Comments on: Minister: Open Letter To All Public Officers

By: Observer

Observer — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 01:28:56 +0000

Minister, you post some real truths in this open letter. However, I would like to know whT fiscal guidelines have been put in place to stop the waste and in some cases mismanagement of departmental budgets. 2hat process guidelines have been developed to give better governmental services in this new business climate. What guidelines have been implemented for the quangos and there spending. Has there been a deep dive into the government grants that are given out and there recipients asked to review there business processes and be more efficent. The taxpayer keeps having to foot the bill for some of the decisions being made and it is high time that things change. Just an observation.

By: Ringmaster

Ringmaster — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 21:16:35 +0000

The Minister goes to great pains to thank all the public sector workers for their efforts. Very nice but they are on full pay. The so called savings to ensure their pay isn’t reduced is merely pushing the costs down to the next generation. Not all can be working 100%. The Min of ED is clearly not working full time and from the overgrown state of the roads neither is W & E and Parks. Tourists may return next week but will see overgrown weeds and grass everywhere. Clearly maintaining the living standards of the public sector at the expense of Bermuda is the main concern of the PLP.

By: Unbelievable

Unbelievable — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 19:39:48 +0000

What happened with MP and Senators taking that pay cut?

By: Toodle-oo

Toodle-oo — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 18:52:02 +0000

* One can say, this was done as a political tool, because it surely can’t be for the financial benefit of the country.*

Exactly !
The CS came through unscathed at the private sector’s expense . All votes intact !
The private sector who did qualify for the benefit for the most part will consider that ‘this government’ looked after them . Votes also intact !

By: Bananarepublic

Bananarepublic — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 18:06:09 +0000

Remind me again how much we had in the bank when the PLP took over from the UBP?

Covid is the tip of a very big iceberg.

By: Toodle-oo

Toodle-oo — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 15:50:45 +0000

Something that’s been worrying me immensely for the last few years in fact .
Wake up one morning and go to the atm machine and there’s only a few dollars left in the account .

By: Bermudian

Bermudian — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 14:56:47 +0000

And what is the reason that they received full salary during the shelter-in-place? Has an explanation been provided? While thousands of Bermudians were left having to rely on Govt to receive a benefit that merely covered groceries let alone the other expenses. One can say, this was done as a political tool, because it surely can’t be for the financial benefit of the country.

By: 2bermudaz

2bermudaz — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 14:04:42 +0000

When the FinMin made his deficit predictions, at what point did he hope a deal could be done with the BPSU? surely the longer this goes on, the higher the budget deficit?

By: sandgrownan

sandgrownan — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 12:45:53 +0000

Yup, we’re completely screwed.

By: Hotel Worker

Hotel Worker — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 12:20:14 +0000

Good Day as a Hotel Worker why can’t we take out some of our Hotel Pension. We are going to be the one suffering. THANK YOU

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 10:58:28 +0000

“Further, all public officers continued to receive full salary during the shelter-in-place phase despite the loss of tax revenue, and in some cases, our inability to provide full service levels.”

It must be nice to be a civil servant on full pay throughout all of this

By: Comfortably numb

Comfortably numb — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 10:34:38 +0000

Why oh why is it taking so long for the public officers to share the sacrifice that the private sector has been a part of for so long? Could it be because they represent the largest voting bloc of the PLP or is it because the unions and their current and former presidents are so enmeshed in the PLP? Everyone knows that the Civil Se5vice is a form of Financial Assistance as the efficiency and work ethics of most civil servants would not see them last long in the private sector. Twenty minutes watching a Works and Engineering road crew ‘at work’ would validate my claim.Time for stronger words Mr Dickinson!

By: sandgrownan

sandgrownan — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 01:10:32 +0000

Finally. But is it too little too late? The economy was boned before the ‘rona, and we all knew we had a civil service we could ill afford.

The question is, if he can turn things around now when his back is against the wall, why didn’t the PLP incompetents do it sooner?

By: Aggrieved

Aggrieved — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 01:08:38 +0000

Some civil servants have been working non-stop, some have been sat at home doing nothing. Why are we all being asked to take the same hit?

By: 2bermudaz

2bermudaz — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 23:10:27 +0000

But burt does not like to negotiate in punlic?

By: Political Appointments

Political Appointments — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 22:38:47 +0000

Does this mean also that Political appointments will be reduced or removed?

By: Unbelievable

Unbelievable — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 22:30:02 +0000

This letter is stunning and frightening. I have two words for this entire scenario: Greece 2009.

By: Ringmaster

Ringmaster — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 22:22:54 +0000

From today Government employees. and all other Bermudians, will see the value of the Bermuda dollar drop well below 1:1 with the US dollar. Not only that, IB will leave when the rating for Bermuda drops below the IB company’s rating. Thank you PLP.