Critics at home and overseas continued yesterday to pour scorn over a plan to bring the island’s casino regulatory body under ministerial control.
The Casino Gaming Amendment Act 2017, expected to be debated and approved in Parliament early next mont...
DATE: Nov 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
David Burt laughed off questions today about the Progressive Labour Party’s intentions to take Bermuda to independence.
Members have publicly stated the Premier raised the subject at the party’s banquet at the Fairmont Southampton last Saturday night...
DATE: Nov 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Delray Rawlins, the Sussex all-rounder, has been busy sharpening his spin bowling skills in the nets with the England Lions in Brisbane, Australia, this week.
The Bermudian, who bowls slow left arm, is taking part in a weeklong spin bowling training ...
DATE: Nov 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Cricket | AUTHOR: Colin Thompson
It has finally happened. The dictator Robert Mugabe has fallen. After days of uncertainty in the wake of an ambiguous coup, he finally bowed to pressure from his former allies and ordinary Zimbabweans.
In his resignation letter, Mugabe tried to depic...
The Government will not withdraw its controversial plan to bring the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission under ministerial control, tourism minister Jamahl Simmons said yesterday.
Mr Simmons, moments after Cheryl-Ann Mapp was announced as the new commis...
DATE: Nov 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
Each November, “Remembrance Day” in the United Kingdom honours the heroic efforts, achievements and sacrifices that were made in past wars. Remembrance Sunday is also marked by events such as memorial services, church services and parades. A national...
On November 5, Bermuda residents became stunningly aware of the radical vulnerability of our island’s economic success.
For more than 30 years, international business has poured billions into the local money supply, infrastructure (buildings), gover...
Dear Sir,
It has been a long while since I wrote a Letter to the Editor, but recent events in Bermuda have compelled me to come out of my hibernation.
For the life of me, I cannot fathom why Bermuda, and in particular the Progressive Labour Party, se...
DATE: Nov 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
A plan to bring the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission under ministerial control has been described as “flying in the face” of best practice and a “recipe for disaster” by overseas experts.
Industry insiders in the United States, including one who help...
Azari Thomas applied for the study abroad programme to improve her French, but gained so much more from her six months in Morocco.
Rugs, scarves, clothing, ceramics, jewellery and artwork — it took a few extra suitcases to pack all her finds from the...
