There are some historical and national matters that go beyond politics, that appear to have been used as a simple political prop that has now become a national tragedy. Over the centuries, there have ...
Politically, Bermuda is set to face a long dark winter as the status quo sets in. The visit of the Bahamian premier gave us a reminder of the history of connection between the two PLPs. He, also for t...
If the attempt by David Burt was to conceal that there was a significant divide in the Progressive Labour Party, then his Cabinet reshuffle came at an inappropriate time.
Wayne Furbert has been a memb...
I think most people have heard the term “floating a balloon” — and I need to float one now. Politics is about people, and gaining political thrust requires a healthy percentage of a population’s suppo...
The first and only debate between David Burt and the challenger Curtis Dickinson took place on Saturday night with neither expressing any bombshells or knockout punches. However, in a rather evenly co...
I recall many years ago boxing, which was meant to be a friendly encounter where I held my opponent at bay for a moment with quick, effective jabs. I had the technique of jab-and-clinch, which kept me...
I think it was the year 2000 when Stanley Ratteray chaired a mini-symposium for the United Bermuda Party, which was then trying to find its way after election defeat in 1998.
I had expressed the posit...
We should never give in to apathy even when seemingly horribly lost. We each live inside of our own spheres of influence and it is too easy to say to oneself one cannot make a difference, particularly...
The airport dilemma with the firefighters is the latest indicator of our ageing population but also a test of our standing in the world of trade and technology. Truthfully, it would not matter what ar...
The contest officially begins now after much speculation that Curtis Dickinson would throw his hat in the ring for leadership. Given there are at least two years left in this term, it is more than a p...
