The America’s Cup is unquestionably a boon for Bermuda in a number of direct and indirect ways. Could it have been promoted or even organised better are other questions that need a critical view. Unfo...
Sharing time with some Native American friends in Canada tuned me into some of my own latent sentiments, which seem cyclic. It may be hard to imagine what some Native Americans can experience, particu...
The idea of man and woman, male and female, and masculinity and femininity, are the yin and yang or polar opposites of what we term as life. From all mortal perspective, it’s either/or and the inanima...
We live in a world of constitutionality and are either active participants of a living process or zombies in vaulted chambers. Wendell Phillips, the abolitionist, said: “Eternal vigilance is the price...
The French presidential election, in which two outsiders beat the main political parties and swept the ballots, is bringing out a political utility that could be useful for those interested in reformi...
For us baby boomers, the 1960s was a memorable era. The assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King and Malcolm X (el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz) was followed by the song Abraham, Martin and John...
When the Ombudsman idea was first introduced back around 2001 by the British overseas department, I recall Dame Lois Browne-Evans reticence and her statement: “That’s what the courts are for.” I never...
Like during Cup Match, when the competitive spirit is at fever pitch, every opportunity to score an advantage draws a dramatic and heightened response. Just the sound of a nick of the ball will draw a...
What makes Bermuda unique? Some would say it’s the people, others will say it’s the pastel-coloured houses and white roofs. The list would go on, so let me include that it’s the coastline that has bee...
I was a diabetic, that’s right I said “was”. I was diagnosed with diabetes 17-plus years ago as type 2, the very common onset diabetes, which has reached epidemic proportions in Bermuda. My mother and...
