“The cycle of violence continue to permeate through our community and another life has been lost. We certainly extend our sympathy to the family of the young man who has died. Our community must understand that we will continually suffer until we foster a no tolerance for crime and demand that perpetrators as well as those who enable them are held accountable. Only a rebuilding of respect for human life and the rule of law can restore a sense of well-being to our home” Premier Paula Cox on the murder of Colford Ferguson“It’s not a question of backing down. It’s a question of ensuring that the man has been dealt with to some degree of satisfaction, and that the country is not penalised for one man’s inappropriate actions” Transport Minister Terry Lister on the decision to give a fired bus worker back his job. The driver had called in sick only to show up and work another job.“The deterioration of our work ethic and its negative impact on the workplace is pervasive. I implore all Bermudian workers today to redirect their energies and give 100 percent” Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Sen Kim Wilson.“What was going through my mind was ‘I’m not going to let him sit there and die on my watch’,” Acting Superintendent Anthony Mouchette who talked murderer Jermaine Pearman out of committing suicide.“Bermuda quickly took action to mirror that of the UK and on January 15, 2010, Bermuda banned its firms from doing business with Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and Bank Mellat. As a result, (the Bermuda-based) South of England Protection and Indemnity Association (SEPIA) was required to cease provision of insurance coverage for IRISL vessels’ a classified US State Department document released by whistleblowers Wikileaks.“This delay is not in keeping with the principles of transparency and accountability and has resulted in Members of the House of Assembly and the public not having timely access to important information Auditor General Heather Jacob Matthews on her concers on ‘serious defficiencies’ in internal controls in the management of certain capital development projects.“The dry caves are likewise a largely unexplored library of Bermuda’s precolonial avian and land snail heritage in the form of fossils which are slowly being discovered and described by myself and others” former Government Conservation Officer and environmentallist David Wingate on the Tucker’s Point SDO.“Before, they would accuse me of scare tactics, say ‘you are just being negative, Jeremiah the Prophet of Doom’. Major businesses are going bust... Our only way out of this situtation is to become competitive” Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards.“2011 Budget was nothing more than a plan to avoid a plan” Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards in his Budget Reply.“The future cost of post retirement is a huge snowball because you are making promises to these people but not having enough money to pay for it” Peter Everson, head of the Chamber of Commerce’s Economic Division, in response to the 2011 Budget.