Like the longtail, the arrival of Byron Lee and his band, the Dragonaires, is a hallmark of the Bemudian summer, and when these legendary Jamaican entertainers step on to the stage in St. George's later this month, it will mark the 11th year they hav...
Celebrate the achievement
July 30, 2002
Dear Sir,
Having just recently arrived in Bermuda to take up my new post, naturally I look forward to each day's Royal Gazette, to learn more about current news and public affairs on this stunningly beautiful i...
The Police Complaints Authority (PCA) is handling cases despite being wracked by resignations in June, Labour and Home Affairs Minister Terry Lister said.
Mr. Lister was responding to Opposition claims in the House of Assembly last week that a backlo...
PERHAPS it is too much to hope that Bermuda could present a united stance on a foreign policy issue. Although Bermuda's international relations are closely circumscribed as a result of its status as a British Overseas Territory, the ongoing debate as...
Government's bid to have Bermuda become an Associate Member of Caricom has met with some reservations from the backbenchers of the ruling party.
And the motion, which was originally scheduled to be debated in the House of Assembly on Friday will not,...
PERHAPS two of the strongest influences - and some might call them aphrodisiacs - known to man are the pursuit of wealth and the attainment of political power.
In looking at these two aspects of life, I am not sure - despite the great store that is p...
Where do our loyalties lie?
July 8, 2002
Dear Sir,
I am rather confused about Bermuda's sense of loyalty and wonder if somebody can explain the current state of affairs.
As a new resident of Bermuda I did a lot of reading about Bermuda's history and ...
Fifty percent of voters in a Royal Gazette online poll feel former Premier Sir John Swan should make a political comeback.
But 43.8 percent of the 317 votes cast said he should not. Six percent of those asked: "Should Sir John Swan make a political c...
Police and Customs officers are heading for a record year of drug busts after so far seizing way in excess of last year's total - with two major hauls this month alone.
Narcotics chief, Police Superintendent Larry Smith said during the first six mont...
IN the extended afterglow of its 1998 election victory it began to appear the Progressive Labour Party's fiscal policies were about as pink as the pages of the business world's house paper .
The mask of market-friendly fiscal responsibility could now...
