OPINION
If we continue borrow, the cash-eating elephant will grow bigger and bigger
Larry Burchall: Like, hate, understand, not understand; Bermuda’s economy is still created or driven by several thousand 365-day-a-year business residents working in what is loosely described as international business.
Why don’t we embrace commercial immigration?
Elaine Murray: As I drive through the thriving metropolis known as Hamilton, parking bays are empty, stores are empty and it’s so quiet it feels like a public holiday every day of the week.
I challenge the OBA to debate me
Christopher Famous: I hereby challenge MP Smith, to debate me publicly, one on one, on any issue about Bermuda.
PLP: 20-gram limit will work
Marc Daniels: Cannabis use transcends race, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, class and political affiliations, etc. Ignorance of the law is no excuse, yet any unjust and unequally applied law is not a good law.
OBA: Let’s look before we leap
Nandi Outerbridge: The Government's plan for a national discussion on decriminalizing marijuana strikes me as a careful and inclusive way to approach a controversial and complex issue that previous governments shied from for years.
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Burton’s Banter: Fast living leads to quick burnout
Burton's Banter: For a professional sportsman, there may be many different ways to achieve your goals but the ‘burn out, don’t fade away’ method is perhaps not best suited to longevity.
There is much to learn from our St Kitts and Nevis roots
Christopher Famous: Approximately 50 to 60 per cent of born Bermudians descend from Kittitians or Nevisians.
The PLP and their creativity deficit
Glen Smith: I have read the recent articles by Mr Roban and Mr Famous about the OBA's "contradictions and lies" to the people of Bermuda. I found them depressing...
Why Government is having problems raising revenue
Larry Burchall: Ten years ago, in the days when Total Annual Debt Service Cost was $11.4 million a year, Debt was $119.5 million, and Government revenue actually exceeded Government spending; the Elephant of that time had the impact of a pet rabbit.
The OBA is selling our birthright
Christopher Famous: Early in 2013, I wrote that the OBA will attempt to grant status by a number of means. I was accused of scare mongering and playing the race card.
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Why air travel is such a drag
Christopher Famous: There was a time when I loved to travel but lately I have become a bit weary of all the hassles we go through just to get from one place to the other.
OBA’s ill-judged moves on education are telling
Christopher Famous: We have not forgotten the vague OBA promise to the unions in their MOU not to cut the size of the civil service. Apparently a MOU it isn’t much of a promise.
PLP: Bermuda, we’ve got your back
Tinee Furbert: Beyond the political arena, Bermudians now realize that Bermuda works best when Bermudians come first. No matter which party holds political power, you the people, are the ones with the true power whenever you choose to use it.
*Gambling causes many problems, but....
Sylvia Hayward-Harris: At the very least, if, in the face of all the negatives, gambling MUST come to this island, then let the entire population share in the profits, as the Native Americans do.
This is our core economic problem
Larry Burchall: Starting with this column, over the next three columns, I’ll show you exactly, clearly, and honestly what Bermuda’s core economic problem is and what needs to happen in order to fix it.
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