OPINION
GOVERNMENT AND THE MEDIA
Forget the irritants: Concentrate on the issues
The most telling aspect of 'Blackberry gate' is the degree to which the level of trust between Government and the media has deteriorated, argues Stuart Hayward
It’s about time the media regulated itself
The media should establish its own official set of standards if it wants to stop talk of Government intervention, argues Tom Vesey
OPINION
Who should lead the PLP?
There was a speculative report this week that both major political parties could choose new leaders to take them into the next election. Stuart Hayward muses on the options.
We must avoid these words that hurt.
Tom Vesey explores the two vital questions that came out of our Premier’s errant e-mail episode.
Letters to the editor
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Letters to the Editor
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Opening up the Government’s closet
Government needs an immediate mind-shift on the Freedom of Information Act, says Tom Vesey
Shocked to see your front page
A reader wasn't impressed with our picture of a loutish criminal swearing on our recent front page.
SATIRE / GOVERNMENT’S TELEVISION STATI
More Sesame Street than Parliament Street
Getting what he wished for? After blasting the media for bias following his notorious leaked e-mail concerning Tony Brannon, could Premier Alex Scott be in for an easier ride during interviews?
Gov’t. TV — it was a UBP initiative
The UBP’s Quinton Edness, Michael Dunkley and Trevor Moniz seem to have forgotten that they were part of the UBP Government that passed legislation to allow a government TV channel. Stuart Hayward reminds them!
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Burden of race relations is on all of us
Tony Brannon didn’t get what he wanted from the Human Rights Commission, but what did the guy expect? It's not their job to help smoothe Bermuda's racial divisions - it's ours.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Trust must take special care on controversial plans
A reader defends the National Trust's handling of the Bank of Bermuda's plans for the old Trimingham's building on Front Street.
SATIRE
Now they want to pay people to fornicate
And the plan to lower retirement age is nothing more than a pension dodge...
Bermuda shorts: Our heritage is bare without them
Having said that, there’s a time and place for everything...
Parliament needs its own Question Time
Churchill’s acerbic wit and sharp criticism of his rivals highlighted what’s good about the British Parliamentary system and the adversorial style Bermuda’s own Parliament has inherited from it. Perhaps it’s time that Bermuda introduced its own version of Question Time too.
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