After years of inept management the Bermudian economy has shrivelled. Inevitably we are feeling the stirrings of widespread unrest and conflict amongst Bermuda’s labour unions. However, the wildcat strikes take their frustrations out on the general public. And we too are suffering under the perma-neophytes in the Cabinet. There is an election coming. Your vote [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Bermuda Politics'
Strike
August 17th, 2011 · Comments Off · Bermuda Politics, Transport
Sooooo. From current circumstances, a distant observer might understand that the BIU is on strike to protect transportation workers’ ability to take illicit drugs. No? We’ve been here before.
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PATI, Much Later
August 1st, 2011 · Comments Off · Bermuda Politics
Following my post last week on the yearlong silence about PATI, Lady BlahBlah has announced that the PATI law will become operational in late 2012. If this is true (and I have little reason to believe it is) then Bermuda will have taken 10 years to implement its transparency law. Not particularly impressive. It’s all [...]
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Red Herrings
July 27th, 2011 · Comments Off · Bermuda Politics
You can smell PLP campaigning season starting to wind up. I wonder when hired gun Mr Boyke will appear on the scene? The PLP have a lot to answer for … and they will do anything to avoid answering for it. So, I am sure we’ll be treated to all the delightful politricks and divisiveness [...]
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Quick, Look Busy
July 18th, 2011 · Comments Off · Bermuda Politics
I was crank called by the Hon Premier Paula Cox tonight. It rather spoiled my dinner. Well, actually it was a tape recorded message inviting me to join a town hall meeting at Warwick Workmans Club. The PLP made extensive use of “robocalling” in the last election to get out the party faithful to vote. [...]
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Good Governance Act 2011
July 15th, 2011 · Comments Off · Accountability, Bermuda Politics
The Web has been around for 20 years now. It’s a pity the Bermuda Government has yet to use it to distribute the bills that have been tabled for debate in the House of Assembly, nevermind to inform the public regarding what happens in our Legislature. Government issued an RFP back in 2008 for a [...]
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Urgency
July 11th, 2011 · Comments Off · Accountability, Bermuda Politics
In the House of Assembly last Friday, Premier Cox said the PLP would urgently press forward with Good Governance legislation “to stamp any unethical behaviour out of her Government.” She added “that Bermuda has agreed in principle to be included in the UN Convention against Corruption.” The issue of good governance laws was raised with [...]
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Coincidence
July 7th, 2011 · Comments Off · Bermuda Politics, Health
There was surprise in the House last week when Health Minister Zane DeSilva announced that he was adding Brazil, India, and Israel to the list of countries allowed for importation of pharmaceuticals, with immediate effect. Stakeholders in the health sector have raised alarm about consultation, which is both traditional and prudent in such matters. Nevertheless, [...]
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Tease
July 4th, 2011 · Comments Off · Bermuda Politics
Throughout the constant circus and ethics eruptions of the past ten years, the PLP has been reticent to address some of the glaring weaknesses in Bermuda governance structure. A billion dollars later, the PLP needs desperately to override the questions about where the money went. What better than a tease like this: Laws to protect [...]
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Lingering Doubts
July 1st, 2011 · Comments Off · Bermuda Politics
A major survey commissioned by The Gleaner in Jamaica found that, nearly 50 years after independence, more than 60 percent of Jamaicans felt the country would have been better off if it had stayed under British rule. Only 17 percent of those surveyed said the country would be worse off had it remained a colony. [...]
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