“To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world.” Freya Stark
The room was barely bigger than the single bed it contained. I could touch each wall with my hands standing in the middle (I’m five feet, six in...
The Uighurs will not be eligible for UK passports “at least for the next several years” according to a US State Department cable.
The cable was one of 68 regarding Bermuda held by whistleblowing website WikiLeaks.
It referenced a meeting between US E...
The Uighurs will not be eligible for UK passports “at least for the next several years” according to a leaked US State Department cable.
The cable, one of 68 relating to Bermuda held by whistle-blowing website Wikileaks, referenced a meeting between ...
Defence lawyer and MP Mark Pettingill will push for longer sentences for gang members when the House of Assembly reconvenes next month.
Mr Pettingill hopes his amendment to the Criminal Code will land proven gangsters with up to ten years longer behi...
The majority of voters remain opposed to Independence, according to a recent poll.
Seventy-three percent of persons surveyed by Mindmaps said they were against such a move.
The figure is the same as in an October survey.
As before, 14 percent of tho...
DATE: Jan 28, 2011 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
On the eve of the August, 1995 independence referendum, then-United Bermuda Party MP Wayne Furbert and I chatted outside of Number 1 Shed, where inside a capacity crowd of some 1,000 Bermudians exuberantly expressed their support for statehood. Again...
DATE: Jan 26, 2011 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: Walton Brown
There have been some interesting studies posted by various investment and planning firms on the status of comfort level of women with their finances and the advisers that they may work with. Google the description to see the results.
Ladies, particu...
Are we all complicit?
January 7, 2011
Dear Sir,
We opposed apartheid in South Africa because it was a disgracefully racist, unjust system. We managed to force industries, banks and businesses to stop doing business with South Africa. The dismantling ...
DATE: Jan 12, 2011 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
Former United Bermuda Party Minister Maxwell Burgess yesterday revealed he’s joined the Progressive Labour Party.
Mr Burgess immediately tipped as a potential PLP candidate at the next general election told The Royal Gazette: “I’m committed to helpin...
DATE: Jan 12, 2011 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Tim Smith
Parenting is a sacred duty, and parents need help in carrying it out.
Such is the basic philosophy behind a new parenting organisation thought up by a local doctor.
After hearing about all the recent violence in the community, Cheryl Peek-Ball decide...
