It has been a most eventful past week or ten days taking note of the sublime passing of the highly provocative and productive Dr. Ewart Brown Political Era and the dawning of a brilliantly conceived new, "velvet glove" era of Paula Cox.

The above is just what happened on the one hand in this short time frame. On the other hand we have seen what the pulpiteers call the "promotion to glory" or deaths and massive funerals within days of each other, of such dynamic churchmen as Rev. Ronald (Ronnie) Smith, pastor of the Angle Street Hamilton First Church of God, who was also the Senior Chaplain in Government's Department of Corrections (or prisons).

Next was the passing of Clarence Wendell Davis, the Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Corrections. He was the 50-year-old son-in-law of Bishop Vernon George Lambe and his wife Ruth Ann, Overseers of the Church of God Denomination in Bermuda.

Then there was the sudden death of Lionel Granville Phillips, who for 16 years was President of the Bermuda Conference Lay Organisation of the AME Church, and simultaneously for eight years was First Vice President of the Philadelphia-based AME First Episcopal Lay Organization.

Having been well-positioned to observe close up the efforts of each of the above-mentioned leaders, I feel safe in stating the belief that the achievements former Premier Brown will rank as a watershed in 21st Century Bermuda and regional politics. His position in Bermuda's history is absolutely secure.

Like her predecessor Premier Cox is a great communicator. We shared the same spotlight when she made her first bid for election to public office. That was back in the day before the PLP instituted about single seat Constituencies. We formed the Cox-Philip ticket in Sandys North. Even though that effort did not win us a seat, I was able to put on record that she was a woman of action with a warm and generous nature hiding a pugnacious, competitive temperament that would commsend her to higher office.

And after such a momentous week for herself and the most formidable team she has assembled, I visualise the real Paula Cox coming forth, not so much as a Premier of Bermuda but as Prime Minister Paula. That's what I call real alliteration.