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Dear Sir, This is in response to the Opinion column written by BPSU president Jason Hayward. Well, Mr Hayward, this is a bit too much to swallow. I quote: “It is imperative that Government put policies and legislation in place to ensure both the prot...

Dear Mr Editor, There are some in this country that would like for us to resign ourselves to the fact that there are rich and there are poor and, because of our current fiscal position, the Government is unable to address the alarming trend of the ri...

A Reply to Robert Stewart — On Welfare While Mr Stewart’s first article focused rather generally on the question of “who pays” and the role of the state, his second article zeroed in on the question of welfare. He also raises the question of whether ...

A Reply to Robert Stewart – The State within Capitalism Mr Stewart paints quite a caricature of the operation of the State as regards taxation. Despite his claims, the majority of the electorate fully understands that the State is funded primarily ...

“Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen Nobody knows my sorrow Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen Glory hallelujah!” Negro spiritual 1500-1860 Twenty million Africans stolen and transported into European colonial slavery Blacks react with hurt 1968 Mart...

The One Bermuda Alliance, as predicted, brought privatisation to the forefront post-election, with the formation of the SAGE Commission. One of the main directives of the SAGE Commission was to identify activities that can be privatised. Privat...

In 1981 a man returned to Bermuda from an extended trip to Canada. As he made his way to his home, he noticed a few new young faces among those children he had left behind. He had never met most of these new faces. Likewise these new faces had never...

Not everyone has the privilege of being birthed and raised by a lady as special as my Mother, Carol Smith. Before she passed on October 24, 2009, I was lucky enough to receive warm teddy bear hugs on a regular basis and an abundance of her overflowin...

Dear Sir, “What is in the best interest of the child?” This phrase is repeated so often in family court and by lawyers. It is surely the guiding principle of all our dealings as parents, so what goes so terribly wrong? I write from the perspective o...

The search for the best career choice in Bermuda after graduation Moneywise article of June 13, 2015, “From graduation to a rewarding career” generated a number of comments and direct requests for additional advice. As always, these readers’ personal...