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Opinion Writer

Bermuda deserves process, not premature conclusions

OBA MP Michael Fahy lays out how he believes the debate over full membership of Caricom should take place
OBA MP Michael Fahy lays out how he believes the debate over full membership of Caricom should take place
  • Feb 09, 2026 7:45 AM
Opinion Writer

Carney’s Davos speech got it upside down

Canadian prime minister Mark Carney identified middle powers as saviours of the liberal order. But they may be its biggest threat
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney identified middle powers as saviours of the liberal order. But they may be its biggest threat
  • Feb 03, 2026 7:52 AM
Opinion Writer

The future of Chagos is bigger than UK party politics

President Trump’s attempt to link Greenland with the Chagos Islands displays a lack of knowledge about the Indian Ocean islands, writes former governor George Fergusson
President Trump’s attempt to link Greenland with the Chagos Islands displays a lack of knowledge about the Indian Ocean islands, writes former governor George Fergusson
  • Feb 02, 2026 7:40 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
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
Politics

Fame follows Governor’s celebrity cat to Bermuda

Palmerston’s social-media throngs can keep up to date on his island adventures via X at @diplomog
Palmerston’s social-media throngs can keep up to date on his island adventures via X at @diplomog
  • Feb 03, 2025 7:56 AM
General

Azorean president calls for stronger bonds with Bermuda

José Manuel Bolieiro says there are opportunities to collaborate on economic and environmental matters
José Manuel Bolieiro says there are opportunities to collaborate on economic and environmental matters
  • Nov 04, 2024 7:58 AM
General

Karen Grissette leaves US Consul-General post

She is on a new foreign assignment and Marielle Martin is acting in the role
She is on a new foreign assignment and Marielle Martin is acting in the role
  • Aug 29, 2024 7:55 AM
Transport

Eagle has landed as US Coast Guard training vessel visits island

Almost 200 trainee cadets, officers and permanent crew members of the US Coast Guard training vessel Eagle have made port in Bermuda under the ship’s first fema...
Almost 200 trainee cadets, officers and permanent crew membe...
  • Jul 09, 2022 7:58 AM
Opinion Writer

A single mom who packed backpacks and slayed dictators

It began with soaring tributes to one of America’s lions. "With her goodness and grace, her humanity and her intellect, she turned the tide of history," Preside...
It began with soaring tributes to one of America’s lions. "W...
  • Apr 29, 2022 7:45 AM
General

MOU allows US to quickly help Bermuda in event of crisis

The US will be able to come to Bermuda’s aid if the island comes under a security threat, thanks to a new agreement. The Memorandum of Understanding, which was ...
The US will be able to come to Bermuda’s aid if the island c...
  • Mar 28, 2022 7:51 AM
Politics

New Deputy Governor appointed

Alison Crocket, the Deputy Governor, will step down at the end of April and will be replaced by British diplomat Tom Oppenheim
Alison Crocket, the Deputy Governor, will step down at the end of April and will be replaced by British diplomat Tom Oppenheim
  • Mar 16, 2022 7:57 AM
Politics

House updated on meetings to keep island off EU tax blacklist

The House of Assembly was updated yesterday morning on key meetings to keep the island off the European Union’s list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions. Curti...
The House of Assembly was updated yesterday morning on key m...
  • Dec 11, 2021 7:47 AM
Politics

Overseas Territories summit ends with environmental pledge

The need to tackle climate change was a priority in a group statement that closed the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council meetings in the UK. The Br...
The need to tackle climate change was a priority in a group ...
  • Nov 20, 2021 7:54 AM
General

New US Consul announced

The US State Department today announced that Karen Grissette has been appointed as the next US Consul to Bermuda. A career Foreign Service Officer of more than ...
The US State Department today announced that Karen Grissette...
  • Jul 03, 2021 7:56 AM
News

Another diplomat takes over as temporary US Consul

A career diplomat was today announced as the acting US Consul General. Tom Edwardsen took over from Alan Purcell, also an acting appointment, who left the islan...
A career diplomat was today announced as the acting US Consu...
  • May 08, 2021 7:53 AM
Politics

Former resident’s excessive spending criticised by diplomats

A former Bermuda resident has come under fire for her use of US funds as the American ambassador to South Africa. The Washington International Diplomatic Academ...
A former Bermuda resident has come under fire for her use of...
  • Feb 05, 2021 8:27 AM
Other

Post-pandemic opportunity to reshape island economies

As the world struggles with issues such as climate change and recession amid a global pandemic, a fundamental economic and societal shift is taking place. While...
As the world struggles with issues such as climate change an...
  • Sep 03, 2020 8:00 AM
Other

Marks named US ambassador to South Africa

Controversial former Bermuda resident Lana Marks has been confirmed as the American ambassador to South Africa by the US Senate almost a year after President Do...
Controversial former Bermuda resident Lana Marks has been co...
  • Oct 28, 2019 8:00 AM
Other

Italian Honorary Consul replaced by daughter

Representation of people with Italian roots is a family affair in Bermuda. For the job of Honorary Consul of Italy in Bermuda has gone from veteran restaurateur...
Representation of people with Italian roots is a family affa...
  • Jul 15, 2019 8:00 AM
Other

Beware Iran if Khashoggi’s killers elude justice

It is now more than a month since the murder of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi — and I am starting to have an appalling suspicion. I don’t have any doubt ...
It is now more than a month since the murder of the Saudi jo...
  • Nov 09, 2018 7:00 AM
Other

What Haley’s departure means for the world

After less than two years on the job, Nikki Haley is planning to step down as US ambassador to the United Nations. Her relatively short tenure isn’t unusual for...
After less than two years on the job, Nikki Haley is plannin...
  • Oct 11, 2018 8:00 AM
Other

Late UN Secretary-General had whirlwind visit in 2005

Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, was yesterday remembered as a statesman and a gentleman. Mr Annan, a Ghanaian diplomat and Nobel Pri...
Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, ...
  • Aug 20, 2018 8:00 AM
Other

Why China has become popular as a partner

Why is Chinese President Xi Jinping visiting three small African countries on his first state trip of 2018? This week Xi, will be in Johannesburg for a summit o...
Why is Chinese President Xi Jinping visiting three small Afr...
  • Jul 27, 2018 8:00 AM
Other

Why Trump should not meet Putin

After announcing that there will indeed be a US-Russia summit in the coming weeks, National Security Adviser John Bolton issued a challenge to the sceptical scr...
After announcing that there will indeed be a US-Russia summi...
  • Jun 30, 2018 8:00 AM
Other

Former Portuguese diplomat dies, aged 91

Joaquim Alberto Barreto, a former Portuguese Vice-Consul and Acting Consul to Bermuda for nearly 20 years, has died at the age of 91. A career diplomat born in ...
Joaquim Alberto Barreto, a former Portuguese Vice-Consul and...
  • Feb 02, 2017 7:00 AM
Other

Putting America first will cost some much more than others

Just minutes after Donald Trump took over as President, WhiteHouse.gov was updated with his new priorities. Among them? An “America first” foreign policy. Trum...
Just minutes after Donald Trump took over as President, Whit...
  • Jan 21, 2017 7:00 AM
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