The need for transparency and accountability in Government, improving the civil service and increasing Bermuda?s profile on the world stage are among the topics to be discussed at a public meeting on sustainable development tonight.
The Government?s ...
DATE: Aug 08, 2006 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
Reviewing past reports about Bermuda?s social situation leaves the reader both impressed with the insights of the authors and depressed that many of the same problems and the solutions proposed are so constant.
If some new problems have arisen, notab...
The Progressive Labour Party has no intention of putting Independence ?on the back-burner? despite that being one interpretation of its reaction to a poll indicating 70 percent of the population has no desire to split from the UK.
Taking Bermuda into...
DATE: Aug 07, 2006 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Scott Neil
Blame the politicians
July 27, 2006
Dear Sir,
Amid all the recent sadness surrounding the accidents and deaths on our roads I have heard and seen a lot of finger pointing as to causes and responsibilities.
Over the last five to nine years we have see...
After recent polls reflected that 70 percent of the Island are against Independence the Progressive Labour Party spokesman admitted that Bermudians have not embraced the issue but Government was committed to addressing social issues, which could in t...
Get control of crime
July 27, 2006
Dear Sir,
I am Bermuda born, living in California.
It saddens me to read how things are changing for the worse, in Bermuda.
When I read the story of the lady from New Jersey, that had her purse snatched while sittin...
Seven out of ten Bermudians oppose breaking ties with England, according to a recent poll.
This is the highest percentage of Bermudians to oppose the idea of Independence since November 2004 when Research Innovations began tracking opinions on the is...
I DON’T know Royal Gazette columnist Christian Dunleavy except through the occasional pieces that he writes for the Mid-Ocean News’ sister newspaper. We are both Bermudians, but as far as having similar worldviews or a common perspective on the Bermu...
hen school is out, most teenagers can?t wait to escape, but when 19-year-old Bermudian Shala Muhammad?s time at a special school in Wales came to an end, she begged to stay longer.
Miss Muhammad, a CedarBridge Academy student and member of the Windre...
I DON'T know columnist Christian Dunleavy except through the occasional pieces that he writes for the sister newspaper. We are both Bermudians, but as far as having similar worldviews or a common perspective on the Bermuda reality, we might as well b...
