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Dear Sir, It was interesting to hear the news the other evening when Zane DeSilva and Wayne Furbert were castigating the Bermuda Government over the lease being proposed for the new hotel development in St George. (I believe there was talk of a 262-y...

Progressive Labour Party Member of Parliament Zane DeSilva called unsuccessfully for Yahaira Richards, wife of One Bermuda Alliance MP Sylvan Richards, to be removed from the House of Assembly’s public gallery. Mr DeSilva objected to the presence of ...

The One Bermuda Alliance was on the receiving end of some uplifting praise from across the floor as the House of Assembly prepared to break for the holiday weekend. Zane DeSilva, the Shadow Minister of Tourism, took the opportunity of the notice to a...

There was a fair bit of discussion a couple of months ago, largely emanating from the Bermuda Tourism Authority and its CEO, Bill Hanbury, about the need for Bermuda to differentiate itself from the Caribbean in terms of how it brands itself from a m...

Shadow Tourism Minister Zane DeSilva has lambasted Government for cutting the grant given to the Bermuda Tourism Authority. Mr DeSilva told the House of Assembly on Friday night that “it makes no sense” to reduce the BTA’s budget by $1.4 million to $...

Shadow Tourism Minister Zane DeSilva has criticised Public Works Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin over a barrier removed from a Southampton Tribe Road. The family of Tiffanelle Pitcher-Francis had called for action after the ten-year-old died as a re...

Morning commuters will find an extra incentive to give a wave and a honk to Johnny Barnes on their way into Hamilton this morning — the living legend turns 91 years old today. Born in 1923, Mr Barnes has greeted passers-by on East Broadway since he f...

January 22, 2014 Dear Sir This is an open plea to Johnny Barnes, whom I passed this morning in the dark at 6:30. This lovely 90-year-old man was sitting in a torrential downpour with an umbrella over his head. Mr Barnes, no one will object if you tak...

October 22, 2012 Dear Sir, This is only the second contribution to this forum in my 50 years and it is with some vigour I find myself writing to you at this time. The subject that has got me so enthused to put pen to paper is Minister Zane DeSilva c...

Health Minister Zane DeSilva has applauded Derrick Burgess for his comments that the white community ostracises their own for joining the Progressive Labour Party. He agreed with Mr Burgess’ assertion on Wednesday night that his business suffered bec...

Island Construction was forced by the Bermuda National Trust [BNT] to give up land it had leased for years because of the political affiliation of its principal, Health Minister Zane DeSilva, according to the Minister. The BNT has refuted the allegat...