Royal Gazette Opinion, Thursday 30 June 2005 At one of the recent public meetings on sustainable development, a member of the audience lamented the rapid pace of development in Bermuda. “Do you want to live in Hong Kong?” he asked....
There's been much discussion recently about whether Bermuda should legislate to ban smoking in public places such as bars and restaurants. As I have already made clear, I do not believe such legislation is necessary. But that doesn't mean that...
I’m often amazed at Premier Alex Scott’s inability to say the right thing. Following Opposition Leader Grant Gibbons’ call for stronger anti-corruption laws in the House on Friday, what the Premier should have said was: “We agree with the Opposition’s...
This week's caption competition featured our police recruits learning to direct traffic on East Broadway. The winners were: First: JJ - Bermuda's new one-armed police patrol are introduced to the public. "They have been selected to enforce the laws against...
Why are we frittering away our tourism budget on "Pop By" flags and pink golf tees when Gibbs Hill Lighthouse and Church Bay are still a mess? Judging by these ideas, Dr. Brown clearly has more money than he knows...
I'm pleased to hear that the Government is soon to make it an offence to possess a machete or blade without a good excuse. According to the Royal Gazette: Reasonable excuses will include if the item is for use at...
Stuart Hayward recently complained that part of the reason speeding is so prevalent on Bermuda's roads is that no-one really knows what the speed limit is. He speculated that, as evidenced by court convictions, the de facto limit is currently...
It's Friday again, so it's time for another LIB caption competition. The original caption for the picture below was "Police recruits were in the thick of rush-hour traffic yesterday learning how to direct traffic on East Broadway". But I'm sure...
Royal Gazette Opinion, Thursday 23 June 2005 Tucked away at the easternmost end of Bermuda is the Town of St. George. Bermuda’s only World Heritage site, it’s also my home. Most Bermudians may only bother to visit once or twice...
Shadow Transport Minister Jamahl Simmons is officially rolling out the UBP's PEACE road safety plan at a town hall meeting this evening. The plan was first announced earlier this month and is about Promoting Education, Accountability, Consequences and Enforcement. It's...
One of the things that consistently irritates me about some of those who campaign for a ban on smoking in public places is their willingness to misrepresent facts in the pursuit of their agenda. Take the comment by Dr. John...
Almost three months ago, I posted about the wonderful origami-style statue of two bulls that appeared outside Bull's Head parking lot last year. Since its installation, however, it's been hidden under a green tarpaulin, apparently waiting on an official unveiling...
I'm not without sympathy for the plight of the expat who was fired from his position as a consultant with Applied Computer Technologies (ACT) on Friday, after being on the Island only three weeks. I know how stressful uprooting your...
And the winner of the 2005 Most Inappropriately-Named Company Award is... OK, so they clearly haven't finished yet, but having had to drive over this mess every day for the last couple of weeks, with no end in sight, the...
This week's caption competition featured a meeting between a Bermuda Regiment soldier and Governor Sir John Vereker during the Queen's Birthday Parade. There were a lot of good entries to choose from this week, and I had a particularly hard...
This week's caption competition challenges you to provide an alternative title for the picture below, featuring a meeting between a Bermuda Regiment soldier and Governor Sir John Vereker during the Queen's Birthday Parade this week. Winners will be announced on...
I have to admit to being somewhat sceptical about the likely impact of the new “Pop By” flag programme just launched by Bermuda’s Department of Tourism. The hope seems to be that we’ll cart around one of these luridly coloured...
I'm not sure what to think about Cedarbridge Academy preventing students sitting their exams for being incorrectly dressed or not having their student IDs. On the one hand I applaud the school's attempt to instill respect for the rules and...
Royal Gazette Opinion, Thursday 16 June 2005 I have a lot of sympathy for Alex Scott. Being the leader of a country – or even a small Island – can’t be an easy job. Whatever you do, you’re pretty much...
Can't afford a home in Bermuda? Missed out in the recent Southside lottery? Then perhaps you might consider joining the Bermudian man who has entered another housing lottery - this one for a £270,000 house in Peterborough, England. Come on,...
Since spending an enervating ninety minutes clearing immigration and customs at the airport last year, I’ve wanted to write an in-depth piece on the awfulness of Bermuda's entry procedures. Then the week before last, Bermuda Sun columnist Tom Vesey beat...
If you're sufficiently infuriated by a restaurant's service to summon the manager and complain that it's about the worst you've ever received, why would you think that not paying gratuities would make you a jerk? It seems that Bermuda's restaurants...
The roads are not the only place to find bad drivers in Bermuda. After spending the day in Somerset watching the dinghy races from my in-laws' yacht, at 4pm we started motoring back along North Shore to St. George's. At...
This week's caption competition featured chairman of the Bermuda Independence Commission, Bishop Vernon Lambe. The winners were: First: Two Cents - After being told that the BIC was "the blind leading the blind", Rev. Lambe started his braille lessons with...
I’ve been nervous of the King Edward Memorial Hospital ever since several bad news stories resulted in it being featured in a song in the Not The Um Um show a couple of years ago. So I wasn’t entirely surprised...
The final results of the poll on marijuana use were as follows. Marijuana Use Should marijuana use in Bermuda remain illegal, be decriminalised (possession would not be legal, but would be treated like a traffic offence), or be fully legalised?...
This week's caption competition challenges you to provide an alternative title for the picture below, featuring chairman of the Bermuda Independence Commission, Bishop Vernon Lambe. Winners will be announced on Monday evening this week, due to the holiday. Part of...
In the past, I've questioned whether racial discrimination still holds Bermuda's blacks back as much as some still allege. But it's easy to dismiss the views of a young white person who has only lived here for two years. So...
Royal Gazette Opinion, Thursday 9 June 2005 Should Bermuda relax its laws on marijuana use? Most readers of A Limey In Bermuda seem to think so. According to the current results of an unscientific poll on this site, 22% of...
I’ve now been living in Bermuda for just over two years. While I’ve gone native in many respects - honking my horn to say hello, sucking my teeth when I get annoyed, and so on – there are still things...
Time for another chance to talk about an issue of your choice. First comment sets the subject for debate. Choose carefully, and play nice. The Related Links section can be used to link to anything you feel is worthy of...
I've not lived in Bermuda long enough to become blase about hurricanes. I've certainly not been here long enough to actually look forward to them, as my wife seems to do. I still regard the start of another hurricane season...
This week's caption competition featured some of the competitors in today's Agape House Rubber Duck Derby in St. George's. The winners were: First: Fourth Estate - In support of its aspiration for nationhood, Bermuda purchases its first navy. Second: Tong...
This week's caption competition features some of the plucky competitors in this Sunday's Agape House Rubber Duck Derby in St. George's. Entries may change the wording on the duck at the right, if desired. Winners will be announced on Sunday....
Royal Gazette Opinion, Thursday 2 June 2005 Last month, Health Minister Patrice Minors revealed plans to restrict smoking in public places such as bars and restaurants. Legislation could be tabled by the end of the year. An increasing number of...
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