Representatives from Age Concern England were thrilled with the organisations supporting seniors in Bermuda.
However they voiced their concerns at the lack of a "safety net" on issues such as medical care and pensions for the Island's elderly.
And, w...
BERMUDA continues to tentatively talk about ? or talk around, if you prefer ? the issue of Independence. Recently even two of Bermuda's most popular comedians saw fit to turn the issue into the basis of a semi-serious routine in a interview.
Jah Simm...
Premier Alex Scott declared "mission accomplished" yesterday after completing a whirlwind tour of Washington and New York aimed at blunting criticism of Bermuda as a financial centre.
And Mr. Scott assured influential business leaders in New York yes...
HE April 23 edition of the made for very interesting reading, providing ? as it were ? a comprehensive psychological profile of an island that is clearly on the verge of a nervous breakdown. It's time, I fear, to call in the men in white coats armed ...
THE Government is about to unveil its road map to Independence and now Premier Alex Scott wants all Bermudians to weigh in on the debate over whether Bermuda should cut ties with Britain.
But in an exclusive interview with the Mid-Ocean News, the Pre...
DATE: Apr 30, 2004 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Kent
The Progressive Labour Party is preparing for a wide-spread national debate on gambling when slot machines are banned in July.
Party spokesman Scott Simmons said yesterday although the PLP had ?no position? now, it was ready to have a wide-ranging di...
Decide on a mechanism
April 7, 2004
Dear Sir,
How ironic, Tony Blair is trying to use his parliamentary majority to deprive the British people of their ?Independence? and join up with the European Union. He knows he would lose a referendum. Our Premi...
What do taxi drivers, the Bermuda Union of Teachers, the United Bermuda Party, Prison officers, Prospect residents, Anchorage Road residents, the Governor, St. George's Prep parents and the Bermuda Cement Company have in common? They are all examples...
BA fees unfair
March 3, 2004
Dear Sir,
On a recent trip to London on British Airways I changed my return date, as I have done on occasion over many years, at no extra cost but this time there was a big difference. When I got to the Gatwick check-ins,...
THIS month marks the tenth anniversary of one of the world's most brutal exercises in mass murder. In fact, the bloodshed that took place in the Central African country of Rwanda in 1994 reached such horrific dimensions that it almost qualified as an...
