Comments on: De Couto: We Need Answers On Fairmont Hotel

By: Hey

Hey — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 22:03:19 +0000

Ummm instead of supporting the Morgan’s point project, didn’t the PLP allow the loan to default in order for govt to get the land by triggering the guarantee. Unfortunately the land only consisted of Caroline Bay and not what the PLP thought was the whole of Morgan’s point. This resulted in Bermuda paying millions and getting very little in return, whereas if they had supported the project we would have had Caroline Bay open by now. Yet how many millions of dollars has the PLP effectively given up for SP and where is that today?

By: Ringmaster

Ringmaster — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 10:24:18 +0000

The Premier’s opening ”More political theatrics and posturing” is a perfect description of his response. Ignore the question and deflect to something totally unrelated. He is a disgrace to the office of Premier.

By: Observer

Observer — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 01:43:29 +0000

I’m not sure why Bermuda didn’t see this coming. When government gave themselves the power to develop any part of Bermuda regardless of the underlying zoning or SDO, it should have been obvious.

By: Sandgrownan

Sandgrownan — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 01:10:13 +0000

Would have been a resort there in 1999 had the PLP not been drunk on power.

By: Marine Life

Marine Life — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:59:29 +0000

LIGHT BULBS. St. George’s. Casinos. COST of LIVING. Economic Stimulus. HOTEL BEDS. LESS FLIGHTS. Less POPULATION. BELCO. ROADS. Constant BrOkeN Promises. Iconic Businesses closing over the last few years. CRIME.
Great headlines to describe the failures. It is NOT this Picture perfect wording in the statements above in the article made by…..!
How many times do you read these words and they paint negative pictures in your mind?

By: puzzled

puzzled — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 21:19:14 +0000

After reading the above comments no one has addressed the question about why this is happening.
The country is falling apart, and yet they PLP are selling us out.

Money Laundering and graft and all being sent to islands south of here.

Get out now.

By: Hol ya own

Hol ya own — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 21:00:39 +0000

Yes we need answers. Let’s start with Morgan’s Point…o yall forgot about that OBA huh? How convenient

By: sandgrownan

sandgrownan — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 20:34:42 +0000

Casino Licenses..that’s the answer!

By: Guy Carri

Guy Carri — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 19:24:35 +0000

This will fall of deaf ears of blind supporters.
OBA’s message is correct but it as an opposition is weak.

Keep banging the drum. Bang is loud. Bang is often. The PLP made something out of nothing for everything when the OBA was progressing the island.

OBA – keep the pressure on, on everything.

By: question

question — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 18:34:48 +0000

Yes. And then there was the planning permission debacle in St G. The government is incompetent and anti-business.

By: sandgrownan

sandgrownan — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 18:20:42 +0000

Did you read about the Lantana owner the other day?

The sad fact is, you’d need to be out of your mind to invest in a hotel in Bermuda. It simply doesn’t make sound financial sense.

By: Toodle-oo

Toodle-oo — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 18:19:42 +0000

Agree 100%

By: Ringmaster

Ringmaster — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 17:53:39 +0000

Also most of the condos and plots at Tuckers are sold to foreigners. It’s a real estate deal paid for by Bermudian taxpayers and is not increasing houses available to the average Bermudian.

Add to the demand answers list the TAF contract, and response to the allegations made by Derek Burgess in the HOA. A sitting Premier, who is also the Finance Minister has to respond, or has it already become a criminal investigation? It is public knowledge Zane DeSilva is facing money laundering charges.

By: Island Man Bermuda

Island Man Bermuda — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 16:46:42 +0000

Please do not allow Gencom to build condo’s on the SP land. Look at Tuckers Point, it is concrete concrete concrete, all being sold off to build real estate and very few hotel rooms. They got away with an SDO as they said it was vital for tourism and look what happened, it just turned into real estate. They have destroyed that beautiful land. Please make sure that SP remains a hotel and do NOT build condo’s. This is our main hotel and should remain tourism only.

By: Indeed we do

Indeed we do — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 16:37:11 +0000

Do not let this go. This govt seems oblivious to the people of this island. WE WANT ANSWERS. t Thank you for asking of them and like I said don’t let it rest till we get them. They are excellent at BBB and let things go so long that they hope people will forget.