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See something. Say Something. Know something. Say Something. Those are not just words, Mr Acting Editor, but powerful advice which, when acted upon, can constitute an effective tool in helping to combat crime and bring criminals to justice. Now think...

Everyone who lives in Bermuda is an expert in tourism. So am I. But I am going to try and avoid political bickering, the predictable petty ping pong of partisan politics as to whose national plan we are working from, whether the Tourism Authority is ...

The young are the restless. It is a line for which I cannot take credit. It was a headline that appeared recently in The New York Times. It caught my eye as did the subject matter: how views are changing on the decriminalisation and use of marijuana....

The issue of financial disclosure for parliamentarians has concerned me for years, Mr Acting Editor. There has always been this nagging feeling that the requirement for disclosure has been honoured more in the breach than in the application. The reas...

Short week, short takes, Mr Acting Editor. Take One, Senate: After 56 hours of Budget Debate up the Hill we get 22 more down the Hill. But it has its uses. The first is practical. With two Cabinet Ministers among their number, an opportunity arises ...

There’s no chimney on the House on the Hill, Mr. Acting Editor, so there’s no chance of ever seeing the smoke whether black, white or grey. We read and hear instead about the heat, sparked I am sure by the partisan nature of politics. They are after ...

As far as parliamentary debates go, Mr Acting Editor, the Budget Debate is by no means the Hill’s equivalent of ‘The Harlem Shake’. Not even close. Never was, and likely never will be. Not without some serious changes. For sure it should be something...

That was, Mr Acting Editor, some reality check (pun intended) and it is not one we will be able to cash any time soon. Public debt now stands at $1.469 billion and counting. Our new Government is projecting an operating deficit of a further unprecede...

Bob’s your uncle? Not on Budget Day 2013, Mr Acting Editor. The man has some job to do and I don’t envy him one bit. You could say that the new Finance Minister in a new Government is stuck between a rock and a hard place, and he hasn’t got a lot of ...