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On March 19, I attended the reading of the British Virgin Islands Budget 2018-19. Having just finished our own Budget session, I was very interested in witnessing their procedures. While sitting in the gallery, I was sent a note asking me to sit with...

Over the past few months, there have been some major political events happening throughout the Caribbean region. In the island of Grenada, there was a General Election held on March 13 between the incumbent New National Party led by Prime Minister Ke...

If one was feeling adventurous, they would jump into the water on South Shore in Bermuda, point their compass due south and head out to open sea. A mere 1,000 miles later, they would find themselves on the pristine shores of our sister island of Tort...

Howard “Hubby” Charles, a man who was born, bred and was lifelong resident of our beloved parish of Devonshire. For the past few days, I have been wondering how best to remember my dear cousin — dare I say my dear double cousin — “Hubby” aka “Black C...

“Way Maker, miracle worker, promise keeper Light in the darkness, my God That is who you are” — Sinach Way Maker is a gospel hit that has been resonating in my head the past few weeks. So much so that I have found myself watching countless versions ...

On February 14, the front page of The Royal Gazette carried an attention-grabbing headline — “Famous: PLP must reach out to whites”. Not quite a heart-warming Valentine’s message, yet that headline managed to attract 326 comments. If anyone needed fu...

Last Sunday there was a family gathering at the Willowbank Hotel Conference Centre. Hundreds from across the island came together to honour the founders of the Progressive Labour Party, those who had laid the foundations for a better and fairer Bermu...

Here in Bermuda, we have recently been experiencing the challenges that flow from trash not being collected. It is unsurprising and understandable that many, if not all of us, are upset about the trash build- up. After all, there is nothing positive ...

Next week, on Sunday, February 18, I have been given the distinct honour and privilege of being the keynote speaker at the 54th Annual PLP Founders’ Day Banquet at the Willowbank Conference Centre. To be completely honest, I did not initially think I...

“They say that hindsight is 20/20 and if one could turn back the hands of time, they would do everything perfectly. Perhaps that is true. However, the reality is we cannot yet turn back the hands of time, so we can only learn from our errors and stri...