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On September 5, people celebrated Labour Day in the United States of America, Canada and Bermuda. We could be here all day listing the gains for the workers that organised labour has brought forth, but here are just a few: • Job security • Maternity ...

Talk of independence has arisen again, but this time over cannabis. While I do support decriminalisation, I am not sure there is enough oomph in the overall community to equate it with the subject of sovereignty. The word “independence” doesn’t scare...

Let's talk about the One Bermuda Alliance, which, despite its name change, many still refer to as the new or revamped United Bermuda Party. Let me first declare I never was a part of the first split of the Bermuda Democratic Alliance, or the merger t...

Bottled water companies are clever. Crystal-clear, natural-looking springs, lush greenery and striking flowers dominate their advertising. Endorsements from world-class athletes and admired personalities add further to the belief that by drinking bot...

I woke up on August 31 to the rather surreal event of The Royal Gazette having published an op-ed column by Khalid Wasi dedicated to a personal attack and slander of myself. While such may be expected in the to and fro of unmoderated comment sections...

During my preschool years I spent most of the time with my maternal grandmother, Inez Darrell (née Outerbridge), in Flatts Village. It was my extended family’s influence that anchored in me an appreciation that all the children of the world were prec...

In recent opinion pieces, Progressive Labour Party politicians have tried to paint a rosy picture of Bermuda’s economy. However, everyone knows that over the years the PLP has presided over a general decline in the economy and a ballooning national d...

Membership of the Progressive Labour Party is an open door. There is a simple online form that can be filled out in less than ten minutes. One can opt for a three-year membership for $25 or a lifetime membership for $100. There are no committee meeti...

Across Bermuda, the impact of a fractured global economy has touched far too many of us. In response, your Progressive Labour Party government acted swiftly to implement our Economic Recovery Plan designed to get our people back to work, revitalise a...

Mikhail Gorbachev, who died on Tuesday at 91, defied convention in ways small and large throughout some of the most tumultuous years of the Cold War. He failed in his most basic ambitions. But the world was better for them all the same. Born to peasa...