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In numerous publications in the last few weeks, various headlines arose noting that “the state of Delaware (Secretary of State Jeffrey Bullock) supports HR 6403, a current US congressional Bill titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act as the ...

There are some people in Bermuda who have access to the luxury of a private pool. There are some people in Bermuda who have access to the more than 100 private beaches and coves. For people in neither of those categories, Shelly Bay Beach is the one ...

“The forest was shrinking but the trees kept voting for the axe as its handle was made of wood and they thought it was one of them” — Anonymous The role of the Opposition is to point out the mistakes and blunders of the ruling party and to propose b...

This is a continuation of the Pondstraddler monthly series featuring questions from readers. A reader asked the following questions: I’m a Bermudian with UK citizenship, while my spouse is an American. We retired to France and just love the people, ...

What is cryptocurrency? According to the Bermuda Virtual Currency Business Act 2018, virtual currency means a digital representation of value that: • is used as a medium of exchange, unit of account, or store of value; • is not fiat currency, whether...

“When you hear about slavery for 400 years. For 400 years?! That sounds like a choice.” These were words spoken by American entertainer Kanye West that speak to the complete lack of knowledge of the true horrors of 500 years of European colonialism ...

A few weeks ago, my fellow fitness enthusiast shared with you all her experience after running an amazing 5K. Betty Doyling was “feeling pretty good” about herself until a gentleman who watched the race told her she could be unstoppable — if she los...

One of the most frequent lines of questioning I receive from readers is to do with islanders’ increasing interconnection with the outside world — and all of its rules and regulations. In response to that, the Moneywise column, on the last Saturday of...

Mergers and acquisitions are a hot topic in many sectors again, certainly in insurance, with the news that Axa is to buy XL Group. The allure of growing at a speed that is impossible to achieve through organic growth is often the objective combined w...

In a previous opinion — “Are black OBA members on the white side of history” — I explained my reason for joining the One Bermuda Alliance. I expressed a shared concern that after the political rhetoric has subsided, the issue Bermudians will care mos...