Do you consider yourself a conspiracy theorist? No? Well if, like many other residents and visitors, you think David Burt’s Travel Authorisation requirements ar...
Do you consider yourself a conspiracy theorist? No? Well if,...
What do you look for in political leadership?
The May 6 sitting of the House of Assembly saw a marked contrast of political styles from two MPs sitting on the g...
What do you look for in political leadership?
The May 6 sitt...
Last week was not good for Bermuda.
Notice that I say not good for Bermuda, rather than not good for the Burt Administration. Certainly, it was a bad week for t...
Last week was not good for Bermuda.
Notice that I say not go...
This past Friday saw the Speech from the Throne. If you blinked, you might have missed it. The opening prayer beforehand seemed to last longer than the brief s...
This past Friday saw the Speech from the Throne. If you bli...
In politics, what goes unsaid often reveals the true narrative. It has been observed before: silence speaks volumes. When Parliament returned from the short Aug...
In politics, what goes unsaid often reveals the true narrati...
Do the initials SDO mean anything to you? If they don’t, they should.
SDO stands for Special Development Order. SDOs permit major land development in Bermuda. ...
Do the initials SDO mean anything to you? If they don’t, th...
The unmarked intersection between politics and international sport can be dangerous territory for politicians. It has seen some spectacular crashes in the past....
The unmarked intersection between politics and international...
The House of Assembly on February 19 passed the Progressive Labour Party’s new Cannabis Licensing Bill, which now heads to Senate for debate tomorrow. Let me o...
The House of Assembly on February 19 passed the Progressive ...
Did you catch the US inauguration? Although not celebrated as a speech maker, America’s new president gave a powerful speech. Two themes particularly resonated ...
Did you catch the US inauguration? Although not celebrated a...
What is the biggest threat facing Bermuda? Last summer I posed this question in an opinion observing that our biggest threat was not in fact Bermuda’s new airp...
What is the biggest threat facing Bermuda? Last summer I pos...
Have you ever noticed how you can find a cliché for almost every occasion?
Two came to mind during 2020’s last session of the House of Assembly, when MPs gather...
Have you ever noticed how you can find a cliché for almost e...
Wait? It’s the middle of December?!? As years go, 2020 has certainly been infamous. 2020: double digits now etched on our collective psyche. Infamous. Yet, to m...
Wait? It’s the middle of December?!? As years go, 2020 has c...
So, did you vote in the General Election last month? Really? Well you’re not alone, but the voter numbers may surprise you.
More than 20,000 registered Bermud...
So, did you vote in the General Election last month? Really...
How are you with multiple choice? Try this one: which of the following things is the biggest threat facing Bermuda?
Is it:
A, Bermuda’s flatlining economy
B, Th...
How are you with multiple choice? Try this one: which of the...
Do you recall who said that death and taxes are the only two certainties in life?
I didn’t. But “Professor Google” set me straight — it was Benjamin Franklin. W...
Do you recall who said that death and taxes are the only two...
See if you can spot the link between the following three vignettes. Ready? (Hint: it’s the economy).
First there was Sage
How did you spend your weekend? Me? I...
See if you can spot the link between the following three vig...
A funny thing happened when the House of Assembly resumed this past Friday ... peace broke out. Well, not completely. There was still the usual political sniper...
A funny thing happened when the House of Assembly resumed th...
Many of you will have seen the recent news about the captain of a US aircraft carrier who allegedly broke ranks to warn that a large number of sailors on board ...
Many of you will have seen the recent news about the captain...
Some 25 years ago, a debate was raging in America about the power of words. The argument was this: do words matter?
William Raspberry, the Pulitzer Prize-winnin...
Some 25 years ago, a debate was raging in America about the ...
It is welcome news that the Attorney-General, responding to last year’s stinging criticism by Bermuda’s Court of Appeal, has finally appointed a panel of litiga...
It is welcome news that the Attorney-General, responding to ...
First, let’s start with the positive.
Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health in the present Progressive Labour Party government, has the ability to tackle the islan...
First, let’s start with the positive.
Kim Wilson, the Minist...
Last Friday in the House of Assembly, Curtis Dickinson, the Progressive Labour Party’s newish finance minister, and I marked our mutual anniversary. Friday was ...
Last Friday in the House of Assembly, Curtis Dickinson, the ...
It will very soon be my first anniversary as an elected MP. People often ask me how I am finding it up on the Hill. My first year as the newest Member of the Ho...
It will very soon be my first anniversary as an elected MP. ...
Denial. Anger. Bargaining. Depression. Acceptance.
These emotions, doctors tell us, are the five stages of grief.
And the people working in Bermuda’s internatio...
Denial. Anger. Bargaining. Depression. Acceptance.
These emo...