OPINION

How I broke free from abusive relationship with my husband

A female survivor of an abusive relationship, via the Centre Against Abuse, on condition of anonymity submits a column about her experiences.

Drop in crime shows progress under the PLP

While there's more work to be done, Bermudians should take comfort in knowing that crime dropped a record 10.7 per cent in the second quarter of 2012.

Let's move beyond crime stats to workable solutions

Regarding recently released crime statistics, Jeff Baron said on Wednesday that an engaged and empowered community is the key to public safety across the island.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

If you can't take a spoof, perhaps politics is not your arena

A reader on Wednesday questioned the consistency of the reaction to a recent cartoon which spoofed the OBA's female polititions.

OPINION

Our population has fallen by about 6,000 in four years

Larry Burchall on Wednesday said that Government has underestimated the decline in Bermuda's population and its related data is therefore wonky.
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When thongs are just plain wrong

Elaine Murray on Friday uttered a call for all good men and women in Bermuda to return to a state of elegance.

OPINION

Bermuda is so much more... complicated

Elaine Murray: Attempting to reverse a 25-year trend of declining tourism numbers is the stuff of real heartbreak and a challenge of Herculean proportions.

OPINON: DRINK DRIVING / SOLUTIONS

DUI SPECIAL: Drink drivers need a short, sharp, shock

Larry Burchall on Friday suggested confiscating a drink driver's vehicle off to the police compound and keeping it there it for at least two days.

Nobody needs trade unions - and here's why

Bob Stewart: The only trouble with Labour Day is that it has been hijacked by organised labour - which in Bermuda, as elsewhere in the world - really means a tiny minority of the labour force.

We will end this era of mass unemployment

Craig Cannonier: We have got to change what is happening. The current Government is not doing enough. It shows no sense of urgency, no sense it feels people's pain and no plan that says we are on the road to recovery.
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A salute to the workers' blood, sweat and tears

Laverne Furbert: I wish to state that in my opinion, much credit for the celebration of [the Labour Day] holiday must be given to the workers of Bermuda and the Bermuda Progressive Labour Party.

Letter: 'We're sad and shocked after witnessing bus attack'

The Morley family are 'sad and shocked' after witnessing a group of young men attack another man on the bus last month.

Cannonier: Bermuda! Please Extend a Helping Hand

Craig Cannonier: No Bermudian who was alive at the time will ever forget the community spirit that showed itself after Hurricane Emily and Hurricane Fabian. 

LETTER TO THE EDITOR / INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Letter: Thanks to trade unions, our society is more equitable

Alvin Williams writes in a response to Bob Stewart's column that without the trade union movement in Bermuda, we would have a less equitable society.

The stark choices we face at the next election

J. Dawn Simmons: The next election in Bermuda is a choice between a PLP with a proven record of standing strong for all Bermudians during challenging times for the global economy and an OBA that won't tell us what they'll do.
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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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