It is difficult to judge whether the row between Works Minister Sen. David Burch and Auditor General Larry Dennis is a storm in a tea cup or an example of the Government doing everything it can to silence an independent voice in the Government.
If th...
Premier Alex Scott has been urged to speak to the country and explain why one of the most important branches of Government has been effectively shut down because of a haphazard office move.
Weight has been added to a theory that political games are b...
DATE: May 30, 2006 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Scott Neil
Two-thirds of Bermudians remain opposed to the idea of the Island breaking ties with the UK, according to the latest poll carried out for .
It comes nine months after the Bermuda Independence Commission reported its Island-wide findings on the likely...
DATE: May 30, 2006 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Scott Neil
Around six in ten of Bermuda?s residents would like the opportunity to work in Europe or North America, according to a poll conducted for .
But the Caribbean is the least appealing of the three options canvassed in the poll conducted earlier this mon...
DATE: May 26, 2006 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Scott Neil
THE war of words between the two political parties which erupted after a Cabinet Minister used the phrase "house niggers" to describe black Opposition supporters, could be coming to an end.
The Mid-Ocean News understands that Premier Alex Scott and U...
DATE: May 26, 2006 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Gareth Finighan
If the recently staged production of "Premier Scott: International Man of Diplomacy" is any indication, we've opened a new chapter of Alex in Wonderland. Down the rabbit hole and off to Washington DC we all went last week, with the Scott hype machine...
ALTHOUGH most rugby players aren't built for long-distance running, members of Teachers Rugby Club swapped studded boots for training shoes on Wednesday in an effort to help one little girl who cannot walk.
And their sporting versatility has paid off...
DATE: May 26, 2006 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Gareth Finighan
Good ... and not so good
May 6, 2006
Dear Sir,
I must commend the Department of Immigration on providing the excellent Calypso band at the Airport to welcome tourists to Bermuda. It made the hour waiting in line at Immigration fly by in what seemed l...
Organisers hadn?t expected this year?s May 24 Parade to take a full four hours to make its way down Front Street, nor had they expected Drag ?Queen? of Bermuda Sybil Barrington to ignore a Government ban and join in and strut his stuff in front of as...
DATE: May 25, 2006 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Scott Neil
Outstanding service
May 8, 2006
Dear Sir,
Please allow me some space in your paper to celebrate the outstanding service provided by Mrs. Betty Richardson at the Harrington Sound Post Office. In an age when customer service is declining, Mrs. Richards...
