"The Corporation is like a ship with no rudder or a ship with no captain. It's just waving around in the ocean. There's a lot of complaints from construction workers, contract workers, business people, the Police." – William Black complains of turmoil, disputes and poor management at City Hall after being deposed as Deputy Mayor of Hamilton.

"This is 14 young black guys fighting for a basic civil right. Right is right and wrong is wrong. Sadly we're still in a time when people feel your human rights can be taken." – Bermudians Against the Draft member Jamel Hardtman bemoans their defeat in the Supreme Court.

"I'm very glad that in the face of allegations about slavery and oppression, the Chief Justice has seen fit to vindicate the dedication and commitment to service of those individuals at the Bermuda Regiment." – Lt. Col. William White, Commanding Officer of the Regiment, gives his reaction to the Bermudians Against the Draft ruling.

"You cannot take people kicking and screaming into Independence in the 21st century. When a survey you trust says 19 percent of people are in favour of it, you have to walk away, you can't push something through with that sort of support." – Energy Minister Terry Lister.

"It's the current climate of distrust and disdain that we are getting from the political side of things. It really deeply offends me because we have a job to do and we are doing it on behalf of the public, who put these people in their positions in the first place. I'm offended at the lack of public outrage at the covering up of reports and the atmosphere and climate of secrecy that exists in politics." – Veteran journalist Bryan Darby calls for greater transparency and openness from Government in an interview marking Sunshine Week.

"We must do it to force people to accept responsibilities that they entered into in a moment of passion when Government wasn't around." – Home Affairs Minister David Burch defends the jailing of fathers who have failed to pay child support.

"It is important that Government be completely open and transparent on this point because there will be many who will see this as nothing but a rather unsubtle and ham-fisted attempt to financially squeeze this newspaper in order to intimidate us from reporting criticisms of Government when the occasion arises." – Bill Zuill, editor of The Royal Gazette, reacts to news that Government has axed its subscriptions and advertising deals with the newspaper.

"Personally I developed quite a bit and from day one I was very busy. Someone described it as drinking water from a fire hose." – Former Bermuda Police Sergeant Jeff Baron reflects on a year spent with the United Nations Kosovo Mission.