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The first sign that something terrible had happened came as a notification on a station platform: my train was running late. It was a bullet train from Hiroshima to Kyoto. I was travelling through western Japan with friends. I was The Washington Post...

Can I make the assessment such as that made with the former United Bermuda Party that suggests that we are now at the end of another socio-political life cycle? It was very easy to see that the UBP had run its course and that its time was up with th...

For all the revelations in Oprah Winfrey's interview with Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, the most striking was Meghan's claim that an unnamed member of the Royal Family raised concerns and questions about the skin colour of her the...

I listened to Marc Bean’s interview and if I had any confusion about where at least he stands, it became crystal clear in his own words. On reflection, the best thing Marc did during the election was to introduce the term Free Democratic "Movement", ...

Upcoming elections In our sister Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands, it will be having its General Election on April 14. On Nomination Day, Monday gone, there were 50 candidates vying for 19 seats. Of all the OTs, Cayman Islands has the di...

This year has seen many of us dramatically change the way we work, and at the moment, we are unsure as to whether this will become the new norm. The most significant changes are in terms of working from home, and an even bigger reliance on electronic...

Arguably, our children are suffering the most right now. Research evidence seems to support this with child mental-health difficulties increasing, particularly in respect to anxiety and depression. There are a few reasons why we should be especially ...

I recall many years ago working with Eva Robinson and W.E. Rudolph Joell, who ran several times unsuccessfully for mayor. We had a "back of town" committee back in the Seventies. Of course, the issues then were what was deemed as unequal treatment of...

Toxic positivity is a phrase commonly used in social media psychology, and refers to the emotional damage of “being positive” in the face of adversity. Essentially, it conveys that whilst “positive vibes only” might be a catchy phrase, and a nice sen...

The House of Assembly on February 19 passed the Progressive Labour Party’s new Cannabis Licensing Bill, which now heads to Senate for debate tomorrow. Let me offer a few thoughts… The reason for the One Bermuda Alliance’s opposition to the Bill is t...