Published March 5, 2004
BERMUDA was presented with the still-current either/or choice on going to Independence or maintaining existing constitutional arrangements with Britain in 1973 after Whitehall reneged on promises to allow the island to pursue ...
Published August 19, 2005
NEWLY arrived Governor Sir Edwin Leather correctly anticipated in 1973 that the then-taboo subject of Independence would emerge as a major political issue in Bermuda by the mid-to-late 1970s ? but said the Progressive Labour...
BELGRADE — Shattered buildings on the boulevard tell the story: Belgrade is the only European capital bombed by NATO and Serbia does not forget it.The cruise-missile ruins on “Tomahawk Alley” are totems of resentment of a people who feel misunderstoo...
IN the aftermath of the failure of Government backbencher Renée Webb's Private Member's Bill which would have extended Bermuda's human rights legislation to recognise so-called sexual orientation — and allow legal recourse to those who believe they h...
IN the wake of the Parliamentary fiasco surrounding Renee Webb's Private Member's Bill, I think I've finally figured out our Government's affinity for Cuba. Our leaders obviously admire the lack of civil and human rights the Cuban government affords ...
IN the aftermath of the failure of Government backbencher Ren?e Webb's Private Member's Bill which would have extended Bermuda's human rights legislation to recognise so-called sexual orientation ? and allow legal recourse to those who believe they h...
THE Civil Service broke its own rules when the Ministry of Works & Engineering forced staff from the Office of the Auditor General to move into premises that were far from being ready to work in.
That is the view of Auditor General Larry Dennis, who ...
Back-pedalling Butler
June 3, 2006
Dear Sir,
It seems that Minister Butler has become an expert on back-pedalling; double-talking and double-thinking.
First, he back-pedals and double-talks on his comment about blacks who join the UBP want to be whit...
Back-pedalling Butler June 3, 2006Dear Sir,It seems that Minister Butler has become an expert on back-pedalling; double-talking and double-thinking.
First, he back-pedals and double-talks on his comment about blacks who join the UBP want to be white,...
May 18, 2006
Dear Sir,
I think all of the board members in the Human Rights Commission should resign in shame. To allow Sen. Burch to get away with using the term "house n......" on his radio show is nothing short of criminal.
I was utterly appalled ...
