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The transfer window closed on Monday and there was a lot of money spent by the clubs in Europe, not least the world record £85.3 million Real Madrid paid Tottenham for midfielder Gareth Bale. When you look at the prices they are paying for players to...

I love the smell of newly sharpened pencils. Never mind the thrill of buying a new pencil case! I have a bit of a ‘thing’ for stationery but particularly when it’s mixed with the buzz of anticipation that comes with the start of a new year at school....

Funny or not, sometimes it pays to have a sense of humour about the serious matters of state. Case in point: In response to predictions about more job losses before the year is out Finance Minister Bob Richards was quoted as saying, “statisticians do...

Governments in democratic jurisdictions large and small are constantly faced with decisions that give the people they serve satisfaction that their concerns are getting the utmost attention, or disappointment that somehow the decision-makers have los...

Education has been a controversial issue in Bermuda for quite some time, and despite input from overseas experts, along with home grown expertise, it remains a complex subject with numerous challenges that unresolved, could hamper efforts to provide ...

A rather patronising phrase of Mr GB Shaw’s, but last weekend in Wales, attending my (dare I admit it) 20-year high school reunion, I glimpsed its reality. Mine was no horrendous Hollywood-version of high school. I have been looking forward to return...

(Second of two parts) Unit labour cost (“ULCs”) is a well-known measure of international competitiveness which combines labour cost and productivity into a single measure. In general, unit labour costs show how much output the economy receives relati...

Status for investment in lieu of austere measures is arguably a clever and compelling way of framing the argument. Austerity is not proving that popular in any number of jurisdictions, let alone here, and there is growing doubt as to its efficacy in ...