On August 13, 1996, Leonard Frederick Wade, the leader of the Progressive Labour Party suddenly passed away while he prepared to travel to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for the 42nd Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference.
His passing saddened an...
DATE: Aug 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Walter Roban
In his introductory speech BMDS president Than Butterfield asked where else in the world would you get to see six world premieres in one evening? Indeed. For this is the 14th playwriting contest held by the society which has raised more than $300,000...
DATE: Aug 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts & Entertainment |
Jim Butterfield felt “like a lamb to the slaughter” before his Olympic debut — but believes Shelley Pearson is ready for her Rio test after a far more varied rowing eduction.
Butterfield is a close friend of Shelley’s father Kevin Pearson, a former B...
DATE: Aug 06, 2016 | CATEGORY: Event | AUTHOR: Stephen Wright
Dear Sir,
My eternal thanks to Adam Zacharias for drawing my attention to the recent Times 20-page supplement on Bermuda. It is jam-packed with useful information and beautiful pictures of our island home.
One of the amazing things I learnt was that ...
DATE: Jul 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
Esme Williams’s life was going great until tragedy struck.
She’d just started a new job and was loving every minute.
And then she lost her eyesight.
A rare disease struck one eye, and then the other, taking away most of her vision.
The 72-year-old ha...
Dear Sir,
The recent editorial titled “The rationale for kicking party politics to the kerb” as a leading news organ is just more evidence that Bermuda is facing the same political tide prevailing around the world. In America, Donald Trump and Bernie...
DATE: Jul 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
Dear Sir,
Walton Brown’s recent positions, which he has published since the marriage vote in Parliament, had me wondering what his position is on democratic rule and even the subject of self-determination or sovereignty.
Let me be the first to acknow...
DATE: Jul 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
Dear Sir,
The Bermuda Society for the Blind thanks you for your kind donation of $453.00, which were the proceeds held from your Denim days in the month of April. We are truly grateful to you.
The BSFB is in its second year of delivering vision rehab...
DATE: Jul 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
We witnessed an epic moment in history earlier this week upon Theresa May’s appointment as Prime Minister of Britain. She became the 13th prime minister to serve during the 64-year reign of the Queen.
Mrs May is only the second woman to serve in the ...
There is a conceit among many senior editors in the United Kingdom that Britain has “the best journalism in the world”. At its best, certainly, British journalism is very good indeed.
From the sober analysis of the Financial Times and the Economist ...
