OPINION

Government is failing to revive dying tourism industry

How long will the recession last? This question continues to engage economists, government planners and the media around the world.

BBC blackout is bad news for local media

It's hard to believe the media these days when any idiot with a laptop and a website can call himself a journalist. Sadly, the odds are there will be plenty of other idiots who will believe what he says.

Cavalier Premier must be removed

The alleged moves by the Premier to dismiss the head of the Civil Service strike at the core of the ­stability inherent in Bermuda's system of government.

It's time Premier Brown's political one-man band was silenced for good

In the past few days, the Premier has moved to ­terminate the head of the Civil Service, placed a ­loyalty oath before his ministers and ­ordered his government to stop communicating with the public through two local newspapers. We regard these actions as evidence of a dictatorial and insecure state …

Don't be fooled by the politics of distraction

Over the past few days, I have said more than once that Bermuda is in the grip of the politics of one man, Premier Dr. Ewart Brown.
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The sly tactics of Bermuda's Fox News

Like Fox News in the United States and The Sun in Great Britain, Bermuda's Royal Gazette and Mid-Ocean News are less newsgathering organizations and more proponents of a particular point of view.

Union debt farce another setback for BDA's foundering reputation

The Bermuda government has abandoned its claim to at least $6.9 million from a performance bond or insurance policy owed the public purse by Union Assets Holding, Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the BIU.

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Tourism's Promised Land is barren

How many additional tourist beds might there be in Bermuda's Promised Land?

Letter - Hotel discount promotion will boost visitor numbers

The United Bermuda ­Party would like to ­commend hoteliers and Bermuda Tourism for its 48-hour, 50 per cent ­discount promotion.

Letter - Half Marathon was an ace race thanks to supporters

I'd like to congratulate the organizers of the Bermuda Derby Half Marathon for putting on such wonderful event.
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Letter - Tourism will die at hands of gangs

I am a U.K. citizen who has enjoyed many vacations in Bermuda. It has ­always been a safe haven and a ­getaway I could look ­forward to and enjoy.

Letter - Praise for courage of anti-racism campaigner

The late businessman Murray Brown had a very ­gratifying send off on ­Friday.

Bermuda is dealing in misery for financial gain

Dubya Bush - "may he ­always duck flying shoes" - made a huge mistake in grabbing people from all four ­corners and six continents and jamming them into the American concentration camp at Guantanamo in Cuba.

Letter - Don't extend dislike of Brown to the refugees

As I draft this letter, the recent news about Government's decision to grant Bermuda status to four former prisoners of Guantanamo Bay is still very much a developing story.

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Embrace the Uighurs, reject the Premier's MO

The handling of the four unfortunates raises issues and settles matters. I know where I stand, and why I stand there.
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The Bermuda Sun bids farewell...

JUL 30, 2014: It marked the end of an era as our printers and collators produced the very last edition of the Bermuda Sun.

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