CONTINUING on the theme I initiated in last week's Commentary — in which I posed the question, "Who liberated Bermuda?" — I would be remiss indeed if I did not include a person on whose shoulders it could be argued the current Government sits. I spea...
HEN we Bermudians voted the Progressive Labour Party into power, they made many promises that have not been fulfilled including their pledge to be a transparent Government. All we Bermudians have seen since they came into power is a lot of smoke and ...
CONTINUING on the theme I initiated in last week's ? in which I posed the question, "Who liberated Bermuda?" ? I would be remiss indeed if I did not include a person on whose shoulders it could be argued the current Government sits.
I speak, of cour...
To His Honour the Speaker and Members of the Honourable House of Assembly
Mr. Speaker,
It is my privilege and honour to present the Country's National Budget for 2005/06 - a Budget that will indelibly mark the record of our tenure as the Government ...
February 16, 2005
I enjoyed our meeting here on January 18, and I appreciated the clear picture you and Phil Perinchief were able to draw of the way in which you propose to lead the Bermuda Independence Commission in its important task. Let me take t...
I ALWAYS enjoy John Barritt's although given what is occurring in Bermuda's Parliament these days he should consider retitling his column . In my judgment, Barritt should be leading the United Bermuda Party. He has the political street smarts, streng...
DATE: Feb 18, 2005 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Letters to the Editor
LADIES and gentlemen, and Mr. Editor too, today in the House on the Hill we reconvene for the annual Budget Ballet, an event not on the Bermuda Festival Calendar but on the Parliamentary Calendar, which features by way of an opening act, a grand pas ...
Exchanging facts
February 12, 2005
Dear Sir,
Please allow me to address a lack of truth and a lack of economics as contained in a recent letter from ?Born Bermudian?. In this letter Born Bermudian states that Caribbean countries hold their citizens h...
Cabinet is ?gratified? that Foreign Office junior minister Bill Rammell has left the door open for Bermuda to pursue Independence via a General Election, Premier Alex Scott said last night.
In a written statement, Mr. Scott also said the Rammell stat...
When a week begins with Valentine?s Day and ends with the seventh annual PLP Government Budget day, you just know it?s going to be a good one.
It?s here again already: this Friday, MPs will return to the House to begin the biggest debate of the year,...