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Letters to the Editor Dear Sir, Public education in Bermuda has been the subject of much criticism over the past several decades and it is no secret that most of us, who are on the outside looking in, will say it has been failing many students and de...

On October 29, a diverse group of 15 members of the Planning Team gathered at the Department of Workforce Development. This collaborative group, under honorary co-chairmen Joan Dillas-Wright and Dennis Lister, were continuing a process that emerged o...

Dear Sir, Even under better economic circumstances, the continuance of the people’s business, concurrent regular-performance reporting of same and the plan for the next 12 months needs personal broadcast by the Premier to the entire tax base, as that...

Cordell Riley recently questioned in a newspaper article the accuracy of the revenue generated by the 2017 America’s Cup, and his comments were not rebutted. He compiled a “back of the napkin” estimate, which is nothing but a Swag. It is clear that...

Dear Sir, In your publication dated October 28, 2019, the headline proclaims “Immigration activist critical of PLP”. In the article, Robert Pires advocates on behalf of the mixed status of families in the Portuguese community and attributes what he p...

There is a proverb that says if you want to succeed, you must visualise yourself in your success and then go make it a reality. I would like to take this opportunity to discuss the possibilities that the future holds for the people of the Virgin Isla...

David Burt’s speech at the opening of the Progressive Labour Party delegates conference is just a further demonstration that he just doesn’t know how to end his party’s inertia. He has no ideas that are good ideas, and the ideas that he does have are...

At the beginning of his speech to the Progressive Labour Party delegates conference on Monday night, David Burt warned the audience: “Fasten your seatbelts.” In this, at least, the Premier was not indulging in hyperbole or exaggeration. Towards the ...

The Government’s decision not to hold an Opening of Parliament ceremony is a dangerous sign of how lightly the present administration regards the customs and mores that underpin Bermuda’s democracy. There is no legal requirement to hold a formal Ope...

While the Throne Speech is perceived as traditional and ceremonial, the reality is that it is vitally important because it outlines the plans the government of the day intends to pursue, as well as those that it may amend or abandon. It is the means...