Here are excerpts from editorials in newspapers from around the world which may be of interest to Royal Gazette readers:
The Times, London, on the retirement of Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey:
The manner in which George Carey let his retiremen...
Independence is no shield
January 8, 2002
Dear Sir,
Magnus Henagulph reports on a UPI story "Euro may force independence" for Bermuda and other British Overseas Territories who wish to remain in the offshore banking business. It is hard to see how a ...
January 9, 2001
Dear Sir,
In my opinion the responsibility of a newspaper is to print the news and keep its readers well informed. If a mistake occurs then it must be corrected and if someone is affected negatively then an apology must be printed.
If...
HARARE (Reuters) — Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe, who led the former Rhodesia to independence 21 years ago, is fighting for his political life in a presidential election which was set on Wednesday for March 9 and 10. An austere Jesuit-educated g...
The United Bermuda Party's decision not to re-admit Trevor Moniz to the whip demonstrates the difficulties of balancing stands on matters of principle with the need for party discipline.
Mr. Moniz had the whip withdrawn after a series of contentious ...
January 7, 2001
Dear Sir,
I express thanks to Mr. Orednduff, interim president of the Bermuda College for his kind comments about we Bermudians published January 4, 2002. I say the same thing about the off-the-cuff remarks of one recently departed Go...
The United Bermuda Party’s decision not to re-admit Trevor Moniz to the whip demonstrates the difficulties of balancing stands on matters of principle with the need for party discipline.
Mr. Moniz had the whip withdrawn after a series of contentious ...
In his first public comment on the “unfortunate” decision to oust him from the United Bermuda Party's (UBP) parliamentary group, Trevor Moniz vowed yesterday to stay the course as a representative of Smith's South.
“Clearly, I'm not happy about it,” ...
Bermuda may be forced into independence from Great Britain by the new European Union (EU) currency, the euro.
A report in United Press International entitled "Euro enthusiasm marred by tax worries" highlighted the impact of the euro in the EU, Britai...
Becoming an associate member of Caricom may not be necessary and should be fully discussed says Opposition Leader and Shadow Finance Minister Dr. Grant Gibbons.
Speaking with The Royal Gazette, Dr. Gibbons said: "At this point one of the challenges t...
