The Department of Tourism has recently launched a new advertising campaign for Bermuda in the UK. Ads such as the one shown here have started appearing in a variety of publications, attempting to lure would-be visitors with promises of "retracing...
I have toothache. Not because of a cavity or insufficient brushing, I might add. No, it's because earlier today I spent half an hour at the dentist having tartar scratched off one of my wisdom teeth by an overzealous hygienist....
It's looking increasingly likely that Tim Burton's 'Big Fish' will be the first movie that I really want to see that isn't going to come to Bermuda. In a country with only four cinemas, each with only a single screen,...
Those struggling to get a foot on the property ladder in London right now should be grateful that they're not living in Bermuda. According to a recent article in the London Evening Standard, the average price of a home in...
The UBP have just named Corin Smith as their candidate in the Sandys North by-election, called following the death of PLP Finance Minister Eugene Cox earlier this month. In an interview with the Bermuda Sun, Mr. Smith demonstrated his commitment...
First it was food labelling laws that were being ignored. Now it seems that Bermudians don't need to bother with parking restrictions either. Apparently over $600,000 worth of unpaid parking tickets are currently outstanding because prosecutors haven't brought a single...
The latest batch of Bermuda Regiment conscripts completed their initial two-week stint at Boot Camp this weekend. The Regiment is a peculiar Bermuda institution. All Bermudian males between the ages of 18 and 25 who are chosen by computer ballot...
As the vote on the proposed takeover of the Bank of Bermuda by HSBC draws ever nearer, pundits are resorting to fear and confusion to try to persuade shareholders to vote against the deal. In this weekend’s Bermuda Sun, columnist...
No-one should be surprised by Democratic Presidential candidate John Kerry’s pledge to crack down on US companies who avoid taxes by reincorporating in Bermuda, a promise made in a debate back in September but which has just been picked up...
Bermuda’s radio stations need to pull their finger out. It’s bad enough - if understandable given the Island’s size - that there are only 3 FM stations to choose from, an odd bunch that give you a choice between Phil...
I'm fed up with reading about people who are "unavailable for comment". Today's Royal Gazette carried a story about an 84 year old woman who is having to leave Bermuda because she can no longer afford the rents that her...
There's a company here called Bermuda Investment Advisory Services which, to quote its website "provides investment and financial services to Bermuda-based companies, captive insurers, trusts and private clients". For a company providing financial advice perhaps they should have chosen a...
The recent love-in between Premier Alex Scott and Sir John Swan took on a sudden intimacy yesterday when the pair were stuck in an elevator during the opening of Sir John's new Atlantis apartment complex. With them were seven other...
Although bike theft is a big problem here, Bermuda's probably one of the few places in the world where you don't have to worry about your car being stolen. The small size of the Island means it's impossible to re-sell...
Today was the third and final day of Bermuda's annual International Race Weekend. It started on Friday evening in the wind and the rain with the Front Street Mile, a series of seven one-mile races along Front Street. Several years...
Anyone still puzzled by ex-Premier Sir John Swan's recent criticism of his former party, the UBP, and the praise he lavished on the PLP may find explanation in a small story in the Bermuda Sun today. Since resigning as Premier...
Belco has cancelled planned power outages in the St. George's area for today in order to keep those crews available for emergency repairs as a result of the ongoing storm. As a number of the homes that would be affected...
Today we were hit by another of those winter storms that are so common at this time of year. Apparently this is the same weather system that's bringing snow and record lows to the north-eastern United States right now. It's...
It's official - according to the World Economic Forum Bermuda has the most TVs in the world per capita. There are actually more televisions in Bermuda than people. If only there was something worth watching on them...
Went to my first Bermuda Festival performance last night: a slightly bizarre mixture of opera and comedy from Candian comedienne Natalie Choquette. Unusual, but good. Ever since I was a child I've always made a point of buying a programme...
How is it that former Attorney General and veteran PLP member Dame Lois Browne-Evans is allowed to miss her own trial for driving without due care? Apparently she's currently overseas awaiting the birth of a grandchild. An important event in...
If the success of a blog is measured by the amount of discussion it generates then politics.bm has been doing particularly well recently. Two recent posts, which started out discussing the UBP's defeat at the last election and the death...
Nelson Bascome III, son of PLP MP and former Health Minister Nelson Bascome, was thrown in the Bermuda Regiment lockup yesterday when he arrived with 100 other recruits for the start of his period of compulsory military service. He showed...
The hurricane season may have come to an end last month, but it seems you can never be complacent about the roof staying on your house. On Saturday morning, during a brief but intense storm, a tornado touched down in...
On a tin of Friskies cat food: Collect & Spell Friskies and WIN $50,000 Mandy and I were getting quite excited about our chances of winning some extra cash until we looked inside the can label for the rules and...
Bermuda's not the best place to live for lovers of classical music or the performing arts. There are few theatres or concert halls and cultural life here can seem a little barren when you've spent the last six years living...
Bermuda is thinking about following the example of New York and banning smoking in public places. I've only ever had a couple of puffs of a cigarette, and I found it a thoroughly unpleasant experience (although I have to admit...
One of the things that’s struck me about political debate in Bermuda is how little the terms left-wing or right-wing are used to describe it. On the face of it, the PLP is a traditional party of the left, fighting...
It's well-known that certain languages have few or no terms of expression for concepts rarely or never experienced naturally by their speakers. Just as some tribes in the Amazon rainforest have no word for 'ocean' or 'sea', so Bermudian drivers...
ZBM has just televised highlights from last month’s public forum on tourism. Very interesting it was too. Panellist Julian Hall succinctly summed up the problem with tourism here: Bermuda is a bore, does not represent good value for money, and...
I don't normally publish the forwarded emails I receieve, but this one made me laugh. I've made a couple of small changes - apologies to the original author. (CNN) -- U.S. Department of Agriculture officials have traced beef from a...
Went for our first sail on Thistle Dew since hurricane Fabian today. I say 'sail', but the yacht is still missing its mast, so we actually motored around the harbour instead. Not half as much fun, although the absence of...
Following strong sales during the Christmas period, boosted by store openings on the last Sunday before Christmas, the Bermuda Chamber Of Commerce is hoping to persuade the government to allow Sunday shopping year-round. Since arriving in Bermuda I've rarely missed...
The Mid Ocean News has further raised the profile of bloggers in Bermuda today with a big article on page 3 about Bermuda's political blogs Politics.bm and Pondblog. This site gets a brief mention at the end again, meaning I've...
My inlaws have just made me suffer through another Bermudian culinary speciality - the hot turkey sandwich. Take two slices of white bread, fill with cold turkey and stuffing left over from Christmas Day, and liberally douse with hot gravy....
The new seatbelt law came into force today. So far it looks like Bermudians are largely taking heed. In a completely unscientific poll, conducted as we drove from Ferry Reach to Store Hill earlier today, Mandy and I counted 85...
Question: How can you tell who didn't have enough to drink on New Year's Eve? Answer: They're the ones who get up at 9am on New Year's Day to go for a swim. At this time of year, the water's...
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