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Born into a prominent family, Wenona Robinson was an elocutionist who took her training in public speaking on stage and into the classroom. She was also a Girl Guide leader and a founding member and long-time treasurer of the Sunshine League, the chi...

The Brexit circus and the unpopularity of President Donald Trump are causing apprehension about the future of the Anglosphere, the cultural, intellectual and political influence of the core English-speaking nations: Britain and the US As a non-native...

Most critiques of online activity and social media are neither rigorous nor helpful — by which I mean, they do not adequately explain why spending so much time online might be problematic and, if it is, what to do about it. Allow me to offer a tentat...

There is reason to celebrate the first Budget surplus in many many years, but the way in which that surplus was achieved sullies things. An accounting sleight of hand shuffled the “mandatory” sinking fund contribution to capital spending thereby avoi...

A 90-year old widow with a developmentally disabled adult child struggles with the everyday cost of living while trying to make sense of the proposed government budget tax and social service increases. This is a hypothetical composite case based on r...

In conjunction with Bermudabiographies.bm, The Royal Gazette is featuring a series on prominent people who have made a contribution to Bermuda in all spheres. Bermudabiographies.bm was created by veteran journalist Meredith Ebbin. Dame Lois Browne-E...

“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.” — Daniel Patrick Moynihan In a world where information is at our fingertips, we battle against false claims nearly as much as we work to educate ourselves. I’m not — nor do I claim to...

Within a few short months, hundreds of our young adults will be standing together wearing caps and gowns for their respective high school graduation ceremonies. A culmination of between 12 and 13 years from primary school to senior school. The sum to...

Dear Sir, I am someone who reads The Royal Gazette daily online, and I smiled as I read the heading “BUT celebrating 100 years of fighting for education” in today’s paper (January 31, 2019). On my arm at this very moment is a watch gifted to me by Do...

So, where were we? Ah, yes, our “fundamental macroeconomic external imbalance”. If a nation’s savings exceeds its investment, as ours obviously does, the country has “excess savings”, which it then exports to other countries to fund their investment ...