A fresh chapter has begun for the Human Rights Commission in its new headquarters, where the latest set of commissioners held its first meeting.
Tawana Tannock, the HRC chairwoman, praised the work of the selection committee in bringing together comm...
DATE: Apr 08, 2016 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
More than 200 years ago, two Royal Navy lieutenants travelled to Bermuda to embark on a ground-breaking project to map the island’s landscape, seabed and perilous reefs.
The culmination of eight years’ meticulous work by Thomas Hurd and Andrew Evans ...
Inquiring minds want to know, Mr Editor, following last week’s column and recent events: OK, Barritt, any bright ideas on how consultation could work? Fair question.
First, any attempt needs to be real and genuine. People will quickly recognise when ...
There has been a lot of propaganda surrounding the beleaguered introduction and subsequent withdrawal of the Bermuda Immigration and Protection Amendment Act 2016.
The mantra, which has revolved around the “Pathways to Status” campaign, has been that...
Brussels has been struck by a multi-bomb terrorist attack and there will be legitimate questions in the coming days about the effectiveness of Belgium’s police and counterterrorism operations, as well as airport security in general.
These events, tho...
The Progressive Labour Party is to boycott the Senate Budget debate, with Senator Marc Daniels calling for the resignation of Senator Michael Fahy over the Pathways to Status affair.
Mr Fahy, the Minister of Home Affairs, issued a public apology yest...
As government frets over a shrinking population, students and Bermudians living overseas have highlighted the limited opportunities available in Bermuda and voiced concerns over returning to the island.
Some Bermudians living abroad say they need to ...
The Human Rights Commission, accused in Parliament of taking a “narrow” focus on same-sex marriage, called the comments “disheartening”.
The response, from HRC chairwoman Tawana Tannock, followed remarks in the House of Assembly given by Marc Bean, w...
DATE: Mar 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Growing up without a dad can be tough, but it doesn’t have to define you. That’s the word from Anthony Wade, Lou Matthews and Jevon Williams.
They are part of a panel that will discuss the “truth and reality” of being raised in a single-parent home....
One of those who commented on my recent opinion about Bermuda’s coming demographic crisis suggested that to be better understood, I should speak more from my heart than my head.
I understand what he or she meant, but this is a world full of facts, an...
