Over at the PLP blog, they are huffing the paint thinner again: Help Save Bermuda’s City from hundreds of years of cronyism – Say yes to Government’s Municipal reform. Emancipation Day is almost upon us. Help Government erase the final vestiges of pre-emancipation Bermuda. A kind reader has supplied the Municipalities Reform Act 2010 law, [...]
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Municipalities Hostile Takeover
July 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Bermuda Politics
The Premier and “Minister of Covering the Premier’s Back” Zane DeSilva like to describe their takeover of Bermuda’s municipalities as a blow against unearned privilege. But most of their underlying arguments … well they just don’t make sense. They are disingenuous to the point that a logical person will look for the ulterior motives. Frankly, [...]
Priorities
July 16th, 2010 · Comments Off · Accountability, Bermuda Politics
The PLP dropped the municipalities takeover as a bombshell late in Dr. Brown’s term. Many questions were raised about the huge sums allocated to law firms for the reform effort … yet there has been little visible evidence of consultation nor talk of reform. One has to wonder if this is about reform at all. [...]
Another Sneak Attack
July 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Bermuda Politics
Polls show that the Bermudian public is strongly against the attempted takeover by the central Bermuda Government of the currently independent municipal corporations. Whether this is a statement of support for the Corporations, or a vote of no confidence in the PLP Government, is debatable. But the takeover is a fixation of the Premier, and [...]
Suitability for Office
July 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Bermuda Politics
Despite the overwhelming public rejection of the idea, the Mayor of Hamilton believes that Dr. Brown will forge ahead with his plan to take over Bermuda’s municipal corporations, replacing their elected officials with an appointed board. Rumours abound – given the PLP’s refusal to speak on the matter – including a rumbling that legislation may [...]
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Save Our City
February 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Development
The PLP has budgeted $800,000 for consultants to drive its hostile takeover of the Corporations of Hamilton and St. George. In my view, a good chunk of that is a “fighting fund” against the broad public disapproval of the takeovers. This will cost a lot of money and goodwill during a period when Bermuda has [...]
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Accumulated Deficit
February 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Bermuda Politics
Bermudians are looking for reasons why the Bermuda Government is so horny to perform its hostile takeover of Bermuda’s municipal corporations. Well here’s a candidate. The Auditor General’s scary graph shows the rapid growth in Bermuda’s Accumulated Deficit over the past 6 years. “The Accumulated Deficit represents the difference between the Consolidated Fund’s total liabilities [...]
Public Meeting on City Takeover
January 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Bermuda Politics, Development
The Corporation of Hamilton will hold an open Town Hall meeting on the PLP government’s “hostile takeover” of the local governments of Hamilton and St George on Tuesday, January 26th at 5:30pm in the City Hall Theatre. From the Mayor: Since taking office six months ago, Hamilton´s leadership has made major progress. We´ve made the [...]
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Power Grab
January 23rd, 2010 · 3 Comments · Bermuda Politics
Despite the abundance of evidence that the Bermuda Government has weak management control over it’s existing operations, the PLP has started a “hostile takeover” of the Corporations of Hamilton and St George by the central government. It’s all about the power. Minister Roban took great pains to say that Government has no “preconceived notions” and [...]
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Hotel
June 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Bermuda Politics, Tourism
Great news that a new business hotel will be built in Hamilton; the Corporation of Hamilton has been pursuing this development for many years. As usual, the good news is mixed with some questions. Why wasn’t the Corporation – the champion of the project and the landlord – present at the announcement yesterday? What is [...]
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