THE late L. Frederick Wade, leader of the Progressive Labour Party between 1985 and 1995, had rather a world-weary ? but not entirely incorrect ? view of Bermudian public life. "There is life after politics," he once said. "I learned that the hard wa...
WITH Government's track record so far of corruption, looking out for their own benefits and bonuses ? and the lack of any really tangible progress or improvement in addressing any of our numerous and incredibly important social problems ? I and many ...
FORGET what's in a name, Mr. Editor, instead: What's in a word? Not much really, but when combined with other, presumably, carefully chosen words, they do tend to point the reader in a certain direction – and usually for a reason.
Such was the case l...
Deal with housing first
February 17, 2005
Dear Sir,
Please allow me space to express my thoughts and in part respond to Guilden M. Gilbert Jr. You say that you will only debate facts Mr. Gilbert. Well I would like to know what facts you could present...
Finance Minister Paula Cox pulled off the near impossible yesterday ? introducing a budget than angered nobody and pleased just about everybody.
Indeed Hester is fast warming to Ms Cox who always seems to have shopaholics firmly in mind.
Last year sh...
Bermuda?s business community yesterday said it was happy to see the some of the weight of the payroll tax burden shifted off small to medium-size business with Government?s announcement of a new tiered system to benefit smaller operators.
Indeed, the...
The Ministry of Health and Family Services has claimed 20 percent of the entire national budget as Government strove to emphasise its commitment to easing the healthcare costs of Bermuda?s senior citizens.
The Ministry received a total of $147.3 mill...
No increase in taxes, funding for initiatives targeting seniors and housing, a template of small business concessions, and increased scope for public-private partnerships were all announced in the Budget yesterday as Government put the financial punc...
Premier Alex Scott is intentionally ignoring the will of the people to further his own agenda on Independence, the leader of the lobby group Bermudians for Referendum claimed yesterday.
Michael Marsh told that his organisation had secured "well over...
Bermudians without family ties to the UK are unlikely to retain British passports granted in 2002 if the Island goes independent, according to a letter from Governor Sir John Vereker to the Bermuda Independence Commission.
And the BIC will have an in...
