OPINION
Our debt crisis verges on catastrophe
Bermuda is already in debt. As I understand it, the public debt has grown from $119.5 million in 2004 to today’s reported $1,101.4 million.
OPINION
The BDA provides the option of NOT voting along racial lines
I have to take issue with the July 16 remark from Mr. Commissiong. I have fully accepted and stated on record — before Mr. Commissiong made the aforementioned comment — in a number of forums, including radio, that the way in which voting has happened in Bermuda since the formation …
OPINION
Will the PLP elect another woman leader?
We’ve had 12 years of PLP government and soon the party will be choosing a new leader. Question is, will it be a woman? History shows that Dame Jennifer Smith took the PLP to victory not once, but twice.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Letter: Guest columnist was wrong about Dr. Brown and PLP chauvinism
I guess we can all forgive Ceola Wilson’s memory lapse and her lack of knowledge of historical facts and time lines since the PLP was swept to power on November 9, 1998. Each time that I am privy to Ms Wilson’s bemoaning of Premier Brown’s leadership (whether in print or …
OPINION
The vote in favour of corporation reform a victory for democracy
Once again the demonstrators were out in force. Relatively well-heeled white Anglos protesting the fact that this black dominated government, as they perceive it, was out to get them.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Letter: Conversations about race relations are vital if we are to empathise, unite and prosper
Over the past five years, Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda (CURB), a non-governmental, volunteer anti-racist movement has held numerous presentations, workshops, dialogues and initiatives.
OPINION
Column on Government finances: an apology
An opinion column headlined ‘Gov’t money mess includes $1bn in wrongly handled funds’, which ran on page 8 of the August 4 edition of the Bermuda Sun, carried substantial inaccuracies.
OPINION
A victory for all of us wronged by this government
This week saw the successful end of a campaign by the Bermuda Environmental and Sustainability Taskforce (BEST) to protect Warwick Long Bay from the encroachment of commercial activity. A scheme for building a beach bar on that public parkland was quashed in the Supreme Court.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Letter: Your columnist was imprecise about government finances
The column headlined ‘Gov’t money mess includes $1bn in wrongly handled funds’ was brought to my attention yesterday afternoon. To begin, I was stunned that a reputable newspaper would allow an op-ed column to be given a headline that was a falsification of facts.
OPINION
Who will be the PLP's dep. leader?
Apparently it’s a new day for the PLP and in the full glare of public scrutiny, it won’t be politics as usual. What you won’t hear is there’s a split within the ranks of Bermuda’s ruling party on this new ‘open book’ approach to the internal mechanics of party business.
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OPINION
We can learn lessons about democracy from the TCI shake-up
News reports about the new Constitution being drafted for the Turks & Caicos Islands (TCI) are instructive for Bermuda about the content of and the process toward democracy. One can see areas in which TCI’s autonomy will be less than ours, for example in the proposed relationship between the local …
OPINION
The saviour for young black men is education
Conscription has been my battle but not my only focus. The young black man is dear to my heart and as one I will always do what I can to make sure we do ourselves better. In the last three years I’ve met many people who have all been a …
OPINION FOLLOW-UP
Thanks for showing your support for Ivan
Ivan Greene spent much of the last week eating at McDonald’s, sleeping on a friend’s couch and researching places to buy used text books in time for his fall semester at college. Such is the way of life when an education wasn’t part of your long-term plan, but is suddenly …
OPINION
Race row in the U.S. has some parallels here in Bermuda
I’ve been watching the story of Dr. Laura Schlessinger unfold in the U.S. media. She’s the talk show host who took a call from an African American woman who sought advice on how to cope with her white husband’s friends when they made racist comments.
OPINION
Labour Day: Time to stop worshipping false gods
Labour Day is September 6, and tradition means big crowds in Barnard Park to hear self-serving speeches from leaders of the labour movement, all praising the wonderful work they undertake on behalf of the workers.
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