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Today, let us take a moment to speak about the role of the backbencher. For clarity, a backbencher would be those who are elected to Parliament but are not yet government ministers. In the existing setting within the Progressive Labour Party, there a...

Dear Sir, As a parent, I know it is my responsibility to ensure that my children have everything they need to succeed. What I expect from the Bermuda public-school system is an equal dedication to their success. After five years in the public-school...

From the moment that the Bermuda Union of Teachers suggested that the Premier get involved in the dispute that has thrown public education into crisis, you could take that in the least as a subliminal vote of no confidence in the Ministry of Educatio...

One could argue that a successful public education system is a moral duty of every government and that it is a human right for every young Bermudian to be provided with one. An unsuccessful public education system affects our whole society, regardles...

Dear Sir, I write with fantastic disgust to have learnt minutes ago that the teachers at Gilbert Institute are planning to stage a wildcat industrial action this morning (Monday, December 10, 2018). I am unsure if this is another “sick-out”, like dis...

Today, the United Nation’s Human Rights Day, is special in that it marks the 70th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights. That iconic document was finalised in 1948, a few years after the conclusion of the devastation of the Second World War....

Dear Sir, The following is for the attention of the Ministry of Education, teachers, students and parents. The children in the public schools are the future citizens of Bermuda. Without their ability to think outside the box, to be flexible and open ...

Saving Children and Revealing Secrets is extremely pleased with the statement submitted by the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs with reference to the Criminal Code (Sex Offender Management) Amendment Act 2018, especially given that spec...

There is perhaps very little difference between a supposition and a hunch. Of the two words, I think “hunch” is the more innocent. I have been a political observer for more than 40 years and for the most part the issues were clear and the political p...