On the march: Union members were out in numbers on Monday, for the Labour Day celebrations. *Photo by Kageaki Smith
In 1981 the powerful Bermuda Industrial Union, then led by Mr. Ottiwell Simmons, flexed its muscles and brought Government and Bermuda to a standstill in the General Strike of 1981. Wednesday, September 08, 2010
We really need to climb out of Wonderland and get into the Land of Reality. The tourist figures for the second quarter 2010 were delivered with an emphasis on arrival numbers. Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Bermudians today may wring their hands, wail and gnash their teeth about ‘gang’ problems but the island has always had gangs. It’s just the nature of gang activity has changed — and radically. (2 comments) Wednesday, August 25, 2010
An opinion column headlined ‘Gov’t money mess includes $1bn in wrongly handled funds’, which ran on page 8 of the August 4 edition of the Bermuda Sun, carried substantial inaccuracies. Thursday, August 12, 2010
During the recent drought, Bermudians were very careful about not wasting water. Pity that us lot do not have the same concern about Bermudian people dripping out of Bermuda’s national economy and national workforce and local community. (10 comments) Wednesday, August 11, 2010
On November 1, 2010, Premier Dr Ewart Brown won’t be Premier. He will have saddled up and ridden off into the sunset of his 17-year political career. (16 comments) Wednesday, July 28, 2010