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Yesterday’s decision by the United States Federal Reserve to raise interest rates will have very real repercussions for Bermuda. While the initial impact of a quarter of a percentage point rise is likely to be light — in the form of a probable small ...

Any government interested in being re-elected is always conscious of the circumstances that led to its election in the first place. The present Bermuda Government campaigned in 2012 on what amounted to a slogan of “Getting Bermuda working again” afte...

The same-sex debate may have ruffled a few feathers and has been greeted by opponents with grunts of indignation, but in the greater scheme of things, this isn’t an issue that needs lengthy discussion. Equal rights are not malleable. Freedom of choic...

“Peace and goodwill towards men ...” Some day, said the author and philosopher C.S. Lewis, all of us are old enough to start reading children’s stories again. The writer of such enduring children’s fare as The Chronicles of Narnia was not, in fact, s...

Staff of The Royal Gazette took part this week in a management training programme designed to foster improved leadership among those in positions of authority, and those who might be on such a path in future. Given the discourse of the past few day...

It is no secret that Bermuda is living with a huge public debt that continues to get bigger every year. The gravity of the situation for all Bermudians should not be underestimated. The Bermuda Government’s gross outstanding debt stands at $2.25 bill...

No community, and certainly no political or social system, is ever complete — they are always continuous works in progress. To survive, all societies must evolve in response to changing needs and circumstances. And, as is the case in the natural wor...

The Bermuda Cricket Board took care of one piece of important business at its annual meeting last Thursday night, when the book was officially closed on Allan Douglas, with Paul Ross, of Somerset Bridge Recreation Club, being elected to fill the vaca...

We live at a time when long-established cultural norms are increasingly being questioned. It’s a time when once seemingly intractable social orthodoxies are being regularly challenged and when the so-called marketplace of ideas has never been so vibr...

Retirement should be a pleasant prospect, replete with relaxation after a hard few decades’ work, more time with loved ones, nice overseas trips and more time pursuing the pastimes we really enjoy. However, the idyllic vision of the “golden years” is...