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When a baby takes its first step and falls, what do we do? We clap! Not because it was easy, but because it was hard, and they tried. Effort and motivation, particularly self-motivation, are two attributes which people develop from a young age. Enco...

“This government has failed to produce the jobs promised; they have failed to improve education; they have failed at tourism; they have failed in providing hope and opportunity to Bermudians. Their term in office will be remembered as the great Bermu...

Dear Sir, On this island I have constantly been made aware of race and hate. I grew up in a multiracial society, which has not been without discord, but the biggest difference here is that the black population really does believe that the white popul...

A hand-lettered sign was recently erected near the entrance to Hamilton, one both heartfelt and heartbreaking. It was a plea to save Gilbert Institute after the release of an education ministry reorganisation plan that included the Paget Parish prim...

Dear Sir, I wrote a letter about Marcus Garvey, published in The Royal Gazette, which also spoke of our migration from the West Indies in the late 19th century. Intentionally, I also gave a small comparison of the socioeconomic difference of post-ema...

On December 18, 2015 President Obama signed the “Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015” (PATH Act). With significant publicity it was as if it was a Christmas present from President Obama and Congress to the American people. A few weeks pri...

The proposed “Pathways to Status” giving permanent resident’s certificates to those who have been here for 15 years is environmentally unsustainable, racially divisive and salt in the wound to those who are unemployed. Evidently, this would not have ...

When we lose respect for each other, whether it is at the kitchen table or on the front lines of political activity, the inability to reason within an atmosphere of decency and sound judgment has a tendency to create negative emotions that appeal to ...

February is Black History Month and this year marks the 400th anniversary that blacks were brought to Bermuda as indentured servants. Throughout this month, The Royal Gazette will feature people, events, places and institutions that have contributed ...

Once upon a time in Bermuda, children were under the watchful eye of their entire circle of family and friends. Chances were if a child misbehaved in public, their parents knew about it before they got home. More often than not, some form of punishme...