Surprise! Fire — short for Financial Independence, Retire Early, is not about us anxious-about-retiring oldsters.
Nor is Fire about Fireworks, but a new millennial finance movement, generating a heightened global surge of interest (and dedicated fol...
Progressive Labour Party leader Leonard Frederick Wade was a teacher turned lawyer, whose true calling was politics. An early member of the PLP, he served the party in many capacities before becoming its leader. He was Opposition leader for 11 years....
A charter of rights for seniors is a “landmark achievement” for Bermuda, the Premier said yesterday.
David Burt said: “Three overachieving themes drive the charter we have signed today — dignity, rights and responsibilities.
“As a society, we should...
No order was given to use pepper spray on protesters outside the House of Assembly during a clash with police in 2016, the island’s senior policeman said last night.
And he denied an accusation that the gold commander at the incident had failed to an...
DATE: Jul 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Progressive Labour Party backbenchers have called for a fresh discussion on independence.
Walton Brown said the need for a debate had become more important because the British Government had forced social and financial policies on Bermuda.
He told th...
Legislation to suspend mandatory payments into the Sinking Fund was passed by senators last week without major opposition.
The Government Loans Amendment Act 2019, along with the Electricity Amendment Act 2019 and the Bermuda Economic Development Cor...
“The truths of the Declaration of Independence are not limited by time or place,” John Quincy Adams wrote in 1839. “They belong to the nature of man in every age and every clime. They may be subdued, but they can never be suppressed. They are truths ...
In a break with tradition, Donald Trump plans to assume a prominent role in the Independence Day celebration in Washington tomorrow. For months, Trump has promised a “major fireworks display, entertainment and an address by your favourite president, ...
The Theatre Boycott began on June 15, 1959 as an adventure of civic engagement to fashion a better Bermuda. The island community entered uncharted waters, a historic journey that offers a treasure for present and future generations.
That bounty is fo...
DATE: Jun 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Glenn Fubler
Dear Sir,
Many times have I written to this newspaper on the subject of the inefficiencies and lack of accountability within the administration of our government, irrespective of which party sits on “The Hill”. So I will not bore you with a repetitio...
DATE: Jun 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
