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Last week’s story about the decline in employment income, and therefore payroll tax revenues, is yet another sign of the continuing decline of the economy. These statistics always need to be considered with some care. They are subject to revision, an...

Every four years, the voices of angry TV watchers can be heard cursing the quality of Olympic coverage in Bermuda. At one time, this was directed towards the apparent bias of US networks, which fed viewers two weeks of tub-thumping about the superior...

Chief Justice Ian Kawaley’s decision last week to block the transfer of two school principals was a remarkable victory for parents. Care has to be taken not to overstate its importance, but it seems likely that it means that the Ministry of Education...

You can't have a fight if only side participates, so Cayman Islands Premier McKeeva Bush's decision to attack Premier Paula Cox in an open letter this week is likely to go nowhere. Premier Cox has wisely chosen not to join in the fight. The times a...

Saturday’s story about Bermuda’s four-year water shortage was another example of why Bermuda must continue to focus on the issue of ensuring that the Island has an adequate supply of fresh water. In 2006, Bermuda recorded 62 inches of rain, the highe...

Question: If Bermuda takes more than a decade to revise a bus schedule, how does it manage to solve much more difficult and complex problems? Answer: It doesn’t. The fact that Bermuda has failed for more than a decade to devise a new bus schedule ha...

Healthcare is expensive and getting more so, according to a report issued last week. According to the national health accounts issued by the Bermuda Health Council, we spend $678 million on healthcare each year. That’s 10.8 percent of gross domestic ...

Bermuda embarks on another Olympic campaign today as the Island’s athletes take part in tonight’s opening ceremony in London. Naturally, the primary interest will be in whether anyone will join Clarence Hill in a very exclusive club. Mr Hill is the ...

The recent placement of the chief of staff of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital on “administrative leave” has caused a good deal of comment. That’s not surprising. When a person charged with the care and health of hundreds of patients a day is suspen...