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Bermudians are, by and large, an independent, canny and resourceful people. In many ways we have long embodied what Theodore Roosevelt meant when he said that “far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work wor...

Dear Sir, The life in which we are born brings with it the beginning process of education. From the moment we are born, we are of impressionable minds and easily led. Our curiosity then goes into play and it is from that point on that there is no sto...

Everyone needs a job, from the time that a child is relatively small through to virtually the end of adult life. Work provides purpose and motivation: mentally, physically, financially, and sometimes, spiritually fulfilling. Work is not as we like t...

Even during this island’s very palmiest days in the late 1990s and early 2000s, there were people living on the outskirts of hope, those who had been left behind as remarkable economic growth brought unparalleled opportunity for most Bermudians. In m...

Now that the One Bermuda Alliance has presented its Reply to the Throne Speech, readers may find it interesting to analyse the messages from the speeches by looking at them — by words and numbers — to understand the priorities of each party. But firs...

Saudi Arabia announced this week that it will lift the ban on women driving, a policy that has long served as a symbol of the country’s unequal treatment of women. Saudi Arabia is the very last country in the world to do so. “Saudi Arabia allows wome...

Dear Dr Nekia, When is enough, enough? Some people leave at the first signs of trouble and others stay through years of tears. How do you know when it is time to call it quits with no regrets, doubts, guilt, or feeling like you are a failure or quitt...

The subject of discipline, especially in our schools, has been bouncing around for decades. While parents have a right to express concerns about the problem and the negative effects on children who fall victim to unacceptable bullying tactics, it is ...

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, begins tomorrow night. This is the season during which Jews make tshuvah — or engage in the work of repentance and repair — for all we have done wrong in the past year. Tshuvah is not just about saying sorry; it’s ...

I got into politics in 2012, not because of some lifelong yearning to govern, but because I was profoundly concerned with the suffering already being caused by bad economic policy and poor management of public money. Right now, our debt payments exce...