There are some political events that mark our calendars and will be topical enough to take a place in our history books. The recent dismissal of the Bermuda Government v Lahey Clinic case in the Unite...
A while ago, my spirit became weary as a thought crossed my mind that much of the efforts for the greater portion of my life to heal the divisions and to break down the walls that keep our society lin...
The bitcoin and cryptocurrency intervention has brought a new layer of a technological mystic, particularly to the older generation and those of my era who are still grappling with simple things, such...
“Old pirates, yes they rob I;
Sold I to the merchant ships.”
Those words were so profoundly placed at the very beginning of Bob Marley’s Redemption Song. The song had a message that was obviously dee...
George Benson’s 1978 hit song, The Greatest Love of All, later popularised by Whitney Houston, has within it some very important phrases that are appropriate for our political dispensation.
In partic...
My rights! “Son, there is no such thing as ‘your rights’. The only rights that exist are the ones you create and learn to protect.”
We have so many positions we take as truths, but are merely assumpti...
When I read this year’s Budget in the relationship with the state of the economy and society, I had to fall back on my cricket analogies. The comparison I give would be that my opponent has declared a...
Does anyone think that sanctions will stop the North Korean Government from pursuing its nuclear programme? If you do, I not only have a bridge to sell you but a tunnel from here to America as well.
L...
I don’t think there is much glamour in having the job of Premier of Bermuda any more; even if we were to take into account the transitional years of Sir Henry Tucker, who was climbing through the wall...
The book written by former finance minister Bob Richards, Bermuda — Back from the Brink, is an interesting read. Richards suffered politically because he was often considered as talking down to people...
