Former premier Ewart Brown has said his memoirs, which went on sale this week, have given him the chance to set the record straight.
Dr Brown said yesterday: “I feel that the Bermuda public in particular has been told a plethora of falsehoods about m...
DATE: Nov 07, 2019 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Dear Sir,
Even under better economic circumstances, the continuance of the people’s business, concurrent regular-performance reporting of same and the plan for the next 12 months needs personal broadcast by the Premier to the entire tax base, as that...
DATE: Nov 05, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor | AUTHOR: Letters to the Editor
Dear Sir,
I write in response to Walter Zupp’s letter, “An independent take on independence”, published on October 22. While Mr Zupp’s letter outlining his perceptions and thoughts were disturbing on many levels, I am choosing to comment on a very fe...
DATE: Oct 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor | AUTHOR: Letters to the Editor
The Government’s decision not to hold an Opening of Parliament ceremony is a dangerous sign of how lightly the present administration regards the customs and mores that underpin Bermuda’s democracy.
There is no legal requirement to hold a formal Ope...
Dear Sir,
It has been as sad as it has been predictable to see some voters try to defend the Progressive Labour Party’s decision to cancel the Throne Speech.
Some have claimed that this is meant to be a pro-independence decision.
If it is, then faili...
DATE: Oct 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor | AUTHOR: Letters to the Editor
The home affairs minister has held discussions with potential investors in renewable energy projects.
Walter Roban met top staff from reinsurance firm Legal & General Re to “discuss investment opportunities that could help Bermuda achieve future rene...
Dear Sir,
When a government is elected to power, it is expected to govern and work for, not just those that put it in power, but those that did not, as well.
It must do this even if for the sole self-serving reason as to convince those who did not vo...
DATE: Oct 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor | AUTHOR: Letters to the Editor
Dear Sir,
What follows is a late response to the independence forum I attended last summer. Considering how important the topic is to future generations, I thought the forum was about as well attended as Jeffrey Dahmer’s funeral.
I recall overhearin...
DATE: Oct 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor | AUTHOR: Letters to the Editor
After watching the funeral of the late MP Walton Brown Jr, I am mindful of an old comment put on fallen soldiers’ graves: “Let my death have more meaning than my life”.
I listened carefully to all the commentaries, and, indeed, they inspired hope of ...
Walton Brown’s unswerving commitment to Bermudian independence brought a touch of humour to the sorrow of his loss.
David Burt, the Premier, and former Progressive Labour Party minister and longstanding friend of Mr Brown’s Dale Butler told the congr...
DATE: Oct 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
