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Donald Trump’s political career was born amid the fever swamps of the far Right. He seized on a favourite conspiracy theory bubbling there — that Barack Obama was not, in fact, born in the United States and, therefore, was an illegitimate president —...

Dear Sir, I have to take issue with parts of the article in Wednesday’s Royal Gazette on how expats lost the vote. The last paragraph states: “ ... the expat vote was eliminated later that year by Lord Carrington. However, those who were previously ...

Recently released documents have revealed details of the 1979 Constitutional Conference, which eventually led to the abolition of the expatriate vote in Bermuda. The conference, held at Warwick Camp, came as a result of the 1977 riots and the subsequ...

Dear Sir, Yet another sad day for Bermuda. When I heard the news this morning (yesterday) that the House of Assembly has been adjourned until February, I was shocked that the people’s business has been hijacked by an uncontrolled mob, who, incidental...

Dear Sir, The past week has been a trying time for a lot of Bermudians. A number of issues, both morally and legally, have been raised and discussed at length as a result. Unfortunately, one of the most concerning issues has been overlooked. While fr...

Dear Sir, Every four years a particular good comes with the American presidential election, which I absolutely enjoy. Somehow, especially during the party conventions, we get reacquainted with principles and tested values that can define a nation. It...

Dear Sir, Walton Brown’s recent positions, which he has published since the marriage vote in Parliament, had me wondering what his position is on democratic rule and even the subject of self-determination or sovereignty. Let me be the first to acknow...

Government should listen to the people. That’s what we’ve been hearing from protesters in the grounds of the House of Assembly this week and they are, of course, right. That is the whole purpose of our democratic system: that the electorate can insta...

Politicians in any democracy the world over run into deep trouble when there is a public perception that integrity and honesty appear to have slipped from their agenda, and their principle focus is on political advantage rather that dealing with the ...

Dear Sir, The issue of caustic partisan political debate in Bermuda and the value of the Westminster system of democracy needs to be seen in light of the American Republic model where legitimacy comes from their constitutional “we the people” as oppo...