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In one of my books titled It’s Between What They Say, I talked about the environmentalist bubble. I used the term “bubble” here because bubbles can be burst and many children do it just for fun. The point is, it’s a discretionary thing. The buzzword...

He who feels it knows it”, a reggae tune, is an experiential truth played out in so many scenes. There is something to be witnessed about having one’s appetite satisfied that shows even lions are pacified when full. It may even be a safe thing to wa...

I don’t need to explain the seriousness of life or overly dramatise the concerns that too many people have about their future, and the safety and prospects for their children. Many years ago there was a little slang that people in my circles would ar...

At first, I thought of the by-elections, particularly in Warwick, as ho-hum and that perhaps the statistical aspect as a parliamentary 25-11 is ho-hum. However, the real achievement in this election was bringing a strong candidate with real experien...

When I was a younger man, I was very inclined towards the thought of Bermuda as a nation. Perhaps influenced by the postwar environment where from my house as a child I watched American naval ships, aircraft carriers and seaplanes — at times crashing...

It’s the year of the 50th anniversary of our constitution. Wow. What a celebration; the silence is almost palpable. Like a kite on Good Friday when there is no wind or, worse, like a tradition that has died, there is no noise waking you in the mornin...

There is an old hymn, Count Your Blessings, which includes the line “name them one by one”. I for one can see the perceived risk that cryptocurrency may implicate, but I would be foolhardy or outright bigoted to believe or proclaim there is no benefi...

We keep hearing it and, yes, sometimes get tired of hearing “race”, which seemingly is behind every inclination we have. America’s Cup — race. Politics — race. Flora Duffy celebration, or lack thereof — race. So in the Bermudian vernacular, “I mus...

Christopher Famous in one of his recent columns reminded many of us about our connections with the West Indies, more particularly the bloodline connections. He is, of course, correct. I for one cannot deny it, having direct roots from St Vincent, Tur...

I actually had another topic to write about but I had to put it aside for the moment given the sudden departure of Jeff Baron from Parliament. But, like London buses, by the time I finished writing about him, Grant Gibbons announced his retirement, s...