Vexed Bermoothes

So the festering dispute over bus schedules has gone to arbitration. The root of the fuss:  the official bus schedules have not been updated since 1998.  That’s not to say that the actual bus schedules are still the same; indeed there’s a whole “grey schedule” of routes leading to significant overtime opportunities for the drivers.  [...]

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One of the many impacts of the PLP’s spend-a-thon over the past 10 years is that Government now  cannot afford to continue many of its basic services. Thus, they are cutting holes in the ferry service, broadly affecting commuters. And today they admit that they are dropping up to 21 bus routes daily, on a [...]

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Works Minister Derrick Burgess announced yesterday that – as Bermuda tops 10 road deaths for 2010 – Government is looking at additional measures to slow down traffic. And indeed, there is much that can be done:  Bermuda’s roads were designed for the slow pace of horse and buggy, not fat SUVs and rocket bikes driving [...]

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The law says that labour unions must give 21 days notice before calling strikes for essential services.  When Government wrote off the $15 million owed to it by the BIU for the Berkeley performance bond, the BIU also promised to give 48-72 hours notice before taking strike action. In the last two weeks we have [...]

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I am opposed to the Rotary Club’s proposal to mount a 12 foot high four-faced clock in the middle of the End of the Lane roundabout.  Three reasons: It’s tacky It’s dangerous I hear Ewart’s already picked out that spot for his statue “The Great Spin Doctor Prescribing Placebos for a Nation”

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In addition to the surveillance cameras at the Paget traffic lights, there are three cameras covering all directions at the Barnes Corner junction in Southampton.  The cameras are similar to those used in the Electronic Vehicle Registration (EVR) system but do not appear to have the reader for the TCD-issued radio tags. I assume these [...]

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People coming into town from the West end may have noticed a new addition to their commute this week:  there are surveillance cameras mounted at Paget traffic lights.  It appears that they are also equipped for night vision. Government must state clearly what these cameras are being used for, who has access to the data [...]

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