Comments on: Minister Issues Closure Notice To Blu Bar & Grill

By: Real Deal

Real Deal — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 12:53:37 +0000

closure for 14 days is effective the same quarantine you get when you are coming in to the island. so logically the place is under quarantine to monitor if the virus show itself in the staff that where present during the breach . so logically it is not a bit much

By: Albie

Albie — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 18:39:14 +0000

Ok, I get that the Minister feels compelled to close the Blu restaurant because they did not follow the government required guidelines.

Why does the Bermuda Government not also compel the BIU to file/disclose their financials for well over 10 years as also required by our laws? One is easy, the other may be toxic but both are required in a state ruled by law.

Not holding my breath.

By: saud

saud — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 16:40:53 +0000

“Very inconsiderate and extremely unsanitary!”

Yet, you voted for and support them. Strange indeed.

By: Disgusting

Disgusting — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 14:10:20 +0000

Absolutely disgusting with their toe jams and dirt from floors and Sweat from their shoes on tables where my family is expected to eat? Not going to happen! anyone who patronizes Blu after the lock out should care more about the filth and boycott the restaurant!

MEF has lost its way! This sort of behavior would never have happened if Emilio was there!

By: CHRIS

CHRIS — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 12:50:58 +0000

who hasn’t danced on a table?!

By: Hmmmm

Hmmmm — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 11:33:15 +0000

BLU used to be our FAVOURITE restaurant. The place to enjoy a delightful meal and watch the sunset. We had noticed changes in the menu, food options and quality of service. Dancing on the tables is the icing on the cake. To me that was clearly a health violation. Very inconsiderate and extremely unsanitary!

By: Birthday boy

Birthday boy — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 00:36:54 +0000

The two MPs should be made to resign from the house. So now employees are out of work for two weeks. Sorry Health Minister, wrong decision, I normally have a lot of time for you.

By: Bermudian

Bermudian — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 20:32:20 +0000

As far as the restaurant was probably concerned if Zane and Caines weren’t worried then it must be okay.

By: Toodle-oo

Toodle-oo — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 19:59:30 +0000

hmm , interesting theory .

By: Paradise

Paradise — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 18:57:55 +0000

What about the idiot who spit on the police officer ? Remember he said I have corona virus after he spit ? You gotta love how inconsistent the laws are on this island .

By: Deborah

Deborah — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 18:07:45 +0000

Punishment fits the crime!!! Should have been shut down for a month! And surely the head staff member should have told the GO GO dancers get their crusty feet off the damn tables and put them on the floor where they belong! But I bet nothing was said to them about that! So there u go; Blu deal with problem of closure and pay staff! And dont expect the Government to!

By: Let''s Keep It Real

Let''s Keep It Real — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 15:12:08 +0000

This seems like a direct retaliation of Government towards the Blu for the embarrasment that those two Ministers created.

By: Flash

Flash — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 14:09:51 +0000

One more thing – well done minister

By: Flash

Flash — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 14:09:04 +0000

Disagree now ya nice – the restaurant should have abided by the regulations. Their ignorance is exactly what causes second waves. I blame the establishment more than the patrons. Had the restaurant enforced the rules, the patrons would have abided. Shame on mef – risking so much just for extra cash. MEF no more for me and family.

By: Pangaea

Pangaea — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 13:31:22 +0000

This look like all future penalties will be a double dip punishment.

Sort of like hicking a guy when he is down.

If so,

You must reinstate the two ministers

There was not even a court date set.

Every one is entitled to due process.

Put this another way i drive my vehicle a tiney over the speed limit the misister come along and locks me up for 7 years

None of us are safe !

Have we lost all sence of morality here.

By: me 2

me 2 — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 13:00:34 +0000

they don’t want all the low down dirt to come out, its obvious, a very closed inquiry

By: fine them

fine them — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 12:59:00 +0000

if the restaurant gets booked EVERYONE EKLSE involved patrons organizers and anyone else needs to be FULLY QUARENTINED and fined

By: La Verdad

La Verdad — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 12:20:14 +0000

Should have closed them for a month. They allowed the outrageous behavior by their patrons. Should have stopped it right away saying: not in my establishment and not on my watch. Shame on them.

By: becareful of the truth

becareful of the truth — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 12:07:59 +0000

There was a petition circulating to re-instate the two Ministers. That petition should have been to proscecute the organisers. Ooops that be the former Minister of Tourism and his daughter.
Rules are made and should be adhered too.
We rally most times for the wrong reasons, yes Blu has to suffer some blame for allowing the table dancing as they could have pulled the plug on electricity.
(Blu)I make money and your paying but Blu didnt expect it to get this far.
Tough Cookie

By: Precedent

Precedent — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 12:06:11 +0000

If they don’t fine the organizer and ministers then they can’t prosecute us the normal people!

By: Ringmaster

Ringmaster — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 10:54:53 +0000

The closure was at the direction of the Ministry of Health and only applied to the restaurant not complying with the rules. The Police Commissioner has stated elsewhere that a file will be passed to the DPP which presumably will concern anything not relating to the Ministry of Health directive such as the MPs and application process. That will take more time than a direction to close.

By: Rada Gast

Rada Gast — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 10:54:01 +0000

Scapegoating.

By: Baygrapes

Baygrapes — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 10:18:48 +0000

We may not be privy to all the facts. Maybe this has happened before… In the very same location?!

By: Boots

Boots — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 10:06:52 +0000

Organizer? Hardly —-most likely her first and only event. Clearly utterly clueless in regards to protocol and procedures

By: Ignorant

Ignorant — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 09:21:23 +0000

A private event and the restaurant gets closed? What about the organizers and what about the Ministers appearing before a judge to be fined?

By: Now Ya Nice

Now Ya Nice — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 04:08:23 +0000

I agree it was gross but these gross and selfish acts were the result of patrons and government officials not staff. Those were guests on tables on the tables not staff! A 14 Day closure for what the patrons did? I agree that there should have been a punishment and a message needed to be sent. However, when compared to the repetitive serious crimes that have taken place at several bars over the last two years – and those bars have had a slap on the wrist 24 hour punishment? We should also note that at the time of the party we had zero known cases. Does the punishment fit the crime?

By: Um Um Like

Um Um Like — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 04:03:55 +0000

Why hasn’t the event organizer been punished?

Where are the fines that government threatened us with? Do they no longer apply?

By: BaileysBay

BaileysBay — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 03:22:41 +0000

“Ministers party and restaurants pays for their troubles”
You have a point Hdrf, but actually it’s worse.
Blu will likely lay off their employees who will then be forced to apply for unemployment assistance from government during the closure…so the taxpayer will also ultimately pay. That’s on top of what the taxpayer already pays for government Ministers, whether working or partying

By: Red rose

Red rose — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 02:13:23 +0000

And the party goers?

By: Hdrf

Hdrf — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 01:12:13 +0000

Ministers party and restaurants pays for their troubles. Crazy

By: Vortex

Vortex — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 01:09:34 +0000

And a ‘sports club’ has yet another shooting in its bar, and it is closed for 24 hours.

Has the minister considered this might be double standards? Or utterly insane?

By: saud

saud — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 01:02:53 +0000

LOL, you people are hilarious.

By: Now Ya Nice

Now Ya Nice — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 00:45:04 +0000

The bar has been set, and set high! A little drastic I think, but that’s my opinion. It Will be interesting to see the consistency.

People we are armed with cameras , start using them.

By: John E. Thorne

John E. Thorne — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 00:38:40 +0000

Not when people’s lives are at stake!

By: B4Premier

B4Premier — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 00:33:06 +0000

Will take that long just to clean the tables after those women had their crusty feet up there! There is no tablecloth in the world that keeps that level of grossness away. Makes me never want to step foot – excuse the pun – in a MEF operated restaurant again )-:

By: Bermudian

Bermudian — Sat, 11 Jul 2020 23:27:40 +0000

OMG, come on!!! A closure for 14 days? A bit much don’t you think.