In the 1970s as a 20-something, Wilfred “Mose” Allen became a mentor of mine. Mose, also known as “Scrapo”, had been a champion of social justice. While he had limited formal schooling, he was well-read, a paragon of “lifelong learning”.
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DATE: Jan 07, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Glenn Fubler
Two Bermuda Police officers will arrive in the Cayman Islands this weekend after an armed suspect was shot dead while the local firearms unit executed a warrant.
The officers will lead an independent inquiry in the death of the 34-year-old Jamaican m...
Bermuda’s debt mountain is addressed in the Budget Statement as Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, introduces increases in payroll tax, government fees and excise taxes on fuel, alcohol and tobacco.
Payroll tax increases to 15.5 per cent, with th...
This year stood as a milestone for Barbados, which marked 50 prosperous years of independence in 2016 — but could Bermuda learn from its example?
A leading tourist destination with a background in sugar production, Barbados has developed an impressiv...
DATE: Dec 31, 2016 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Ever since union leader Chris Furbert let slip on Labour Day that someone “very dear to us” had his work permit expire and was waiting to learn if it would be renewed, the saga of the Reverend Nicholas Tweed has been played out like a highly predicta...
DATE: Dec 31, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials | AUTHOR: RG: In our Opinion
Dear Sir,
This is a response to letter published on December 22 under the pseudonym Just Sayin’.
The author contends the examples on this topic given earlier by Clevelyn Crichlow dealt with human rights whereas the airport project was a matter of go...
DATE: Dec 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
Dear Sir,
I read Clevelyn Crichlow’s letter with interest in this morning’s Royal Gazette (December 21). I agree with him in that there are instances where it is just to break the law once all other avenues have been exhausted.
Those instances are li...
DATE: Dec 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
Bermuda today slammed a bid by a group of British MPs to enforce a public register of company ownership.
Around 80 MPs from a cross-section of UK political parties want an amendment to a British parliament criminal finances bill to include a stipulat...
DATE: Dec 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Matt Cassidy, the Oracle Team USA sailor, told Whitney Institute students to put hard work into following their dreams.
“We know on our team that the harder we work now, in preparing for the racing next year, the more fun we will have when the races ...
Finance minister Bob Richards has expressed dismay at Oxfam’s claim that Bermuda is the world’s worst corporate tax haven.
And the Progressive Labour Party joined him to condemn the report as “extremely disappointing”.
Mr Richards pointed to “serial ...
