By Thad Hollis, Chairman of the One Bermuda Alliance, November 14, 2012

The One Bermuda Alliance was founded on the need to bring change to Bermuda, to provide Bermuda with a Government that puts the people first. We were not founded on the basis of a “secret” document. This matter was raised by the Government when the OBA was first formed and they return to it today in a thinly veiled effort to distract attention from their record, which has left thousands unemployed, thousands more underemployed, neighbourhoods that are unsafe, businesses closing down every week and a billion dollar level of debt that will burden generations to come. This is the reality that concerns Bermudians today. The Government should be ashamed that they have expressed more passion on this matter than finding solutions to the real problems facing Bermudian families every day.

The Government has asked who is the OBA? That’s easy. We are a party that brought together Bermudians from all walks of life to make Bermuda better for all, leaving no one behind.  Our focus remains on addressing the challenges facing Bermuda today.  We will not be addressing this matter again. Instead we will continue listening to and working hard for the people of Bermuda and putting forward concrete solutions that work for them.

Bermuda needs real change, not another five years of the politics of division and distraction.

By Shawn Crockwell, OBA Shadow Minister for Tourism, November 14, 2012
 
If Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert’s boasts that his new ‘So much more’ marketing campaign is working, why is it that the largest hotel on the Island is offering bargain basement prices to attract business?
 
If demand was picking up, and projections are ‘excellent’ as the Minister says, why is it necessary to offer 50% off rates, free nights and steep discounts on dining. Aggressive downward pricing by hotels reflects a market reality that does not fit into the Minister’s spin.  
 
The situation appears dire and Bermuda needs to hear the whole truth from the Minister.
 
A One Bermuda Alliance Government will take the politics out of tourism. We will create a Tourism Authority that puts professionals not politicians in charge of the industry. We will revive Bermuda tourism, growing jobs and opportunity to the many Bermudians looking for work.
 
It’s time for change. It’s time for new leadership, that is transparent, responsible and accountable.  

By Thad Hollis, Chairman One Bermuda Alliance, November 13, 2012

This election will see voters decide which party can get the economy working for them – growing jobs and paycheques, creating opportunity.

It will be a decision that determines each Bermudian's economic success for years to come.

It will be one of the most important choices in the history of our island.

It will be a choice between another five years of the current Government's economic policies; policies that that have added over a billion dollars to the national debt and left more than 3,000 unemployed; or a new party that will revitalize Bermuda's economy, re-energizing small businesses, creating thousands of new jobs and bringing a new era of prosperity and security to our island.

The Government and others will do much in the days ahead to cloud that basic choice, as demonstrated by today’s developments in St. George’s West and Southampton West Central.