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Lost in the gov.bm vortex

Trying to get a reply from the Government’s main website is remarkably difficult, according to Andrew Doble

Trying to get a reply from the Government’s main website is remarkably difficult, according to Andrew Doble

• Mar 14, 2026 7:27 AM

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Increased penalties will deter bad drivers

Dear Sir, Your recent headline “Enforcement failing to deter bad drivers” does have a solution, should the legislature have the will. You recently reported a ca...

Dear Sir, Your recent headline “Enforcement failing to deter...

• Mar 13, 2026 7:56 AM

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What is the PLP afraid of?

Dear Sir, Why has the Premier refused point-blank to hold a referendum to decide whether Bermuda should become a full member of Caricom (December 16, 2025)? Do...

Dear Sir, Why has the Premier refused point-blank to hold a ...

• Mar 07, 2026 7:46 AM

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Simple solutions overlook complex realities

A proposal to revoke passports for civil breaches may not fix the problems it is trying to solve

A proposal to revoke passports for civil breaches may not fix the problems it is trying to solve

• Mar 03, 2026 7:39 AM

Opinion Writer

It’s time to reduce Bermuda’s debt

Bermuda needs to reduce its Civil Service, says letter writer Keith Godfrey

Bermuda needs to reduce its Civil Service, says letter writer Keith Godfrey

• Feb 14, 2026 7:30 AM

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Get your ingredients right

A letter writer points out that our food correspondent used the wrong filling for her shepherd’s pie

A letter writer points out that our food correspondent used the wrong filling for her shepherd’s pie

• Feb 14, 2026 7:24 AM

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Policymaking of the worst kind

Beverley Connell tees off on a middling government track record over the past ten years

Beverley Connell tees off on a middling government track record over the past ten years

• Dec 06, 2025 8:00 AM

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We should own our poor oversight rather than point fingers

Michael Dunkley advises that it would be unwise for his successor as premier to undermine the relationship with Britain

Michael Dunkley advises that it would be unwise for his successor as premier to undermine the relationship with Britain

• Dec 04, 2025 7:58 AM

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Jamaica will rise again – bigger and better

Shervonne Hollis is confident the Land of Wood and Water can recover fully from the ravages of Hurricanes Melissa

Shervonne Hollis is confident the Land of Wood and Water can recover fully from the ravages of Hurricanes Melissa

• Nov 27, 2025 8:00 AM

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Stop faffing about on absentee voting – get it done!

Helene Stephenson missed out on voting in the recent General Election and would like the politicians to just get on with it

Helene Stephenson missed out on voting in the recent General Election and would like the politicians to just get on with it

• Nov 26, 2025 7:58 AM

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Government’s land tax myth

Senior Antony Siese says he has been paying for 27 years, giving lie to any claims of exemption

Senior Antony Siese says he has been paying for 27 years, giving lie to any claims of exemption

• Nov 26, 2025 7:57 AM

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Good dogs, bad owners

Pat Branco frets for the animals who do not have considerate masters

Pat Branco frets for the animals who do not have considerate masters

• Nov 26, 2025 7:56 AM

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We owe respect to the living

Leighton Rochester opines on the choice of music for the Remembrance Day Parade

Leighton Rochester opines on the choice of music for the Remembrance Day Parade

• Nov 21, 2025 7:57 AM

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Ghastly sights on the trail

Canadian visitor Michael Berlis encounters a public dumping ground where a nature walk should reside

Canadian visitor Michael Berlis encounters a public dumping ground where a nature walk should reside

• Nov 20, 2025 7:59 AM

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A true ambassador for Bermuda

Visitor Sally Godwin recalls her experience of being catered to by E. Michael Jones, the former Town Crier of St George

Visitor Sally Godwin recalls her experience of being catered to by E. Michael Jones, the former Town Crier of St George

• Nov 17, 2025 7:59 AM

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Give that man a raise

Pam Shailer gets around to commending the staff member who made the best of a traffic lights outage last month

Pam Shailer gets around to commending the staff member who made the best of a traffic lights outage last month

• Nov 15, 2025 7:59 AM

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Case to be made for parade rain suits

Clive Dakin sympathises with the young people who unerringly stood to attention at the Remembrance Day Parade

Clive Dakin sympathises with the young people who unerringly stood to attention at the Remembrance Day Parade

• Nov 15, 2025 7:58 AM

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No misunderstanding on my part

Independent senator Tawana Tannock defends her line of questioning during an October sitting that focused on tax relief

Independent senator Tawana Tannock defends her line of questioning during an October sitting that focused on tax relief

• Nov 13, 2025 7:59 AM

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Bermuda’s Cenotaph: a century of remembrance

Senior citizen Venita Smith commemorates the most iconic of structures in the City of Hamilton

Senior citizen Venita Smith commemorates the most iconic of structures in the City of Hamilton

• Nov 10, 2025 7:58 AM

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Call for balance over Israel-Palestine conflict

The Bermuda Christian-Jewish Alliance hits back against what it perceives as a false narrative over Gaza

The Bermuda Christian-Jewish Alliance hits back against what it perceives as a false narrative over Gaza

• Nov 04, 2025 7:57 AM

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Contrast and compare: our Bronze Boy, our Golden Girl

Leighton Rochester regrets there is nothing in Bermuda that signifies the historic achievement of Clarence Hill in 1976

Leighton Rochester regrets there is nothing in Bermuda that signifies the historic achievement of Clarence Hill in 1976

• Nov 03, 2025 7:59 AM

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This is not tourism – it is energy

Jan Card is back to present smart-grid technology as the way forward for Belco, while giving Alexa Lightbourne the benefit of the doubt

Jan Card is back to present smart-grid technology as the way forward for Belco, while giving Alexa Lightbourne the benefit of the doubt

• Nov 01, 2025 7:58 AM

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Succession planning: an act of vision, humility and legacy

Shervonne Hollis could be talking about David Burt or anyone who has exhausted their stay in a position of authority

Shervonne Hollis could be talking about David Burt or anyone who has exhausted their stay in a position of authority

• Nov 01, 2025 7:57 AM

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We are too polite about housing inadequacies

Jada Simmons makes her feelings known in relation to the pace at which the Government is getting to grips with a real crisis

Jada Simmons makes her feelings known in relation to the pace at which the Government is getting to grips with a real crisis

• Oct 28, 2025 7:58 AM

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Event planners deserve due recognition

Shervonne Hollis says we must move away from the mindset of cutting corners when it comes to life’s most important moments

Shervonne Hollis says we must move away from the mindset of cutting corners when it comes to life’s most important moments

• Oct 27, 2025 7:59 AM

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Remembering our first Olympic hero

Retired magistrate Edward King regrets that not much has been done to honour the legacy of boxing heavyweight Clarence Hill

Retired magistrate Edward King regrets that not much has been done to honour the legacy of boxing heavyweight Clarence Hill

• Oct 22, 2025 7:58 AM

Letters to the Editor

Our love affair with Bermuda

New Jersey resident Vic Avon is looking forward to returning for his 20th anniversary

New Jersey resident Vic Avon is looking forward to returning for his 20th anniversary

• Oct 11, 2025 8:16 AM

Letters to the Editor

How inaction has led to where we are today

Lynne Winfield recalls the many reports over the years that speak to the antisocial behaviour that is rampantly out of control in 2025 Bermuda

Lynne Winfield recalls the many reports over the years that speak to the antisocial behaviour that is rampantly out of control in 2025 Bermuda

• Oct 11, 2025 8:15 AM

Opinion Writer

Southlands we deserve: a beautiful park for justice and truth-telling

Sam Brangman Jr is all for reimagining a space of slavery and indentured labour into one where justice can be knitted

Sam Brangman Jr is all for reimagining a space of slavery and indentured labour into one where justice can be knitted

• Oct 09, 2025 7:58 AM