A Limey In Bermuda

A Room With A View

I've just discovered where Housing Minister Ashfield DeVent is planning to put the portable homes he recently announced he was bringing in to accommodate Bermuda's homeless. Kindley Field Road.

Fares Fair

Amid all the political bad news at the moment, last week's announcement by Transport Minister Dr. Ewart Brown that he has signed regulations to increase taxi fares by 20% and introduce shared rides to and from the airport is a...

The Blame Game

As more details emerge about the Berkeley debacle, it’s beginning to sound like responsibility for most of the delays and cost overruns lies with the Government rather than ProActive Management. Particularly revealing are the results of a recent risk assessment...

Alex Who?

I was shocked to hear on VSB radio news on Friday evening that a number of Bermudians don't know who their Premier is. The reporter was asking people on the street whether they thought Alex Scott should resign over the...

Happy Birthday

A Limey In Bermuda is one year old today. I first became aware of this thing called a 'blog' while I was still living in the UK. As someone who kept a daily diary religiously for most of his teenage...

The Sword Of Damocles

So the Government has finally bowed to the inevitable and cancelled the contract of ProActive Management to build the new Berkeley senior secondary school. As Christian Dunleavy points out, this shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. The writing has...

The Morality Of Resignation

In the United States today, a lawyer for George Bush's re-election team resigned after admitting links to a Vietnam veterans' group that has been running ads accusing John Kerry of lying about his war record. The lawyer, Benjamin Ginsberg, wrote...

An Affair To Remember

After congratulating myself for not being on holiday when Renee Webb resigned, it turned out that I was away when an even bigger story broke: the closure of the two-year investigation into the BHC scandal. It seems incredible that one...

Missing Banner

It appears that since the new design of A Limey In Bermuda was launched a couple of months ago, some of you can no longer see the banner image at the top of the page (the one with the green...

Best Before

Bermuda's supermarkets certainly cater to unusual tastes. For locals wishing to build up their immune systems, the Island's grocery stores kindly offer perishable foodstuffs several days beyond their 'sell by' date. Thrill-seekers who enjoy playing Russian Roulette with their health...

Fired!

Three cheers for the Government for finally making a decision on the Abdallah Ahad case. Friday 13th August was indeed an unlucky day for Mr. Ahad when the Public Service Commission eventually concurred with the Bermuda Sun's report that Mr....

No Place Like Home

I've just returned from a two-week trip to the UK and Tuscany, my first holiday of note since moving to Bermuda last year. I wasn't expecting London to have changed much, and it hadn't. But the differences with Bermuda seemed...

Suspended Animation

The Limey is currently on holiday. All commenting has been suspended while he's away, lest any passing trolls find this a cosy home and decide to move in. Posting will resume on Monday 23rd August.

Three Months And Counting

Three months ago today, the Bermuda Sun alleged that Abdallah Ahad lied on his CV. 91 days and over $20,000 later, Mr. Ahad has still been neither cleared nor fired. As editor Tony McWilliam said in yesterday's Bermuda Sun, it's...

Consent Of The King

I’ve complained before about Bermuda’s arcane law which makes swearing in a public place a criminal offence. In a country where so many laws are ignored it seems ironic that this particularly pointless one is enthusiastically enforced. But after Magistrate...

Who’s Afraid Of The DOI?

The ‘culture of fear’ that inhibits work permit holders and those dependent on non-Bermudian labour from making public comments on Bermudian politics is “unwarranted” according to Chief Immigration Officer Martin Brewer. Mr. Brewer made his comments in an email to...

Hurricane Season

The 2004 Atlantic hurricane season is finally underway. After forming as a tropical depression on Saturday, then strengthening to a tropical storm, hurricane Alex is now skirting the coast of North Carolina. Fortunately for Bermuda, it’s expected to pass almost...

Ant Season

August is probably the worst time of year for bugs in Bermuda. Even those of us who have our houses regularly sprayed with the most noxious, environmentally-unsound chemicals known to man have to put up with an ant or two...

Kettle, Pot

While Calvin Smith has made some sensible contributions to the debates on race and immigration in Bermuda, unfortunately there are also times when he lets his temper get the better of him. His recent outburst at the BIU forum on...