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It’s a new government and, as in the 2012 election, the signature moment in the result was defeat of successive finance ministers, both losing their seats to newcomers. The resounding defeat, which can be rightfully termed as a landslide victory, was...

Over the many years that I have been writing, I have tried always to be honest and impartial, which meant at times suppressing my own self-interest and avoidance of reacting to knowledge of continuing injustices, particularly when levelled at me. Oft...

In an article I wrote titled “Injustice anywhere is an injustice everywhere”, published February 20, I cautioned about government agencies that are funded by taxpayer dollars, and their abusive use against private citizens. The recent ruling of Chie...

Somewhere around the mid-1980s, I wrote an article along with nine other selected persons in The Bermudian magazine, which asked the question “Which way, Bermuda?” It was supposed to be reviewed after 25 years, presumably to evaluate progress, or eve...

I have a question: why was the thought of bringing cruise ships as floating hotels to supplement the need for hotel beds during the America’s Cup a brilliant idea, while in general we discriminate against the very thought of increased cruise visitors...

I recall a conversation with Sir John Plowman while among a small group setting. He made a startling admission of something he had learnt and had tried genuinely to convey to his political contemporaries. He said he recalled when they started the Uni...

They say you shouldn’t drive forward while looking in the rear-view mirror. Nor, I suppose, is it any good looking ahead but through darkly tinted glass. Yet we enter an election and would be mindful to consider what has, or has not been presented, a...

Along with my condolences and sympathies to the family and friends, the passing of Shawn Crockwell stoked a fire that quietly lurks underneath the many thoughts and impulses that are attached to our social conscience. That sense of justice and pursui...

Nova Scotia just returned the liberal government back to power. Although there was clearly movement closing the gap between them and the opposition parties, the result shows that there is still tremendous support for the liberals, perhaps somewhat bo...

What can we take away from the recent nine-day trip overseas by Donald Trump, president of the United States? Without specifics, but pressed into an impact statement, there are lessons and concerns that the world must consider. The president, perhap...