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Trying to predict what will happen in Bermuda’s tourism industry when it is only March is always dangerous. Much can go wrong, and much of that is out of Bermuda’s control, not least an unstable global climate which could affect prices and people’s ...

There is no doubt that the decision on the Tucker’s Point Special Development Order is difficult. It is a classic public interest debate in which the community’s different needs have to be weighed before a decision is made. The arguments in favour o...

Premier Paula Cox raised a few eyebrows when she suggested that after Government had reduced spending in this year’s Budget, that now the private sector, and more specifically, members of the Business Bermuda trade organization, should do the same by...

When you want to trim $90 million from a $1 billion Budget, it’s a given that sacrifices have to be made across the board and all arms of Government have to be more efficient. But it does not make sense to cut heavily into those parts of Government t...

Former Premier Dr Ewart Brown pinpointed one of the most vexing problems for politicians when he said that people often say they want change, but rarely want to be the change. Dr Brown was referring to education, where despite a broad consensus in fa...

At the end of her Budget Statement, Premier Paula Cox turned a statement of John F Kennedy’s around when she quoted him saying that the time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining. “What he didn’t say was that if you wait too long for it to st...

Premier Paula Cox delivers her first Budget in her new joint role as leader of the Country and Finance Minister tomorrow. In that sense, this is her opportunity to show what she can do when she is more than “a cog in the wheel” and to give a genuine ...

Just how the Progressive Labour Party government handles industrial strife has always been a critical question for the party. Does its natural trust and history with the labour movement and trade unions reduce confrontation and enable good decisions...

Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox made the Government’s financial statements for the 2010 financial year public on Friday. They make for dismal reading. It is important to note that these financial statements are for the financial year ending o...