If you're stuck for something to do this Sunday afternoon, you might like to check out the Bermuda National Trust's Historic Open House Day. Verdmont and its grounds are being transformed into an interactive festival of Bermuda's history and culture,...
Following the collapse of the case against Kenith Clifton Bulford, one of the suspects in the murder of Shaundae Jones two years ago, the Government has finally realised that the public is worried about crime. Hurrah. At a press conference...
Royal Gazette Opinion, Thursday 28 April 2005 Hi. My name is Phil and I’m addicted to video games. My relationship with my father is to blame. Back in the 1970s, when I was growing up, video games were starting to...
If you're remotely interested in art, do yourself a favour and check out the show now on at the Interim gallery. 'Frogs, Dogs and Mermaids', which opened on Friday, features a diverse array of work from three artists. Lindsey George...
Home Affairs Minister Randy Horton will have further damaged the reputation of Bermuda's government if the account of his actions on Sunday's American Airlines flight turns out to be accurate. Mr. Horton did several things that would be unacceptable behaviour...
The Premier announces the start of a 'national debate'. The issues will be investigated by an independent group formed from a cross-section of the community. The public can expect to be educated and asked for their views. The independence debate?...
The discovery of the bodies of the Cooper twins and their burial last week has prompted much anguish about the rising tide of violent crime in Bermuda. Are things really as bad as they seem? The total number of violent...
Suppose you're a believer in not smacking children to discipline them. You think it's tantamount to child abuse. Then one day you discover that's exactly what the people next door do to their kids when they've been naughty. You don't...
Was I the only person a little taken aback by the image on the front page of yesterday's Royal Gazette? The unfortunate private who fainted during Wednesday's Peppercorn Ceremony in St. George's fell flat on his face and broke his...
From today's Philadelphia Daily News: The top investment adviser to Philadelphia's pension fund issued a statement yesterday acknowledging that she and her firm have made "modest contributions to a handful of political campaigns," while denying that her firm ever had...
Royal Gazette Opinion, Thursday 21 April 2005 One of the most surprising things to emerge during Bermuda’s independence debate is the number of Bermudians who have said that they don’t have a sense of national pride. At the recent meetings...
One of the most fascinating things I've seen in Bermuda is the huge satellite photograph of the Island on display at the Aquarium. On my last visit I spent ages poring over it, trying to pick out my house and...
This week's poll is actually a short survey which aims to measure the level of national pride in Bermuda. If you are not Bermudian, please do not take it. If you are, you can find the questions here. The questions...
Alvin Williams clearly enjoys talking about race and the legacy of slavery, so there's something slightly sad about the way he opens his column in today's Mid Ocean News: "It's not often that I get to debate a white person...
Those able to vote in the UK general election on 5 May might be interested in this site. It asks a bunch of questions on various policy issues, then tells you who you should vote for. Here are my results:...
Sir Edwin Leather, a former governor of Bermuda, died last week. At his funeral in St. Paul's church on Tuesday, one of the mourners recalled an address he gave to The Empire Club of Canada on 12 December, 1974, in...
Pondblog's Gavin Shorto weighs in on the debate over the Ashay Rites of Passage programme in this month's issue of Bermudian Business. His column also looks at some of the complexities of the reparations issue that Ashay has chosen to...
When the Bank of Bermuda was sold to HSBC last year, I was one of those in favour of the deal. Having recently arrived from the UK, where I banked with HSBC, I could see many ways for the Bank...
One of the most jarring moments of my recent holiday in Florida came during a visit to SeaWorld. Operated by American corporation Anheuser-Busch, the park began its signature killer whale show, the Shamu Adventure, by screening Anheuser's recent advertisement honouring...
When I first saw this site I thought how great it would be if Bermuda had something similar. But then I wondered: how much difference would it really make to the way people vote? Thanks to Sam for the link.
The design gurus at Island Press have been busy while I've been away, with the last week seeing a re-launch of the company’s Bermuda Sun newspaper and bermuda.com website. But are the new designs a victory of style over substance?...
There are times when running this site makes me feel like a hamster on a wheel. The constant pressure to write can be exhausting, as can the need to keep a beady eye on the discussions for inappropriate or libellous...
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