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...
Plans to give politicians power over Bermuda’s casino industry have come under fire from a leading international publication on gaming.
An opinion piece in GGB News warned giving MPs control over the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission would open the do...
Dear Sir,
The Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission is an independent body set up to oversee gaming regulations. Richard Schuetz and Alan Dunch have done an excellent job to date; so good a job in fact that Jamahl Simmons now wants to eliminate Mr Dunch b...
DATE: Nov 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
Alan Dunch has branded new legislation giving politicians power over casinos as a “potentially sad and seriously backward” move against efforts to keep corruption out of gaming.
The chairman of the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission warned that it woul...
DATE: Nov 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
