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Politics offers up plenty of twists and turns, Mr Editor, some of them predictable and some not so predictable. The unpredictable can be a pain. When asked what could scupper his government’s plans former United Kingdom Prime Minister Harold Macmilla...

Dear Dr Nekia, My girlfriend and I argue constantly about money. Although we both work, we do not make enough money to cover all of our bills and living expenses each month. She says that she is stressed out and I notice that if she cannot afford t...

It was a criticism that was bound to be levelled, Mr Editor, and so it was. Bermuda could use an America’s Cup approach to public education. Everyone knows it too, and have known for a long, long time. How long? Long enough. Our political parties ha...

Politicians are a risk-averse breed as a rule. Not for them any grand deed or word, any principled beau geste, which flies in the face of the popular mood. Not for them any bold initiative which challenges outdated but entrenched social conventions o...

For the last few months, we have been hearing how we all should: — Pull together and make Bermuda the Jewel of the Atlantic — Put our best foot forward for tourism and the America’s Cup — Keep the island clean — Be great hosts to our visitors During...

Unlike the rest of us, who trudged wearily back to work this week, Parliament’s Christmas holiday extends until February. Which is not to say the daily business of governance doesn’t go on. It does, of course. But Bermudians will have to wait until l...

When an aircraft slips into a tailspin, unless it is a professionally performed stunt usually seen at air shows, it could be a clear indication that something has gone dreadfully wrong, and that the outcome without the ability to recover will not be...

I started to write about Bermuda and the stunning lack of diversity in our island’s boardrooms. I started to write about how Bermuda has one of the highest percentages of people of African descent holding college and advanced degrees in the world. I ...

Dear Sir, MP Leah Scott recently commented on ZBM News on the loss of old-fashioned values which were once prevalent within the black community. I could empathise with her comments because 30 years ago, in the Eighties — yes, that long ago — when I r...

Holidays are for happiness. There you are in the aftermath, sitting amid the remnants of wrappings, fading but still twinkling lights, wonderful food, and memories of Christmas. You may have acquired things you don’t need, given things that others di...