together as one people. However, I was prepared to give the edge to the UBP because they appeared to represent a broader cross-section of Bermuda’s population and would recognize the emphasis needed in order to prepare Bermudians to complete in a global economy, had I voted.

50 years later, we hear the same rhetoric from both parties, and yet the same results. Bermudians marginalized and lacking the experience to fill positions, or unqualified. The lack of real commitment on the part of our politicians is creating enormous harm to Bermudians. To say our teachers lack the tools is not good enough… reach across the aisle and work to strategically position Bermudians to fill key positions in key industries of our economy. Start now so in the next 50 years we can proudly say we are competing on an equal footing.