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John Rankin has had a pretty rough time of it from the moment he was sworn in as Governor of Bermuda — a mere ten days after civil unrest, literally on the streets of Parliament. Starting from the fallout of December 2, 2016, a date that will be infa...

Dear Sir, I am submitting this letter to coincide with the resolution of the Nicholl Scholarships for 2018. He was a great philanthropist for whom altruism was the motivating factor. In October 2017, Khalid Wasi wrote in The Royal Gazette that “Nicho...

Rule No 1 of successful litigation: find yourself a sympathetic plaintiff. The anti-affirmative action activists behind the present lawsuit charging Harvard University with racial discrimination in undergraduate admissions have certainly checked that...

Dear Sir, Once again, I write your column with warmth and joy in my heart for my love for my island of Bermuda and for my fellow residents. Like many Bermudians, and our fellow residents, I was on Front Street to view our own wonder girl, Flora Duffy...

I wanted to write a follow-up to my previous opinion, titled “The campaign for equality”, which was published on May 7 of this year. A comment was made that I felt needed answering in greater detail. The comment was this: “Why is the United Nations a...

On Friday, the Minister of Health announced that the Customs Tariff Amendment (No 2) Bill 2018, more commonly referred to as the Sugar Tax Bill, would be amended during the debate to take into account “further consideration of the consultation feedba...

The world’s first Ocean Risk Summit held in Bermuda recently drew leaders from across political, economic, environmental and risk sectors to identify the potential exposures to ocean-related risk and tackle its broad-ranging consequences. Scientis...

One step forward, two steps backward. Push, pull. Accusation, counter-accusation. Punch, counterpunch. Just when we think we’re getting somewhere, actually we’re not. This entire mess over Bermuda’s political leaders tearing strips out of the country...

The past few weeks have provided an invaluable insight into what some of the electorate are talking about and what their concerns really are. Every time I stop and talk to the voters in Warwick North East, the same issues crop up: affordable healthca...

Do you remember being little? All the doting relatives asking what you were going to be when you grow up. Young children are always so truthful, so sincere, and breathtakingly honest. Some children say they want to be a diver, while others it was to ...