Hector fully sympathises with the Bermuda Police Service over some of the crazy and downright dangerous situations its officers find themselves in at times. But he was left scratching his head at a report of their handling of a security situation at ...
Much to be proud of
July 27, 2006
Dear Sir,
I was very pleased to see the article in today?s announcing that your ?Youth News? supplement won the Rookie of the Year award at the recent Young Reader Conference.
I have met Ms Fellowes and her young rep...
Opposition Leader Wayne Furbert's call last week for a referendum to be held as soon as possible is correct.
It is very difficult now, after more than a year of discussion and debate, to expect any significant change in people's thinking about the is...
All members of the roundtable at the second Sustainable Development forum agreed that it is imperative the civil service embrace the plan in order for it to work.
The meeting was held last week in a packed Bermuda Industrial Union hall where panellis...
Opposition Leader Wayne Furbert has criticised the Premier for making remarks about slavery during a radio interview on independence.
Mr. Furbert claimed the Premier made the comments on Friday on VSB Radio in response to a press conference he had he...
DATE: Aug 14, 2006 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
No need for GPSAugust 10, 2006Dear Sir,Satellite navigation systems for Bermuda cabs? Is this some kind of joke!
On an island consisting of 22 square miles and only a handful of roads, they shouldn’t even need a road map, let alone a GPS system.
I li...
No need for GPS
August 10, 2006
Dear Sir,
Satellite navigation systems for Bermuda cabs? Is this some kind of joke!
On an island consisting of 22 square miles and only a handful of roads, they shouldn?t even need a road map, let alone a GPS system.
I...
PLP campaign leader Senator Walter Roban has added his voice to that of the Premier in rejecting calls by Opposition Leader Wayne Furbert for an immediate referendum on Independence.
As The Royal Gazette reported yesterday, Mr. Furbert revealed that ...
Opposition Leader Wayne Furbert yesterday called on Government to hold an immediate referendum on Independence ? and revealed that if one was held he would vote against Bermuda going it alone.
Mr. Furbert called a press conference at United Bermuda P...
DATE: Aug 11, 2006 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
DEMOCRACY, as I understand the word, refers to government by the people; a society ruled by the majority.
Despite evidence to the contrary, it is a form of government I assumed was still in place on this island until I read The Royal Gazette on Monda...
