LARRY BURCHALL
Ignoring the elephant for the mosquito
With the Norwegian Breakaway coming in and people fussing about the timing of a meeting of BIU members, Bermudians seem happily back at the business of buzzing about details.
We voted for change, so what happened?
Larry Burchall: Given the slim overall national vote majority and the final 19 – 17 split, just one off an even-steven finish; the public didn’t exactly consign the PLP to hell nor did it elevate the OBA to Heaven.
It’s decision time — do we want gambling or not?
Larry Burchall: March's Budget Debate told us that by 2013, Bermuda's Public Debt had hit $1,469,000,000. The new Minister for Finance then told us that he intended to borrow another $331,000,000 in order to get through this year.
OBA doomed to failure if it relies on bad data
Larry Burchall: Even with all Bermuda’s many preachers praying for success, this new OBA Government cannot make the best policy decisions if it has bad data. Does it get good data?
Her impact and attitudes affected us in Bermuda
Larry Burchall: Although she was booted out of power in 1990, Margaret Thatcher's presence never diminished. She remained as a large presence — always there, only now in the background.
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We need an invasion of foreigners to revive our economy
Larry Burchall: Overall the StandardandPoor’s downgrade was a mild one-step from ’stable’ to ‘negative’. Rather like an aroma changing from rosy to rotten; or someone easing their war into a too cold or too hot bath.
Spectre of debt looms over new era of openness
Larry Burchall: Tomorrow, the OBA will have been in power for 100 days. So what’s happened in those 100 days?
The scary clash between soaring debt costs and sluggish income
Larry Burchall: Like it or not, we're all in a race. Some of us may not understand what's happening and what's at stake. However, like it or not, understand it or not, we are all still in that race.
PART II OF II
Unless it grows, our economy could die in 2017
Larry Burchall gives more key factors in creating jobs for Bermudians.
We must re-build tourism and boost our population
Larry Burchall: What is Bermuda’s core problem? That one thing that Bermuda must do if Bermuda is to regain employment opportunities and stop economic decline?
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Bob has no magic wand to conjure up revenue
Larry Burchall: So it was surprising, very surprising, that Bob chose to be realistic about revenue and forecast $871.2 million for 2013/14; but still elected to spend $1,202.8 million in 2013/14.
Farcical lack of control in public sector finance cost us dear
My deepest concerns are highlighted and consolidated in the lately released Financial Statements of the Consolidated Fund March 31, 2012 .
The House should have final say on Government borrowing
Larry Burchall: Bob must make a promise. Bob must then state and implement a new policy and ensure that in the lifetime of this Parliament, that policy gets enshrined in the laws of this land.
Never forget your brother
It's those with the least that suffer the most when disasters like Hurricane Katrina happen. Larry Burchall believes that given Bermuda's isolated position, those with least are even more vulnerable...
Bermuda shorts: Our heritage is bare without them
Having said that, there’s a time and place for everything...
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