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As much as it might be popular to make new year’s resolutions, I have to confess that I have never actually made any. In truth, I have never understood why anyone would wait until the journey is already well under way to begin to think about startin...

The Olderhood Group is taking its popular radio show online in partnership with The Royal Gazette. After two successful years on the airwaves, the Olderhood team is bringing its lifestyle and financial content to the world wide web. The first ten-min...

One of the things I like best about writing this column is hearing from readers of all walks of life. Quite a few of you have reached out to me with comments or ideas for articles and these thoughts are appreciated because they all inspire content in...

It was the pampered and hopelessly out of touch Marie Antoinette in France in the 18th century who announced that the solution to everyone’s economic problems was to eat cake because, after all, who doesn’t feel immediately better after a nice big sl...

“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less travelled by.” — Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken As I was driving the South Shore Road to Southampton on Saturday, I happened upon a traffic congestion at Astwood Park and was elated to dis...

I was always told that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Rather than wasting time challenging this notion, I thought it would be much more interesting to consider whether an old dog can teach himself new tricks — or whether he would be more effe...

Following on from my recent article on the perils of plastic, I think it’s only fitting that I now address the other end of the telescope by penning a few thoughts on the current trend towards minimalism. To start with, what is minimalism? As there ...

Given the intense heat of the last couple of weeks I have been spending quite a bit of time hiding indoors watching YouTube videos on various aspects of minimalism, downsizing, upcycling, tidying, sustainability and veganism. Sensing a “save the Ear...

Legislation to raise the mandatory retirement age for Public Service workers by three years was passed with unanimous support in the House of Assembly yesterday. Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, said the Public Service Superannuation Amendm...

Legislation to increase the mandatory retirement age for some civil servants has been tabled in the House of Assembly. The Public Service Superannuation Amendment Act 2019 would, if approved, change the compulsory retirement age from 65 to 68 for som...

Increasing the retirement age to 70 could reduce the need for immigration as a growth strategy, David Burt said on Friday. The Premier told the House of Assembly: “Those who simply say we need more people living and working in Bermuda do a disservice...

A motion to raise the retirement age goes up for debate today in the House of Assembly. Legislators heard on May 10 about plans to increase the retirement and pensionable age at the same time from 65 to 70 over a ten-year period, with the retirement ...