Comments on: BIU On Proposed Fairmont Southampton SDO

By: MGardner

MGardner — Sat, 22 Apr 2023 16:46:19 +0000

Animal Farm. How many times must fools experience an event before they learn from it? Daniel’s Head, Caroline’s Bay; Morgan’s Point; Fairmont Southampton…. Bermuda is a clown show. Taxpayers beware!

Elect people with intelligence and experience who can demonstrate a history of personal success. Stop electing poseurs who’ve taken you for suckers.

By: Kim Smith

Kim Smith — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 21:04:22 +0000

This article is all spin… so much so I’m surprised you didn’t fall down when writing it!

By: Reflections of?

Reflections of? — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 19:39:03 +0000

The truth from anyone involved as a member of the union can tell you that it’s pay pay with promise promise promise after a fight fight fight but the reality was that when we strike or down tools, We didn’t get anything back from the BIU. 08. That isn’t true. I do remember getting something like a $25 voucher at their own co-op supermarket store back in the day.

I don’t think anyone that has downedtools or been on strike for the Union since has received anything since Members, please update us if that is not true. I am no longer remember so I can’t say for sure, but I am friends with a few people that still are in the workforce and part of the union.

The union is backing this should not be a surprise to anyone. First of all, they have always been openly linked with the PLP. Additionally they will likely back anything that’s going to give them hundreds of additional members paying into their pockets. Cha-ching

By: puzzled

puzzled — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 19:25:17 +0000

I remember when Otti spat at me on Parliament Street during the 1970 riots.
Nothing changes.

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 17:39:15 +0000

The BIU is not known for its grasp of economic reality

By: Don Wills

Don Wills — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 16:52:03 +0000

Valueless commentary, the BIU and the PLP are one and the same.

We all know this development stinks.

By: Maths

Maths — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 16:28:35 +0000

over 700 jobs lost……absolute B/S.
$100 Million per year…more B/S.

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 11:51:55 +0000

This seems to be the way of the 21st century in Bermuda. Give me, give me now and the future be damned!

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 11:28:19 +0000

Lest we forget, when the Fairmont Southampton Princess closed its doors in October 2020:

Over 700 jobs – the vast majority of which were held by Bermudians – were lost.
Nearly 30% of Bermuda’s hotel bed capacity was lost.
Nearly 30% of Bermuda’s airlift capacity was lost.
Bermuda’s economy suffered a loss of approximately $100 million per year.

Lest we forget, it was the outrageous pay demands of the BIU and endless strikes of the 1970s and 1980s that mortally wounded our tourism industry and put Bermuda in a price range of its own

By: This has to be stopped

This has to be stopped — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 10:43:22 +0000

This is a classic case of giving an inch and being taken for a mile. No way Jose should we allow this. They are already getting favorable treatment over their competitors and now they want to take advantage of government’s position. They know and are leveraging the fact that PLP continues to support them in spite of any opposition. However the PLP are treading on thin ice because how can they not see that ignoring the people is exactly what the OBA did with the airport and look at what that cost us! So I am going firm with NO! The original plan was good enough when they got the government aid and we were hard pressed to provide them with that so we are not going to allow them to take advantage of us!

By: Ringmaster

Ringmaster — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 10:24:33 +0000

An archaic and irrelevant entity who only knows how to disrupt tourism.

Fascinating how they now support the building of multi million dollar homes, unaffordable by their workers, bought by foreigners with no ties to Bermuda, who employ minimum wage mostly foreign workers. Not so long ago they were on the streets marching against this.

By: Dejavu

Dejavu — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 06:06:02 +0000

“700 job’s lost mostly bermudians” lol it was barely 150 staff members all together at one time and less than half were bermudians. None of the hotels on the island have majority locals working. None of the hotels have had more than 50% occupancy lol in decades. It’s empty apartments all across the island but you idiots want to make more. Build something that will give people a reason to come to bermuda because pink sand beaches has never been a good enough reason to visit. There’s multiple countries with same or better beaches and it’s way cheaper to visit. But nothing will happen because bermudians just talk, we’ve got that part down

By: David

David — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 01:41:44 +0000

It amazes me the weight that so many of us Bermudians put on ‘intentions’. If it sounds good, and especially it comes from the PLP/various PLP mouthpieces, we fall for it so easily… actual results be damned and ignored.

I’ve never in my life witnessed a BIU that has been so quiet for so long. You would think the past few years have been all economic roses for the working Bermudian. You would think they would have supported Bermuda’s workers and railed against PLP COVID policies that destroyed our tourism industry. Now all of a sudden they chirp up on behalf of Gencom.

It’s cool guys, Gencom already know they have you/PLP/the rest of Bermuda over a barrel. They don’t need your opinion piece to state the obvious.

By: PBanks

PBanks — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 01:25:00 +0000

It’s really something. The Combined Opposition now consists of every environmental or conservation group, the news media, the majority of folks on various social media platforms, the average person on the street, oh and “the 6″. All are lacking compassion and are ill informed.

The hand in hand trio of the BIU, the ruling party and (in a case of strange bedfellows) a former Premier and big time real estate guy, remain the arbiters of truth and wisdom in this country.

So let it be written, so let it be done.