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I’ve been thinking lately about the incredibly radical changes that we’ve all got accustomed to over the last five months. Social-distancing, masks, designated shopping days, hand sanitiser in every doorway, online meetings, happy hour on Zoom, cont...

Last week Belle turned 10 and we celebrated with the now customary combination of pug-related gifts and cheesy crackers. There was also a stuffed llama, marshmallows and a Shirley Temple. She is easy to please although we all know if she was given ...

The term holy grail is, at times, used to refer to an elusive object or goal. I use it in the way that many winemakers do as they strive to make a fine wine from a most difficult grape to work with. August 18 is designated as the day where we cele...

Post-Cup Match blues anyone?! Who doesn’t love a four-day weekend? It’s so nice to have the extra days to unwind. While I’m pretty sure that a four-day weekend would be a good long-term strategy for our mental health, it might not work the same for ...

“Think before you speak. Read before you think.” – Fran Lebowitz To say I enjoy reading would be an understatement. A large part of my day involves reading — research reports, industry trade articles, investing blogs, and a smattering of geopolitical...

This is a look at the Labour Force Survey report issued in May 2020 issued by the Bermuda Government Department of Statistics. The report is based on data collected from the November 2018, May 2019 and November 2019 surveys. It presents survey highli...

One hundred years from now, how would historians have characterised this period we now call today. In the perspective of black history, how or in what context would this current period be labelled amid the 400 year travail, and assuming one hundred y...

Covid-19 appears to be slowing down in the earlier infected countries. And some economies are very carefully and slowly moving forward, but there are no full blown recoveries yet. We are reading and hearing about heightened stock market valuations, b...

This is part two of an article on suggestions to raise revenue during Bermuda’s covid recovery. Our government has utilised significant, precious financial resources to assist thousands of local residents: the unemployed, and those temporarily or mad...

This is part one of suggestions to Curtis Dickinson, Minister of Finance, to raise capital and jump-start the “new normal” Bermuda economy. The three most important responsibilities every government has towards its citizens, according to the World E...