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Dear Sir, Recently an old friend called from Washington DC. Could I host him in Bermuda next weekend? “Of course,” I replied, “tell me when you’ve booked the flights.” The plan quickly unravelled: $1,694 for a return ticket. Where, I wondered, could...

Dear Sir, CNN has reported “Sam Bankman-Fried woke up on Monday still a billionaire, even as his cryptocurrency empire was beginning to unravel. By Friday, his fortune was completely wiped out.” His company FTX has now declared bankruptcy. I just wo...

Dear Sir, I noticed in the past months there has been a lot of debris left around Admiralty House Park grounds. It is very difficult to walk the small pathways. I have to say I am disappointed as this park used to be kept in immaculate condition. On ...

Dear Sir, It is official! Political will: neither the Premier nor the opposition leader has the taxpayer’s back. By their silence, they do not care one iota about those/us who fund their policies, year after year, decade after decade, with continuing...

Dear Sir, The efficiency and safety of Bermuda’s roads would be greatly improved if all drivers would use their indicators when turning, changing lanes and at all roundabouts, and pedestrians would wear reflective clothing from dusk to dawn. Of cours...

Dear Sir, A few days ago, when it was time again to go through my pile of paper clippings to weed out those of faded relevance, I found one from November 19, 2021, where The Royal Gazette reported that Lawrence Scott, now the former Minister of Trans...

Dear Sir, These days one must be careful about what one chooses to speak out about for the simple reason that it all too easy to be accused of being “out of step with the real issues that Bermuda is facing”. But considering that the 2022 Throne Speec...

Dear Sir, I was very disheartened to read the article on George Scott-Smith and his story of fighting cancer since 2019, also being complicated by type 1 diabetes. Had he been living in Bermuda, he might not have had to go through the trauma he is ex...

Dear Sir, A landowner cuts down a swath of protected nature reserve, including mature and dense native and endemic species, to create a “viewing corridor” to the sea. Against the decision of the Development Applications Board and the recommendation o...

Dear Sir, I guess the “anecdote” about the Office of the Tax Commissioner having “run out of envelopes” may have had some truth in it. Land tax due date: September 28, 2022. Date of mailing of the land tax demand notice: October 20, 2022. Date of de...