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My childhood memories of Easter are filled with kite-flying on Good Friday, going to Sunday school and Easter dinner with my grandparents. There were also the feminine activities revolving around the purchase of a new hat, white shoes and hair ribbon...

Recently, I had to travel to Jamaica for the funeral of my father-in-law, Victor Simms, aka “Sutton”. From what I could see, the country is steadily progressing with the construction of the South Coast Highway and other infrastructure projects. Touri...

There has been much talk about “coercive control and abuse” lately in the local media. ChildWatch agrees that it is a discussion that needs to be had. The discussion should be with a high degree of human decency, fairness, understanding and transpar...

A few weeks ago, Rishi Sunak was the heir apparent to a faltering prime minister: a safe pair of hands in a bungle-prone Cabinet and a clean slate in a scandal-stained party. Today, he is clinging by his fingertips to his job as Chancellor of the Ex...

I have heard it said that the more things change, the more they remain the same. The French writer Jean-Baptist Alphonse Karr also said: “Turbulent changes do not affect reality on a deeper level other than to cement the status quo.” That is because ...

Bermuda’s economy relies on a very clearly defined tax base, which highlights both the strengths and weaknesses we face in today’s global economy. Our economy operates in a very connected and complex, global economic environment, which affords us gre...

The first person as a former MP to publicly infer that David Burt did not tell the truth was Rolfe Commissiong, and it was over the terms of his resignation from the Senate appointment. Now, did we just hear the former Minister of Finance say the Pre...

“One of the deadliest causes of destruction of divine destinies is when a leader is failing, but he does not know it. Ignorance about your role is a death plot against people's successes.” — Israelmore Ayivor David Burt is bleeding politicall...

In February, the Freemasons of the three lodges in Bermuda, under the Grand Lodge of Scotland, welcomed a distinguished visitor in the form of the Grand Master Mason William Ramsay McGhee. He flew in from Edinburgh, Scotland, to visit the island and ...

The most attended event in Bermuda is Cup Match. Thousands of people flock to the Annual Classic every year. There are wall-to-wall spectators at the grounds, taking up every space available. If you can visualise the crowds of people that go to the g...