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Kristi Noem is also failing at running Fema

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is in trouble because her boss’ attempt to use her agencies to occupy Minneapolis has been a tragic disaster. Gaining le...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is in trouble becaus...

• Jan 31, 2026 7:40 AM

Opinion Writer

If the US leaves Nato, Europe can protect itself

Europe may be the biggest beneficiary of the war in Ukraine if Europeans band together and build a stronger pan-continental defence

Europe may be the biggest beneficiary of the war in Ukraine if Europeans band together and build a stronger pan-continental defence

• Jan 30, 2026 7:54 AM

Politics

Canada wants to boost Bermuda relations with ‘urgency’

Tom Clark, the Canadian Consul-General to Bermuda, declares optimism over the future of the relationship

Tom Clark, the Canadian Consul-General to Bermuda, declares optimism over the future of the relationship

• Jan 28, 2026 7:59 AM

Opinion Writer

The night is darkest before the dawn

If Iran is to overthrow its brutal regime, it should be the Iranian people who do it, not as a result of outside intervention

If Iran is to overthrow its brutal regime, it should be the Iranian people who do it, not as a result of outside intervention

• Jan 28, 2026 7:45 AM

Opinion Writer

The killings and cruelty in Minneapolis can’t be spun

The killings by immigration officials of American citizens will not be forgotten even if President Donald Trump removes them from Minneapolis

The killings by immigration officials of American citizens will not be forgotten even if President Donald Trump removes them from Minneapolis

• Jan 27, 2026 7:50 AM

Letters to the Editor

Gaslighting the Caricom issue

Worries about US attitudes to Caribbean countries cloud the benefits of being a full member of Caricom

Worries about US attitudes to Caribbean countries cloud the benefits of being a full member of Caricom

• Jan 23, 2026 7:04 AM

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Kevin Maybury, January 23, 2026

• Jan 23, 2026 7:02 AM

Opinion Writer

US ‘downgrade’ of Caricom nations should give Bermuda pause

Care should be taken by Bermuda with full membership of Caricom after all but three members were hit with a pause in visa processing by the US, says Michael Fahy

Care should be taken by Bermuda with full membership of Caricom after all but three members were hit with a pause in visa processing by the US, says Michael Fahy

• Jan 20, 2026 7:41 AM

Opinion Writer

The silence of the lambs is, once again, deafening

Christopher Famous draws historic parallels between the actions of Nazi Germany and the attack on Venezuela by the United States

Christopher Famous draws historic parallels between the actions of Nazi Germany and the attack on Venezuela by the United States

• Jan 19, 2026 7:47 AM

Opinion Writer

Trump still believes cost of living crisis is a hoax

Presdient Donald Trump’s speeches on affordability aren’t working because he makes clear he does not think it’s a problem

Presdient Donald Trump’s speeches on affordability aren’t working because he makes clear he does not think it’s a problem

• Jan 15, 2026 7:57 AM

Opinion Writer

Divided we fall, united we (must) stand

Governments and leaders who fail to stand up to Donald Trump now are inviting more bullying from the US, not less

Governments and leaders who fail to stand up to Donald Trump now are inviting more bullying from the US, not less

• Jan 14, 2026 7:57 AM

Opinion Writer

Caracas attack shows the empire is naked

Through its attack on Venezuela, the US is now revealed as being nakedly imperialist, writes Jonathan Starling

Through its attack on Venezuela, the US is now revealed as being nakedly imperialist, writes Jonathan Starling

• Jan 12, 2026 8:00 AM

Opinion Writer

Open letter to the late Reverend Wendell Foster

In an open letter to an inspirational pastor who is no longer with us, Glenn Fubler describes how the world is changing, for better and for worse

In an open letter to an inspirational pastor who is no longer with us, Glenn Fubler describes how the world is changing, for better and for worse

• Jan 08, 2026 7:13 AM

General

US strikes Venezuela, captures Maduro and his wife

The United States hit Venezuela with a “large-scale strike” early Saturday and said President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were captured and flown out of the cou...

The United States hit Venezuela with a “large-scale strike” ...

• Jan 03, 2026 3:16 PM

Opinion Writer

Trump is losing sight of America’s real terrorist threat

The Trump administration has been reallocating scarce federal resources to combating drug cartels (“narco-terrorists”), the Venezuelan state (“a foreign terrori...

The Trump administration has been reallocating scarce federa...

• Dec 27, 2025 8:03 AM

Opinion Writer

Trump still isn’t getting it on affordability

Slumping poll numbers show Donald Trump does not understand Americans’ economic concerns

Slumping poll numbers show Donald Trump does not understand Americans’ economic concerns

• Dec 22, 2025 7:59 AM

Crime

Bermudian’s husband charged with statutory rape in North Carolina

The former brewery co-owner spent summers in Bermuda and one of his beers is sold on the island

The former brewery co-owner spent summers in Bermuda and one of his beers is sold on the island

• Dec 18, 2025 8:10 AM

Opinion Writer

Fighting Irish snub shows bowl games need fixing

Adam Minter comments on how the college play-off system has had an negative effect on the traditional end of season

Adam Minter comments on how the college play-off system has had an negative effect on the traditional end of season

• Dec 13, 2025 7:58 AM

General

Post office resumes sending packages to the US

Customers are required to pay for US tariffs through the Zonos Prepay app

Customers are required to pay for US tariffs through the Zonos Prepay app

• Dec 11, 2025 8:26 AM

Opinion Writer

Marjorie Taylor Greene and the future of Maga

The Epstein files caused the rupture, but tensions with Donald Trump had been brewing for a while

The Epstein files caused the rupture, but tensions with Donald Trump had been brewing for a while

• Nov 24, 2025 7:59 AM

Opinion Writer

When light overcame darkness

Glenn Fubler can barely contain his excitement over Zohran Mamdani becoming the next Mayor of New York City

Glenn Fubler can barely contain his excitement over Zohran Mamdani becoming the next Mayor of New York City

• Nov 08, 2025 7:59 AM

Opinion Writer

Here be dragons

Jonathan Starling surveys the problems created in the Caribbean by the United States – over resources not theirs to control

Jonathan Starling surveys the problems created in the Caribbean by the United States – over resources not theirs to control

• Nov 07, 2025 8:38 AM

Opinion Writer

Dick Cheney (1941-2025): Leading architect of response to 9/11

The late US vice-president pushed the boundaries of executive power long before you could say “Donald Trump”, and in many ways set the tone

The late US vice-president pushed the boundaries of executive power long before you could say “Donald Trump”, and in many ways set the tone

• Nov 05, 2025 7:59 AM

Opinion Writer

Contested geographies

Jonathan Starling presents an argument that underpins the resistance in accepting Bermuda as of the Caribbean

Jonathan Starling presents an argument that underpins the resistance in accepting Bermuda as of the Caribbean

• Nov 01, 2025 8:00 AM

Opinion Writer

A zone of peace

Jonathan Starling warns we may reproduce the horrors of the past if we fail to act collectively against imperialism

Jonathan Starling warns we may reproduce the horrors of the past if we fail to act collectively against imperialism

• Oct 28, 2025 7:59 AM

Opinion Writer

America’s two-tiered racial system making a comeback

Although people of colour fill more of the middle floors, the penthouse and C-suite of American life remain predominantly White

Although people of colour fill more of the middle floors, the penthouse and C-suite of American life remain predominantly White

• Oct 25, 2025 7:58 AM

Opinion Writer

Clear and present danger

Jonathan Starling equates the United States as the empire doing as it pleases where it pertains to the Caribbean and her people

Jonathan Starling equates the United States as the empire doing as it pleases where it pertains to the Caribbean and her people

• Oct 20, 2025 8:00 AM

Reinsurance

Convex Re authorised to write US excess and surplus lines

The Bermudian-based reinsurer has been added to the American quarterly listing of alien insurers

The Bermudian-based reinsurer has been added to the American quarterly listing of alien insurers

• Oct 09, 2025 5:12 PM

Opinion Writer

Iowa immigration case: a bipartisan nightmare

Patricia Lopez details serious flaws in the processes that took decades to catch up to Ian Roberts

Patricia Lopez details serious flaws in the processes that took decades to catch up to Ian Roberts

• Oct 06, 2025 7:59 AM