On the Thursday and Friday before the first Monday in August, Bermuda celebrates a two-day public holiday to allow its residents to watch a game of cricket. To understand what Cup Match means to Bermudians, think of what Christmas would...
Dear Mr. & Mrs. Scott, As it will be one year tomorrow since Alex became head boy we thought we should write to let you know how he’s been getting on. As you know, Alex has been a prefect for...
A few thoughts for all those old moaners in the PLP who have been chastising the media recently for – horrors – writing uncomplimentary stories about the ruling party. One. Complaining that a tendency to dwell on bad news doesn't...
I used to think that PLP backbencher and BIU president Derrick Burgess was an ignorant bigot. But after reading his various comments in today’s Royal Gazette, I now realise that he’s probably one of the greatest manufacturers of political propaganda...
Isn’t that Terry Lister a nice man? Not wanting the 70% of our schoolchildren who recently failed their BSSC exams to worry about their future, I thought it was very considerate of him to reassure them that they can still...
Renee Webb’s resignation may have dominated the news last week, but that didn’t stop the issue of affordable housing muscling its way back onto the agenda. The week began with an interesting forum on the subject at the BIU on...
Challenger leads the pack as Bermuda fitted dinghies race towards the stake boat Clevelander in St. George's harbour this afternoon. Contest won the first race, with Elizabeth second, Challenger third and Victory bringing up the rear.
I don't usually post on the number of hits that A Limey In Bermuda receives. I'm reluctant to blow my own trumpet, or to tempt fate. Today, however, I'm going to make an exception. I hope you'll forgive my self-indulgence....
Website e-consultancy.com reports today that the Government's department of E-Commerce has released research on the utilisation of e-business techniques within Bermuda's business community. As I read the story, I began to experience a sense of deja-vu. Wasn't this report released...
Bermuda is populated by two dominant groups. Both are recent (400-year-old) arrivals from elsewhere. Both are settler groups. Neither is indigenous in the manner that Indians were indigenous to North America. It's arguable that the two Bermudian settler groups could...
My first reaction when I heard of Tourism Minister Renee Webb's resignation from the Cabinet last night was one of amazement. Like many others, I assumed her departure was related to the recent controversy over the Stonington affair and maybe...
Renee Webb has resigned as Minister of Tourism, Telecommunications and Ecommerce. Ewart Brown has assumed the Tourism portfolio in addition to Transport (a sensible and long-overdue combination), Michael Scott has taken over Telecommunications and Ecommerce, and Larry Mussenden has taken...
Anyone interested in learning more about Bermuda's housing situation is reminded of the forum at the BIU this evening. Former BHC General Manager Raymonde Dill will look at the nature of the demand for housing, director of real-estate firm The...
I'd like to offer Calvin Smith belated congratulations for his excellent opinion piece in last Wednesday's Royal Gazette calling on the Government to scrap term limits for the work permits granted to Bermuda's expatriate workers. As an editorial in the...
How can you tell if you're living in a healthy democracy? According to Premier Alex Scott, the test is that the within hours of election victory, members of the winning party will stage a successful political coup to replace their...
Another example of the flexible attitute Bermuda's Government has when it comes to rules and regulations. By giving PLP trustee Henry Talbot permission to own a car that exceeds the Island's size restrictions, Transport Minister Ewart Brown has again demonstrated...
Think we're living in a mature democracy? Check out the letter from G. Stowe in Friday's Bermuda Sun. "I for one had never really been any great fan of Premier Smith", the writer began, going on to say that he...
I sometimes wonder whether Premier Alex Scott actually believes all the crap he talks about independence. In today’s Royal Gazette we were treated to an extended treatise on Chairman Alex’s thoughts on the subject and I have to say, they...
In the last couple of weeks there's been an increase in the number of off-topic comments posted to A Limey In Bermuda. While my aim is to "get Bermuda talking", this is a blog, not a message board. Requiring comments...
Following the defeat of the legislation to introduce mandatory GPS in Bermuda’s taxis in the Senate last night, both Government and the taxi industry need to take a step back. This is the second time the Senate has rejected the...
No one likes to be called a NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) when it comes to Bermuda’s housing crisis. There’s widespread acceptance that more homes need to be built if there’s to be any hope of reducing the crushing...
Bermuda.com has already begun to change following its acquisition by the Bermuda Sun last week. The first casualty seems to have been the forums, which have disappeared from the home page. I have no idea why the Sun have chosen...
It's well-known that Bermuda doesn't have enough accountants, lawyers or software developers, and so needs to bring in expats to plug the gaps. What I didn't realise until today was that we also seem to have a shortage of people...
Bah, humbug. While local people and businesses have been congratulating themselves on being the recipients of The Bermudian’s annual ‘Best of Bermuda’ awards, your curmudgeonly correspondent, passed over for mention in the ‘Best Local Website’ category, has been plotting some...
Three cheers for Logic for providing the Island's disaffected youth with an outlet for their violent tendencies that doesn't involve taking a machete down Wellington Oval. On every night except Wednesday next week, PC gamers up for a bit of...
On seeing the pictures of Terrence Smith arriving at court on Wednesday to answer 49 charges of defrauding the Bermuda Housing Corporation (BHC) of $1.4 million, I was reminded of an article by Tom Vesey that appeared recently in the...
Bad news for Premier Alex Scott today, as a poll in the Bermuda Sun reveals that his approval rating among the Island's voters is continuing to slide. The proportion of voters who approve of his performance as Premier has declined...
The downside of leaving work soon after 5.30pm, as I did this evening, is being faced with the prospect of a half-hour drive back to St. George's with nothing to listen to on the radio. At that time of day...
Two months ago today, the Bermuda Sun revealed that Abdallah Ahad, the education officer responsible for the design and development of the IT curriculum for the public school system, may have lied about his qualifications on his CV. Amazingly, the...
Tonight we went to a live sex orgy at Ferry Reach. From June to September, for the three nights following a full moon, Bermuda's glow worms engage in their phosphorescent mating display. Exactly 56 minutes after sunset, in the shallows...
I don’t want to rush to judge Nancy Acton, a white reporter for the Royal Gazette, for the comments she allegedly made about black hotelier Billy Griffith, who had expressed an interest in renting a property from her. The email...
While driving home from work this evening I found myself behind a taxi with a makeshift poster stuck to its rear windscreen urging me to "Say No To Mandatory GPS" Next to it was a green and white sticker suggesting...
In a nice post over at politics.bm, Christian Dunleavy accuses the Government of being inconsistent in its attitude to public debate by shying away from a debate on gambling (because it doesn’t believe the public wants it) whilst readying itself...
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