our years into his role as Bermuda's ultimate political arbiter, Governor Sir John Vereker is as upbeat as ever, despite the rising level of flak flying his way. Twice in the last few months prominent PLP politicians have demanded he be recalled, mos...
"Don't Tread On Me" — patriotic American slogan dating from the Revolutionary War period indicating a willingness to fight and defend the country from those who would oppress it.ONE of the reactions I have had in the wake of the recent act of violenc...
ONE of the reactions I have had in the wake of the recent act of violence that occurred between a Portuguese-Bermudian and a group of black Bermudians ? which resulted in the former being seriously injured ? was one of ambivalence.
This ambivalence d...
TODAY is Thursday, July 20, the 201st day of 2006. There are 164 days left in the year.
ON THIS DATE:In 1810, Colombia declared independence from Spain.
In 1881, Sioux Indian leader Sitting Bull, a fugitive since the Battle of the Little Big Horn, su...
Europe could turn off the tap of wealth and prosperity that Bermuda has enjoyed through its offshore international business. In a new perspective placed on the Independence debate, residents have been asked to consider what might happen to Bermuda?s ...
DATE: Jul 17, 2006 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Scott Neil
July 8, 2006
I SHARE many of Alvin Williams’ justified concerns with the more militant manifestations of Zionism. Zionism is not, as Mr. Williams correctly pointed out in his most recent Commentary (Mid-Ocean News, July 7), a religious or cultural mo...
IT'S a shame Bermuda isn't in the business of cloning.
Imagine how the island would benefit if more of us were like Raheem Shakir. For those of you who missed last Friday, Mr. Shakir hired a medical student to work for his construction company for t...
The furore over the attack on Portuguese-Bermudian Rui Medeiros, far from abating, appears to be growing, with public meetings being held and a rally scheduled for today to protest racism.
This outcome in many ways is a positive thing.
While it is tr...
Opposition leader Wayne Furbert wants to let the voters decide the big issues of the day via referendums.
He said citizen?s initiatives have a lot of public support and would stop politicians pushing through unpopular schemes.
Mr. Furbert said: ?If w...
The furore over the attack on Portuguese-Bermudian Rui Medeiros, far from abating, appears to be growing, with public meetings being held and a rally scheduled for today to protest racism.
This outcome in many ways is a positive thing.
While it is tr...
