Vexed Bermoothes

In the Throne Speech, Government announced it would do the right thing and move Darrell’s, White’s, and Ports Islands formally into the National Parks System.
I look forward to Southlands also being protected as public park space as the Premier has noted is Government’s intention.
Stuart Hayward has a good point in noting that the municipal parks […]

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The PLP insiders often complain about the swirl of innuendo and distrust directed towards them by a broad cross section of the community.
But it’s little wonder this happens when so often their opaque actions breed a lack of trust.  Example at hand:
The proposed hotel development at Southlands was shoved down the community’s throat with a […]

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The Premier was filling space on late night BBC World radio broadcasts tonight, sounding tired and very “off-message”.
Pondering Bermuda’s economic uncertainties in the face of declining international business and tourism revenues, the announcer Roger Hearing asked the Premier what Bermuda intended to do.  His answer:
“We haven’t been able to come up with another pillar for […]

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Coming into town this morning I realised the size of the new HSBC headquarters building looming over Front Street.  It’s only half built yet it dwarfs the city block.  It has changed the face of Hamilton.  What were they thinking?
An annual music festival doesn’t add lasting Pop & Sizzle to our town - a people […]

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As we all know, Bermuda’s open space is disappearing quickly, putting pressure on our wildlife as well as limiting recreation alternatives for our people.
The Bermuda National Trust and the Audubon Society have a programme called Buy Back Bermuda [pdf] that seeks to acquire land and preserve open space from development.
That programme has purchased a large […]

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In the Senate this morning, the Club Med Act was approved.  However it was agreed that the lease could be tabled in the House of Assembly and the Senate — not for debate as the UBP had requested, but for public information.  The timeframe when that will happen is unknown. 
It’s clear that a compromise […]

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As expected, the Act to enable the real estate development at the old Club Med site thundered through Parliament on Friday.
Needless to say, a UBP amendment to require that the eventual lease go before Parliament was also rejected by the PLP block.  They get another try today in the Senate - which has a balance […]

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No, this isn’t another item about the PLP.
Belco has issued a solicitation for companies interested in developing renewable energy generation facilities in Bermuda that will generate power for sale to Belco over the long term, with options ranging from biomass to solar, and wave to wind.
At the same time, the Greenrock group is encouraging Government […]

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I don’t get it:

With the disastrous terms limits policy, the PLP says there’s not enough room and forces out hundreds of expat workers who are active contributors to our economy and community thus rocking the sector that provides upward professional mobility for Bermudians and generates the most tax income for Bermuda.
With its rapid development policy, […]

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A Toyota is a Toyota, no matter where no buy it.  The base cost is the same.
That’s why when you enter a car sales lot in the US, the last thing the salesman wants to talk about is the price of that Toyota.
He will take you for a test drive so you can imagine yourself […]

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