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Spinning our wheels

A reader of my generation calls it like he sees it...he couldn't be more right:

Honestly. I think that our government is past the point of embarrassing themselves. I have never seen such a bunch of self righteous individuals. On many levels, this Island cannot sustain itself without international business. It filters into every facet of the economy. Yet they antagonize the very hands that feed us!! I hate to admit this is the case, but we are more dependent on International business then our dear old queen.

Now they are waving the racism card again (perhaps to win the next election) and not attending to this Bermuda’s most basic needs.

1) An increasing number of students are not graduating from high school.
2) The hospital is falling apart (and has been for quite sometime…..but I suppose an oversized high school in Pembroke is more important then healthcare).
3) In the face of a world that is “catching on” to reinsurance, it is not considering what to do when they eventually catch up. Tourism?? - Lower rates on Jet Blue and brand new, Ritzy hotels are great…but not if Bermuda continues to offer LIMITED activities at RIDICULOUS prices.

This list could get a lot bigger if I don’t stop now.

Then there are complaints about Bermudians not getting positions in upper management. I am sorry, but while this is a good cause, they need to be more realistic and stop trying to influence voters.

There are individuals in management that have had mastery over this industry for many years. Moving up takes time and if we put our mind to it, we will eventually fill those positions. Just consider the fact that some, if not all of these positions take a bit of polish when you represent a company globally. Training cannot transform the brightest employee into a CEO overnight. We must pay our dues.

Don’t get me wrong, perhaps there are many Bermudians who have been overlooked for management positions, but there are quite a number who are making the move which is due to their companies making the effort to promote Bermudians. Sure there are managers making a killing here…..that’s the nature of the business. After all, haven’t our Government MP’s benefited from being members of the ruling party?

Both Government parties need an infusion of new blood….younger, educated Bermudians who will put the Island before their own personal goals and truly understand how business works on this island now. It is growing and evolving, and I am beginning to think that the rest of the world will leave us behind if we keep spinning our wheels with all this tit for tat nonsense.