WHILE the results of a latest Research Innovations poll on the subject of Bermudian Independence may have buoyed the anti-sovereignty camp, for us who support such a national goal and are prepared to be advocates of cutting the island's remaining con...
I'm no atheist
May 4, 2004
Dear Sir,
A. Medeiros is quite off the mark in his response to my letter. In the first place I am not an atheist.
Second, “May the Church rule!” is an unconstitutional attack on Bermuda's democratic system of government.
Th...
Government is looking to international business to “raise the bar on corporate responsibility” to improve the lives of Bermudians, said Premier Alex Scott.
In a report to MPs on his recent travels, Mr. Scott said he spelled out what he believes is th...
Pollster and political commentator Walton Brown will represent Bermuda this month at a United Nations conference on decolonisation.
The UN conference in Anguilla from May 22 to 24 is to analyse the individual circumstances of seven non-governing terr...
RECENT threats of US economic retaliation against Caricom for supporting the ousted President of Haiti have led Opposition Leader Grant Gibbons to call for the Progressive Labour Party Government to "face a couple of home truths" about Bermuda's exte...
IT is time to retire poor old Mark Twain from his unsolicited position as spokesman in chief for Bermuda's tourism industry.
His overused, overworked remark "You can go to heaven if you want to ? I'd druther stay right here in Bermuda" has been routi...
DATE: May 07, 2004 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Letters to the Editor
April 22, 2004
Dear Sir,
I know the Bermudian magazine is coming out shortly with their annual "awards of excellence".
Would anyone consider also publishing "worst" service awards? Holding for five minutes or more on a "customer service" line seems t...
The Department of Education is searching for a social worker for the Dame Marjorie Bean Hope Academy ? a special needs school.
The school, which currently has ten students aged four to 16-years-old, wants to take on up to nine more students for the u...
April 24, 2004
Dear Sir,
Under the caption, "Democracy and Independence", in the April 21 , a proponent argues: "You can't have one without the other."
A logical extension of that premise is this: If democracy can't exist without independence, every ...
Racism is the real issue
April 27, 2004
Dear Sir,
It is obvious to me that the Independence debate is actually a debate about racism. The fact that it is not discussed in that way reflects a feature of our Government. It is entirely black but address...
