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The United Bermuda Party is set for a resurrection and will be fielding candidates in the next general election, according to its two remaining MPs. A “Letter to the People” was signed by Kim Swan and Charlie Swan as Interim Leader and Interim Deput...

Not at election time November 12, 2011 Dear Sir, Why would the Government, as announced in the Throne Speech, and subsequently reiterated by Minister Mr Glenn Blakeney, the Minister responsible for Youth, Families, and Sport, say that they are to exa...

The Premier is wrong October 27, 2011 Dear Sir, When Premier Paula Cox says that she is sad that racism still exists as Mr Richardson canvasses in District 12, Devonshire south, it is sad that she doesn’t realise that maybe it isn’t actually racism t...

An awful record November 9, 2011 Dear Sir, There was a letter in today’s Royal Gazette which resonated with me. It was written by Leslie Smith and its subject was the strike of 1981. That strike, and the reason for the strike, was why I joined the Pr...

November 8, 2011 Dear Sir, In reading the Throne Speech, it seemed to me that many of the phrases used were a copycat of what I have heard on the US news media in relation to American politics, i.e. — stimulus — getting people back to work — emergin...

Health Minister Zane DeSilva’s suggestion that the rich pay more for healthcare has drawn a sharp response from the One Bermuda Alliance, who speculate that Government is moving toward socialised medicine. “It’s simply another form of income tax,” sa...

Government has postponed Monday night’s town hall meeting on the Throne Speech due to a “conflicting national event”. The event is believed to be the Bermuda vs Barbados World Cup qualifying football game, though it wasn’t possible to confirm that wi...

Premier Paula Cox has postponed a public discussion on the Throne Speech, organised for Monday. The town hall meeting had to be rescheduled because of “a conflicting national event”, a Government spokesman said. “The post Throne Speech town hall meet...