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So far the sugar tax is nothing more than a tax grab by the Progressive Labour Party. In Parliament on Friday, I asked questions of the finance minister, Curtis Dickinson, in regards to the amount raised since the inception of sugar tax on October 1,...

The Moneywise Pretend Portfolio yearlong series has been updated to reflect stock and bond prices at original issue and as at end of January. The portfolio is not yet complete as each month in the year-long programme, but please take the time to see...

It’s most poignant that Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter. During his prodigious basketball career, that flying vehicle became a symbol of his persistent greatness and the urgency he always felt. He didn’t have much time for traffic or any other limit...

Newspapers often get criticised for reporting only the “bad news”, but the announcement last week that there were no murders recorded in 2019 is good news indeed and should, with a caveat, be celebrated. The caveat, of course, is that Bermuda’s expe...

“I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left.” — Margaret Thatcher I find it amusing and interesting, yet not surpris...

The term “Two Bermudas” has been bandied about over the years to the point of overuse. That is because it has come to mean all things to all people whenever the mood strikes — politics, education, immigration, religion, same-sex marriage, healthcare,...

Harry S. Truman, the US president between 1945 and 1953, once said: “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” Too often we are focused on who is solving a problem and who gets the credit. The global climate crisi...

May I respond to Jan-Ann Martin who critiqued, in The Royal Gazette of January 13, my overlong comments on the proposed government health reforms? First, it is worth noting and recording that Bermuda does come out reasonably well by comparison with o...

The World Economic Forum, the most concentrated gathering of wealth and power on the planet, will begin once again amid a natural fortress of snow and ice in the Swiss Alps. President Donald Trump is jetting in for a scheduled address. Dozens of othe...

Dear Sir, Recently, the Government of Bermuda has introduced a new standard of qualifying for work in Bermuda for speakers of other languages. While I agree that persons that serve with the public, especially waiters, etc, should be able to take ord...