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It is to be hoped that Mother Nature has got her rains in early and we can now enjoy two bright and sunny days of Cup Match cricket at Wellington Oval without interruption. So what of the cricket? Little of that has been mentioned in this space this ...

Hearkening back to the jargon of his military days, Colin Powell once referred to optimism as the ultimate “force multiplier” in political life. He was slipping into Pentagon-speak for a capability which dramatically enhances (or multiplies) the prob...

This is Cup Match week. The teams have been selected, St George’s Cricket Club and its grounds are being made to look smart, and revellers are at the ready for festivities in the East End and all over the Island. The buzz of excitement is palpable. T...

With all the fuss being made over Eastern Counties cricket and over issues of good governance, there is an overriding concern of who is answerable to whom? Who are the players answerable to? Who are the umpires answerable to? Who is the Eastern Count...

The debate about our population and the economy needs to happen without further ado. Make no mistake, this issue relates directly to the Island’s economic sustainability, its ability to pay pensions and provide social services, to keep its public deb...

Mark Twain is as inextricably linked with the emergence of modern Bermuda as he is with the Mississippi River, whitewashing fences and fixed frog-jumping contests. His first book Innocents Abroad, a buoyant and beguiling non-fiction account of an ear...

When sport hits the front pages, the expectation is that it is for the exceedingly good news. Flora Duffy at the Pan American Games; Tyler Butterfield at the Ironman World Championships; Nahki Wells going to Wembley. At times, though, it can be for ...

Two weeks today, the camp of Somerset or St George’s will approach the second day of Cup Match feeling pretty good about their chances of winning the 2015 classic. Last year, it was those of an East End persuasion who were cock-a-hoop, but, thanks (o...

Government’s argument that the America’s Cup will be a boon to the Island’s economy has so far failed to convince about half the population. That is a conclusion that can reasonably be drawn from the results of the Global Research poll commissioned b...

The early-morning robbery that took place in Warwick on Monday, while not necessarily an eye-opener, was yet another stark reminder that something needs to be done finally about the laws pertaining to motorcycle helmets and their visors. The country ...