OPINION
Pay cuts: big sharks snacking on small fry
Larry Burchall: I'm disturbed about the Government employees' pay cuts and the way they are planned. It's obvious to me that the big sharks are planning to snack on the small fry.
A chance encounter with tourists led to new friendships
Shawnette Somner: Tourists are guests to our home and I believe it is incumbent upon each of us to make them feel welcome — no matter how small the gesture.
PLP hypocrites blind to the truth about consultants
Thad Hollis: Many Bermudians must feel as disturbed as I do about what seems to be the Opposition Progressive Labour Party's hypocrisy over the use of consultants in Government.
A sobering reality check
Bryant Trew: Both political parties appear to be suffering from post-election hangovers. So the critical question now becomes, will we let the needle swing back to the OBA’s version of unjust, or will we exercise vigilance and hold our politicians accountable?
The various ways in which class divides us
Christopher Famous: We need to be honest with ourselves. Elections come and go, yet the divisions are getting wider when we need to be closer to one another. We shun our own Bermudians, yet some say we are xenophobic.
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Equality? For some perhaps
Christopher Famous: Let's be real; employers can afford to be selective, and they will select private school students over public school students. Feel free to debate, it but the stats will prove differently.
The toxic distraction of racial rhetoric
Bryant Trew: Stereotypes and sweeping generalizations can be very powerful tools in politics... they can also be used to breed animosity towards a particular group for political purposes.
Our debt: six scary facts
Larry Burchall outlines six scary facts about Bermuda's debt.
New hire exposes OBA’s true colours
Christopher Famous: Today, as we learn about the latest consultancy post created by the OBA since May, let us be thankful. Be thankful that within seven months they have revealed who they truly are and who they truly represent.
BERMUDA’S DEBT CRISIS
Austerity is not the answer — status is
Phil Barnett: Opening the floodgates to willy-nilly Immigration is not the answer. However, opening pathways to citizenship in a measured manner to those who can actually create jobs, is.
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Much easier to espouse transparency when you’re the Opposition
Christopher Famous: It comes as no shocker, that now when the OBA have the ability to be totally open, fair, transparent and accountable, they fight it every step of the way.
Seniors suffer under OBA’s version of shared sacrifice
Zane DeSilva: Over the past six months, the OBA have turned Bermuda into a 21st century version of that, “nation of fierce countenance,” turning from care and compassion for our seniors to callous disregard.
Seniors suffer under OBA’s version of shared sacrifice
Zane DeSilva: Over the past six months, the OBA have turned Bermuda into a 21st century version of that, “nation of fierce countenance,” turning from care and compassion for our seniors to callous disregard.
Letter: Could you open up more space for the animals at the zoo?
Letter: My question to you is: Is there anything being done to better the zoo, not only for the otters, but for the other animals as well?
Keep kids out of trouble
Shawnette Somner: School is out. Summer is here. It is hot. Those three key ingredients will ultimately be a recipe for disaster for any young person who is not actively engaged in constructive activities until school resumes.
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