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It’s not disloyal to say rules matter

Leadership contender Curtis Dickinson explains the principles that led him to sue the Progressive Labour Party

Leadership contender Curtis Dickinson explains the principles that led him to sue the Progressive Labour Party

• Oct 09, 2026 8:00 AM

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The leadership question Bermuda cannot afford to avoid

Curtis Dickinson is the person Bermuda needs as its leader right now, says Renée Webb

Curtis Dickinson is the person Bermuda needs as its leader right now, says Renée Webb

• Oct 09, 2026 7:59 AM

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Government has not delivered on absentee voting

Dwayne Robinson fears the issue may be another promise made and broken by the Progressive Labour Party

Dwayne Robinson fears the issue may be another promise made and broken by the Progressive Labour Party

• Oct 08, 2026 7:53 AM

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Vision loss changes more than sight

Loss of vision can bring with it mental health challenges. Help is on the way, thanks to a new partnership

Loss of vision can bring with it mental health challenges. Help is on the way, thanks to a new partnership

• Oct 08, 2026 7:52 AM

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Failing to plan means you are planning to fail

Structural problems at the National Sports Centre throw the Government’s commitment to sport into question

Structural problems at the National Sports Centre throw the Government’s commitment to sport into question

• Oct 07, 2026 7:27 AM

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Policing works best as a partnership

Police Week is a moment to reflect on the valuable service the police provide every day

Police Week is a moment to reflect on the valuable service the police provide every day

• Oct 07, 2026 7:26 AM

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Homelessness can be prevented

The Government’s new plan to end homelessness will require persistence, but it can be achieved

The Government’s new plan to end homelessness will require persistence, but it can be achieved

• Oct 06, 2026 7:59 AM

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Standing with teachers must mean something

The Bermuda Union of Teachers argues that recognising the work of educators requires more than lip service

The Bermuda Union of Teachers argues that recognising the work of educators requires more than lip service

• Oct 05, 2026 11:00 AM

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ADHD is real, raising question of what normal means

Adult diagnoses are increasing, but how they are treated remains uncertain

Adult diagnoses are increasing, but how they are treated remains uncertain

• Oct 05, 2026 7:56 AM

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Bermuda’s energy system at risk of combustion

Bermuda needs to move from a system that penalises solar energy owners to one that incentivises them, says Eugenie Simmons

Bermuda needs to move from a system that penalises solar energy owners to one that incentivises them, says Eugenie Simmons

• Oct 05, 2026 7:55 AM

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Godzilla El Niño is a rehearsal for the future

This year’s El Niño foewshadows what “normal” life will be like as the climate changes

This year’s El Niño foewshadows what “normal” life will be like as the climate changes

• Oct 05, 2026 7:54 AM

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Gone, not forgotten: St Alban’s

Cecille Snaith-Simmons looks back at the history of St Alban’s on St John’s Road, Pembroke, which was an important institution for Black Bermudians in the area in the days of segregation

Cecille Snaith-Simmons looks back at the history of St Alban’s on St John’s Road, Pembroke, which was an important institution for Black Bermudians in the area in the days of segregation

• Oct 03, 2026 7:34 AM

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A tropical island drought may raise the price of your sneakers

Droughts in Indonesia caused by climate change and El Niño can have a knock-on effect on manufacturing throughout Asia

Droughts in Indonesia caused by climate change and El Niño can have a knock-on effect on manufacturing throughout Asia

• Oct 03, 2026 7:33 AM

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Government has an insurance solution on its doorstep

Bermuda could ensure it is has financial cover for infrastructure damage from natural disasters using the expertise developed on the island

Bermuda could ensure it is has financial cover for infrastructure damage from natural disasters using the expertise developed on the island

• Oct 02, 2026 7:29 AM

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How will rehabilitation happen if you can’t even flush the toilets?

Water shortages and plumbing problems are symptomatic of government neglect of Bermuda’s prisons, writes Robert King

Water shortages and plumbing problems are symptomatic of government neglect of Bermuda’s prisons, writes Robert King

• Oct 01, 2026 7:51 AM

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Make appointments welcoming for every patient

Showing a little flexibility can make appointments easier for professionals and people with different sensory-processing needs

Showing a little flexibility can make appointments easier for professionals and people with different sensory-processing needs

• Oct 01, 2026 7:50 AM

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Our children in overseas care deserve better

That ten children were sent overseas without being protected by a litigation guardian is a systemic failure by Government, says Robin Tucker

That ten children were sent overseas without being protected by a litigation guardian is a systemic failure by Government, says Robin Tucker

• Sep 30, 2026 7:58 AM

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The chamber is a paper tiger

International business, not the Chamber of Commerce, needs to join the debate on Bermuda’s energy future

International business, not the Chamber of Commerce, needs to join the debate on Bermuda’s energy future

• Sep 30, 2026 7:57 AM

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Homelessness plan has a bold vision, but no delivery aim

Bermuda’s homelessness plan diagnoses the problem, but does not set targets for how to achieve the solution, says Michael Fahy

Bermuda’s homelessness plan diagnoses the problem, but does not set targets for how to achieve the solution, says Michael Fahy

• Sep 29, 2026 2:17 PM

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Guess what? You might be a Canadian citizen

Changes to Canada’s nationality law will open up the right to citizenship to any descendant of a Canadian

Changes to Canada’s nationality law will open up the right to citizenship to any descendant of a Canadian

• Sep 29, 2026 7:56 AM

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Luck and working children is not a care plan

Paolo Odoli describes the personal toll that having parents with dementia takes on adult children, and how “stepping forward” is not a long-term solution

Paolo Odoli describes the personal toll that having parents with dementia takes on adult children, and how “stepping forward” is not a long-term solution

• Sep 28, 2026 4:29 AM

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Bermuda cannot import its way out of a workforce crisis

Government and the business community have to genuinely put Bermudians first in the workforce of the future

Government and the business community have to genuinely put Bermudians first in the workforce of the future

• Sep 28, 2026 4:27 AM

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Dockyard punctuality and Cup Match, 1937 style

George Dixon Jr describes life in Somerset in 1937, including how Cup Match was played 90 years ago

George Dixon Jr describes life in Somerset in 1937, including how Cup Match was played 90 years ago

• Sep 26, 2026 7:28 AM

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Bermuda needs execution and integrity, Mr Burt

Ben Smith says the Premier ducked questions on why the Progressive Labour Party government has failed to diversify the economy

Ben Smith says the Premier ducked questions on why the Progressive Labour Party government has failed to diversify the economy

• Sep 26, 2026 7:26 AM

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You don’t need to travel far for a first-class education

The heads of Bermuda’s independent schools say a Bermuda education can broaden the mind

The heads of Bermuda’s independent schools say a Bermuda education can broaden the mind

• Sep 26, 2026 7:24 AM

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Dementia: don’t wait for crisis to start a conversation

One of the common misconceptions about dementia is that it is simply about forgetting things, says Elizabeth Hathaway

One of the common misconceptions about dementia is that it is simply about forgetting things, says Elizabeth Hathaway

• Sep 25, 2026 6:29 AM

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Minister of Home Affairs should listen to advice

The One Bermuda Alliance warned Alexa Lightbourne about her mistakes before she made them, says Dwayne Robinson

The One Bermuda Alliance warned Alexa Lightbourne about her mistakes before she made them, says Dwayne Robinson

• Sep 25, 2026 6:28 AM

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Handle with care: Bermuda’s construction boom

Sector is ramping up but the island’s leaders must ensure the labour force and infrastructure can handle associated stresses

Sector is ramping up but the island’s leaders must ensure the labour force and infrastructure can handle associated stresses

• Sep 24, 2026 7:29 AM

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Time is of the essence in solving housing crisis

Zane DeSilva argues that people in need of housing should not have to wait for the Government to follow its usual rules

Zane DeSilva argues that people in need of housing should not have to wait for the Government to follow its usual rules

• Sep 24, 2026 7:28 AM