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The recent stories about the lack of transcripts available for Court of Appeal cases raise a number of issues about justice in Bermuda and how it is carried out. The problem is not isolated to the Court of Appeal. Some cases in the Supreme Court and ...

Ombudsman Arlene Brock earned her salary in her annual report last week when she revealed that the General Post Office’s “return to sender” policy was not only wrong-headed, but wasn’t saving much money either. Ms Brock began her investigation into...

The announcement that MPs will debate banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is welcome, since any discussion of this issue is by definition a good thing. MPs will also debate a ban on age discrimination, which is also important, ...

Ombudsman Arlene Brock’s annual report to the House of Assembly contains a strongly-worded defence of her role, which was prompted by the fact that she was pressured quite heavily not to investigate special development orders. As Ms Brock noted, pre...

Although Government finances are more complex than household finances, the basic principles are the same: l If you find yourself running out of money before the next pay cheque, or can't afford to pay the rent or the groceries, you have to cut your s...

There was good news this week when it was announced that land at Morgan’s Point has been transferred to developers Craig Christensen, Brian Duperreault and Nelson Hunt in return for their property at Southlands in Warwick. On the face of it, this is ...

Ratings agency Fitch’s downgrade of Bermuda’s currency ratings is not a great surprise. Fitch traditionally has been the most bullish of the agencies towards Bermuda, so the fact it has now followed the others’ lead was mainly a matter of time. What...

Any beliefs that Bermuda had somehow “solved” the Island’s shooting murder crisis must have been dispelled this weekend when the Island recorded its second shooting murder of the year. To be sure, this is a far cry from the terrible period of 2009 a...

For many years, Bermuda was able to boast that it had among the highest per capita incomes in the world, one of the highest standards of living in the world, overemployment and virtually no poverty. That’s not to say that there was no poverty, or th...

It’s impossible to disagree with good governance legislation, but that does not mean that there shouldn’t be a vigorous debate on the issue. That’s why the debate on Friday in the House of Assembly was welcome. Several issues arise when debating goo...