The Bank of Bermuda's announcement yesterday that it has agreed to be bought by HSBC Plc for $1.3 billion will have caused a variety of emotions in the community.
The buyout brings an end to the independence of Bermuda's largest banks and a symbol of...
After 114 years of staunch Bermudian independence, Bank of Bermuda had been taken over by HSBC - a global banking giant.
The road from the bank's founding in 1889 to yesterday's sale has been a long and explosive one.
Bank of Bermuda started with jus...
US President Ronald Reagan is often given credit for the collapse of Communism. However, Pope John Paul II had a far more important role.
That is worth remembering on his 25th anniversary as Pope. He patiently nurtured freedom over a decade in Poland...
Poor Dale Butler.
When he was a backbencher he had popularity, but no power. Now as a Cabinet Minister he has power but will soon have no popularity at the rate he is going.
That's because there are checks and balances in politics that prevent even t...
COMMUNITY Affairs Minister Dale Butler's shadow counterpart has called on him to release the full text of the cultural "memorandum of understanding" he recently signed on behalf of the Bermudian people with Fidel Castro's Communist regime.
Newly-elec...
Today in HistoryToday is Thursday, October 2, the 275th day of 2003. There are 90 days left in the year.
ON THIS DATE
In 1890, comedian Groucho Marx was born in New York.
In 1919, US President Wilson suffered a stroke that left him partially paralyse...
Premier Alex Scott is scheduled to meet today with Overseas Territories Minister Bill Rammell.
In a Press statement issued by the Department of Communication and Information (DCI), Mr. Scott referred to an "earlier erroneous press report" in and desc...
September 25, 2003
Dear Sir
I write not only for myself, but for other individuals in the community who would like to publicly commend the eight-year old boy involved in the five-day sexual assault trial that concluded last week, for the brave and co...
Premier Alex Scott is likely to have difficulty convincing the United Kingdom Government that disposal of asbestos at the former Baselands is its responsibility and not Bermuda's.
Last week Mr. Scott told The Royal Gazette that "it is arguably a Brit...
Greg Haycock is proof positive of what Bermudian accountants might realistically aspire to - the top.
Of course, Mr. Haycock isn't the first Bermudian to successfully scale the proverbial corporate ladder at a local accounting firm - there are numero...