posturing as usual. While i was in bermuda I was told expats would be allocated cars and not everyone would be allowed to have one (Bermudians obviously would still be allowed). and that i would have an expat ID card to carry with me at all times.

I hope they are including all the doctors and nurses as well being fired first who is going to replace them? or they gonna have a fast ferry to boston with the sick n injured? all well and good saying expats go first but as alot of expats are in skilled jobs and no bermudians are available to replace them, or are not capable of replacing them. Still makes a person feel wanted. Next week burch be saying give up the weed otherwise you would all have jobs.

... things are going to get even nastier now!

Parliamentary Answers revealed 'forners' are getting "overly generous compensation packages" as directors at Publicly owned Port Royal Golf Course.

Opposition Leader Kim Swan said, "What stands out in contrast is the salaries paid out for the seven mostly Bermudian management staff is $572,721 and the compensation for the two [expat] Directors total $414,663."

Headlining the RG article is the Uighurs salary expenditure, which is revealed as each being paid $51,600 a year -  as four of TWELVE groundskeepers.

With the massive contraction in the Bermuda economy, look for the already palpable resentment of foreign workers to skyrocket as the unemployed learn what impressive sums are being paid to foreign workers in government jobs.   

I am not going to open a new post for it as I see that we are talking about the same thing.
Did you read this morning article or RG: http://www.royalgazette.com/rg/Article/article.jsp?articleId=7da38b330030000&sectionId=60
This is simply ridiculous and racist 100%.
The most funny sentence is this one:

Ah ah ... lol this is very funny, I am still thinking about the right way to translate that ...
Mike, Bermuda is getting really bad right now and I think that in few years we won't be able to have more than 1 year work permit.
 

HAHAHA - Burch complains he is annoyed at people’s “hypocrisy”!

I can't make any sense from this double-talk:

Senator Burch was asked when the 10 year ($20,000) work permits were likely to be issued. He replied: “I’m not issuing any.”

“I want people to be honest and then not to criticise what I say”, he is reported to have said.

 

I think you've summarized the real concern, number m.

Burch said: "I just wish someone would stand up and tell me what the real deal is."

Minister Burch, that is exactly what guest workers want too.

"Not one person in this country will stand up and be honest about term limits."

Yep, that's how we feel too.

I guess is not worth getting out of bed for $55,000 when you can make more than that selling drugs.