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How many times have we heard the expression “It’s the economy, stupid”? Well or, in that old familiar Bermudian vernacular, “Oh well”, it truly is the economy. To my detractors on this subject, I acknowledge my self-interest. In some ways, it is unav...

“Beware when you bring in a prince to get rid of your problems because, while he may get rid of your problem, the next problem is how to get rid of the prince.” That is a proverb that has a myriad of literal and non-literal implications and applicat...

They say “fair is fair” or, otherwise put, “what’s good for the goose is good for the gander”. News and journalism are meant to be objective and impartial. I hear CNN is losing viewers and, as one such viewer, I may be able to attest to why. First, ...

Democracy is an ideal that is not easily achievable. Unfortunately, too many people think we have achieved it already, simply because we are allowed to vote. The right to vote is only one principle and even there the right is not exercised fully. Th...

“I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation. War is hell.” — William Tecumseh Sherman ...

It’s just a fact the Progressive Labour Party has 29 Members of Parliament from which to choose the make-up of its 12-member Cabinet. However, the selection process is not as simple as spinning the wheel of fortune, and every person that comes up is ...

It may be hard to imagine better days are coming, particularly when everything around us represents chaos: the closure of the Rosebank branch of Butterfield Bank, school populations declining, some very old established businesses folding and the scar...

Bermuda will mourn the death of Lloyd James, a tall, imposing batsman who was a true legend. My memory goes back to his first Cup Match century of 147 runs. His century was devastating to Somerset, who at the time had dominated the Cup Match classic...

OK, I am not running for the mayoral election of Hamilton on May 13, but if I were, here are a few things I would promise as a candidate: 1, Every resident at the age of majority, landlord and business owner will have a right to a vote. Which means, ...

As the former sportscaster Joe Brown used to say: “My, my, my.” This Mexico Infrastructure Finance and $18 million affair ain’t gone anywhere yet. If anything, it is getting deeper by the day in the courts. With claims for fees and improper advice, i...