Dear Sir,
This is being sent also to the Right Honourable David Lidington and the Governor of Bermuda, John Rankin:
To those who read this newspaper online, David Lidington has been appointed by the British Prime Minister as Minister for the Cabinet ...
DATE: Jun 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
Recently, a significant political event took place in the Caribbean nation of Barbados — coincidentally on May 24. If my view is correct, it has profound implications for Bermuda. There was an absolute trouncing of the incumbent political party with ...
Chateauguay, Quebec, is the last place you would expect to find a Bermudian journalist, let alone one who has blazed quite a few trails during a distinguished career in Canada. But Ernest Scott Tucker has lived in the Montreal suburb for nearly 50 ye...
DATE: Jun 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Meredith Ebbin
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch has criticised coverage of his controversial speech about the next Chief Justice.
Colonel Burch was responding after he came under fire for referring to status Bermudian Narinder Hargun’s Indian heritage in the House on...
DATE: Jun 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
The outgoing Chief Justice mounted a spirited defence yesterday of a judicial system free of political interference.
Ian Kawaley also told a conference that the constitutional foundation for the judiciary was “deficient” and needed urgent reform.
Mr ...
David Burt urged against a culture of fear as he claimed the time is right to consider constitutional change.
The Premier kicked off a conference on the Bermuda Constitution of 1968 today by calling for debate on the set of principles many have claim...
The Bermuda Constitution of 1968 was crafted to “maintain the status quo”, even as it advanced voters’ rights, a visiting academic has said.
Nicola Barker, an expert on human rights and constitutional law, is among the speakers at a conference on the...
DATE: Jun 07, 2018 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
There are some among us, Mr Editor, who think we should scrap the Westminster system altogether. We know why. There appears to be so much unnecessary division and bitterness to our politics, which in turn seems to widen the divide in the greater comm...
DATE: Jun 07, 2018 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: John Barritt
A prevailing view in some circles in Bermuda, Mr Editor, is that the British Government will not entertain any further amendment to the Bermuda Constitution Order unless we deign to seek independence.
Whether or not that is the official position rema...
DATE: Jun 06, 2018 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: John Barritt
Old-school voters in Paget East said they were worried about the island’s future as they head to the polls tomorrow.
In a traditional stronghold of the One Bermuda Alliance, The Progressive Labour Party is still dogged by its past economic record in ...
DATE: Jun 06, 2018 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
