IT'S that time of year again. In keeping with the holiday season, this week I'll be handing out Christmas presents to Bermudian public figures who have been both naughty and nice in 2004.
As official protocol dictates, I begin at the very top of Berm...
Sharing the rewards
December 14, 2004
Dear Sir,
I?m writing to thank Mr. Randy Horton and Derrick Burgess for trying to implement the new overtime law which would see at last some fairness in the workplace.
Heaven help us, we are supposed to live in ...
Premier Alex Scott has pretty much delivered on his promise of forming a Bermuda Independence Commission that broadly reflects the community.
The 14-strong group roughly matches the racial make-up of the Island's Bermudian population and has a number...
Funding for the Bermuda Independence Commission (BIC) will be provided from Government?s Central Policy Unit based on its needs, a Government spokesperson explained yesterday.
The BIC is operating just as any Government committee or board operates, ...
I READ Mr. Alvin Williams' December 10 on black economic empowerment with some interest. Nothing could have been timelier. His article was almost as a companion piece to my own Letter to the Editor on this subject that appeared in the same edition.
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Bishop Vernon Lambe will head the 14-strong Bermuda Independence Commission (BIC), which met for the first time yesterday at Camden House.
As for the Opposition's refusal to participate on the BIC, Premier Alex Scott stated yesterday: “We honestly re...
Paralysed from the waist down, 34-year-old Ms Castle has always been reliant on others to help her with the business of getting from place to place.
But the arrival of a Chrysler PT Driver car that has been modified to meet her specific needs and whi...
THAT'S it then, Mr. Editor, the House on the Hill is down for the holidays and we'll all be home for Christmas ? and in pretty good time too. It was shortly before 11 o'clock in the evening last Friday when the Premier ? aka the Man in charge ? rose ...
December 16, 2004
Dear Sir,
Imagine being a good looking 24-year-old man, planning a night out with your girl and your friends. Then think about how you would feel if you went to the door of the newest nightclub on the Island during the week of their...
Mrs. Mussenden, the Trinidadian-born wife of
Yes, but first of all, I want to thank you for the invitation. I was very surprised that the would have any interest in my views, and I am pleased to have the chance to share some thoughts from my own pers...
