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The January 15 edition of The Royal Gazette contained a full-page celebration of the birthday of Donald “Dick” Dane, an educator and football coach. It featured a collection of wonderful testimonials by some outstanding footballers of our past who ha...

I have written about our leaders in the past and on one such occasion I elevated a comparison between three prominent leaders — Sir Henry “Jack” Tucker, Sir John Swan and Ewart Brown — putting all of them in a realm at the top as far as being the mo...

The philosophy of the Progressive Labour Party is rooted in ensuring that a hard day’s work is respected and that workers are protected. As has been reported in the news, the Senate just passed two significant pieces of legislation that will together...

When I was growing up, my parents told me, when you are in a public gathering with strangers, there are two topics to avoid: race and religion. Race and religion are difficult topics. They have caused riots, wars and no one leaves a social gathering ...

What is the biggest threat facing Bermuda? Last summer I posed this question in an opinion observing that our biggest threat was not in fact Bermuda’s new airport. Today, our island benefits from a new $400 million gateway, built without adding to o...

It was extremely disturbing to read the Letter to the Editor in The Royal Gazette on January 14, 2021 entitled “Spot the difference” wherein the author, Elspeth Gray, asks: “What is the difference between the Trump supporters storming the Capitol Bui...

We, the undersigned residents of Bermuda, take this opportunity on the birthday of the late Reverend Martin Luther King Jr to express our concerns and best wishes to our neighbours, the people of the United States of America, as that country navigate...

The Westminster system of government often comes in for its fair share of criticism in recent times — here and elsewhere. True, it is not perfect, and I have in my time been an advocate for reform and modification to refine and build on that which en...

“Country roads take me home To the place that I belong” — John Denver Devonshire bonds Around the year 1900, my great-grandparents, Herman and Rosanna Charles, built their homestead on a very quiet patch of rural Devonshire. There...

The Senate reconvenes tomorrow for the first time after the Christmas and new year festivities to debate several pieces of legislation that if passed, will become law. Among the changes is the redistribution of funds from charity to the union. At pr...