September 17 was the 215th anniversary of the signing of that most remarkable document, the American Constitution. There wasn't a great deal of fuss made of it. I don't fully understand why. Is there a more important document in existence, one more r...
The hundreds of Jamaicans who descended on Shelly Bay for a picnic had double cause for celebration - 40 years of independence from Britain and improbable success for their cricket team who sealed a place in the Commercial League's knockout final at ...
DATE: Sep 25, 2002 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Ivan Clifford
THERE is a certain irony at work when you consider that as more and more Bermudians press for Independence, Britain, the "Mother country", is moving towards decriminalising marijuana, the island's number one recreational drug of choice.
Britain's mov...
Royal request
September 15, 2002
Dear Sir,
Would The Royal Gazette please stop identifying a few easy to quote monthly individuals - Toppy , Rolfe, Walton - as "political activists".
Not one of them has any political base or anything to demonstrate e...
Opposition Leader Grant Gibbons is to meet the Governor to raise allegations that Attorney General Dame Lois Browne Evans is trying to interfere politically in criminal prosecutions.
The Attorney General, a political appointee, has responsibility for...
West Indian Association, who came agonisingly close to winning the league title, are confident of seeing off their Caribbean rivals Jamaican Association this weekend to set up a showdown with champions Leg Trappers in the Commercial Cricket League's ...
DATE: Sep 18, 2002 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Ivan Clifford
Supporters of the United Bermuda Party (UBP) are breathing a sigh of relief at the news that Trevor Moniz has been readmitted to the party whip.
But there are some doubters that the good will will last.
Robert Pires, a Moniz supporter, said the party...
Trevor Moniz is back in the fold of the United Bermuda Party (UBP) after a caucus meeting Tuesday.
Mr. Moniz was readmitted to the UBP whip at the meeting, according to a statement from the party's headquarters last night.
"Mr. Moniz was readmitted t...
As readers in Bermuda pick up their newspapers this morning and make their way to work, tens of thousands of New Yorkers will already have been up for hours honouring those who died in the terrorist attacks of one year ago.
Bagpipe processions of mou...
When Victor Scott Principal Dr. Gina Tucker read Ronald Morrish's 'With all Due Respect' earlier this year, she knew she had to bring the author to Bermuda to speak to an audience of parents, educators and community leaders.
She contacted the Canadia...
DATE: Sep 04, 2002 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Lawrence Trott
