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On March 9, a joint statement was released with the support of 20 local residents, regarding the importance of fostering peace, both globally and locally. While the full text of the statement has not been published, let me highlight our aim: to para...

Dear Sir, Several weeks ago, I wrote to this newspaper about the importance and (sadly), the lack of effectiveness of one of the Government’s bipartisan watchdog committees known as the Public Accounts Committee. Recently, I was pleased to find some...

After 50 years of sociopolitical activity preceded by a nebulous or nascent introduction through church and family, I think my tales of that experience may be of interest for those who are going forward with any political ambition. It is useful to kn...

It was about 10pm in Cambridge, Massachusetts, when Russia decided to launch rockets against my home country on February 23. I remember sitting at my desk staring, frozen, watching from afar what was happening to my peace-loving, newly democratic Ukr...

In the final part of this series, we return to where we began with the Premier and his austerity budget. Austerity budgets and economic recoveries are contradictions in terms — budgets that rely solely on spending cuts to reduce deficits are not cond...

The protection of children is a fundamental tenet of civilised society. To protect a child is innate in every adult, regardless of being a parent or not. In early 2020, we witnessed the horrific images of overwhelmed hospitals, spiralling deaths as C...

So what can we learn from Bermuda’s 2018 tax reform debacle? Three perennial problems for the island are underscored by these unfortunate events. The first is Bermuda’s lack of competent policymakers — in the One Bermuda Alliance as well as the Progr...

As much of the world watches with anxiety over the horrific developments in Ukraine, with indescribable suffering and death resulting from the Russian invasion, the future of global order that provides stability and peace between all nations seems a ...

In or around 1776, Paul Revere was cited as saying “The British are coming, the British are coming!!” There are some disputes as to whether it should be to him or someone else that those famous words are attributed. Yet, what is undeniable is that, ...

Beneath all the smoke and mirrors of David Burt’s Budget Statement delivered on February 25 lay the stark reality that he was proposing yet another austerity budget. As the Budget details show, Bermuda’s deficit reduction in the coming year will be a...