Letters: Single moms move to U.K. for benefit cash

In your article, Sheelagh Cooper and Fern Wade encourage single mothers who have several children with different fathers to move to the U.K. with the sole aim of benefiting from Britain’s generous benefits system. Wednesday, September 08, 2010 Full story...

Letter: Government should pay for gang mediation

I read James Whittaker’s piece from August 18, with Col. Burch opining that Government should not be responsible for financing gang intervention. (2 comments) Wednesday, September 01, 2010 Full story...

Letter: We've all had our knocks; what matters is how we rise up

This is a response to LaVerne Furbert’s statement, “people who live in glass houses really should be careful when throwing stones,” in reference to Ceola Wilson’s article entitled: ‘Will the PLP elect another woman leader? Part 1 of 2’. (6 comments) Wednesday, August 11, 2010 Full story...

Letter: Your columnist was imprecise about government finances

The column headlined ‘Gov’t money mess includes $1bn in wrongly handled funds’ was brought to my attention yesterday afternoon. To begin, I was stunned that a reputable newspaper would allow an op-ed column to be given a headline that was a falsification of facts. (1 comments) Friday, August 06, 2010 Full story...

Letter: Conversations about race relations are vital if we are to empathise, unite and prosper

Over the past five years, Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda (CURB), a non-governmental, volunteer anti-racist movement has held numerous presentations, workshops, dialogues and initiatives. (9 comments) Wednesday, August 04, 2010 Full story...

Letter: Guest columnist was wrong about Dr. Brown and PLP chauvinism

I guess we can all forgive Ceola Wilson’s memory lapse and her lack of knowledge of historical facts and time lines since the PLP was swept to power on November 9, 1998. Each time that I am privy to Ms Wilson’s bemoaning of Premier Brown’s leadership (whether in print or on talk radio) I am reminded of the adage “people who live in glass houses really should be careful when throwing stones”. (8 comments) Friday, July 23, 2010 Full story...

Letter: Let's set the record straight on our departure from St. George's

Please allow me a small portion of your paper to set the record straight concerning comments made about Makin Waves in the ‘Special Report / East VS West fortunes’, appearing in the Bermuda Sun on Wednesday. Friday, July 16, 2010 Full story...

Letter: 'I am proof Premier's ideas for prison reform can make a difference'

After reading the June 18 article in the Bermuda Sun —Premier: Cons Can Help Us Catch Crooks — I was compelled to share my own personal experience. (1 comments) Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Full story...