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“When people are coming to talk to me in my office, they’re not saying they hate international business. They’re saying, ‘I’m not eating, my son’s not working, how do I get opportunities in this country? So how can I agree, Mr Caines, to you giving a...

The second option available for ridding Bermuda of plastic waste involves taxing single-use plastics on importation and lowering duties on alternatives. The target area to focus on should be the elimination of plastic bags, food containers, food tray...

There are two types of policy instruments that can be used to reduce plastic use. Ranging from municipal to intergovernmental levels, the number of policies on single-use plastics has more than tripled since 2010. While some countries have imposed fu...

Dear Jason, By the time you read this, the results will be in and final. No matter the results, you are always a winner to us, your family. Why do I say this? Well, basically, since the day you were born, the family have seen you take the path of l...

“Plastic, a material invented to last for ever, can no longer be used to make products intended to be thrown away. There is no away.” The excessive production, usage and disposal of plastic materials has serious consequences for the environment. Eve...

When someone mentions a personal trainer, what comes to mind? Do you automatically think of some immortal being sculpted with six-pack abs who sips green shakes every morning? Or a drill sergeant who barks orders in order to get you scared and make y...

The late John Stubbs is best known today for being the name behind the “Stubbs Bill”, which decriminalised anal sex, or sodomy, in Bermuda. But as a parliamentarian of long standing, he was also a great student of politics and political behaviour. On...

Representatives from 31 countries, including Bermuda, talked about supporting the health of more than 700 million of their people. The representatives grappled with defining a common purpose of healthcare, and having the difficult conversations about...

Dear Sir, Tucked away on Page 9 of The Royal Gazette of November 12 is the bad news for young Bermudians up to Primary 6 level; that, under the Cambridge Checkpoint system, they achieved in mathematics a score of 1.9 out of a potential 6. A disgra...

On June 20 and 21, all middle schools received acceptance letters outlining how many students were to be expected for the 2019-20 school year. Acceptance letters were distributed to allow schools to plan at the site level, order resources and establi...