According to many of its critics, the Trump Administration represents the greatest challenge to American liberal democracy in decades. Trump regularly bemoans the independence of the Department of Justice, demonises the press for running critical or ...
To someone who has written about the Bermuda economy for many years, Bermuda — Back from the Brink, by Bob Richards, the former finance minister, is like a breath of fresh air. It is clear, succinct to the point and written in a take-no-prisoners ...
Delray Rawlins is keen to grasp the opportunity to showcase his talents at the famous Kensington Oval in Barbados.
The Bermudian all-rounder has been selected for the North-South Series, which is a three-game contest to be held on March 18, 21 and 23...
DATE: Jan 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Cricket | AUTHOR: Colin Thompson
I read with great interest the front-page story in The Royal Gazette on January 5 titled “Anger over absence of diversity in honours” and the opinion by Chris Famous titled “No honour in the lack of diversity”.
I followed this debate when it first su...
DATE: Jan 08, 2018 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Michael Dunkley
As we embrace 2018, many will talk about new year’s resolutions. I have already made mine, so I thought I would write some for the Government to consider that would benefit all Bermudians:
Resolution 1: Engage more in governing and less in politickin...
Former police sergeant and activist Takbir Sharrieff has died at the age of 74.
The brother of Philip Perinchief, the former government minister and attorney-general, Mr Sharrieff described himself as a “child of the Sixties” whose political consciou...
DATE: Dec 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
The United States just passed a tax code and it “trumps” the tax impositions that sparked the 18th-century French revolution.
The 2016 wave of populism that created this presidency has handed the greatest gift in American history to the fewer than 1...
DATE: Dec 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Khalid Wasi
Avid news consumers suffered a near-daily whiplash of bombshell stories this year, many of which involved Donald Trump and his star-crossed administration. His surprising election win, and hectic first year in office, so dominated the news cycle that...
A controversial law change to give the Government more control over the gambling watchdog was backed by the Senate yesterday.
The amendments were designed to empower the responsible minister to give policy direction to the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commi...
DATE: Dec 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Before an audience of hundreds of business delegates, Jamahl Simmons said Government will not interfere with independent regulatory organisations in Bermuda.
He gave the assurance after explaining why he had brought to Parliament the Casino Gaming Am...
DATE: Dec 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Scott Neil
