Because of persistent technical problems affecting a significant number of users, I am abandoning the requirement for you to register before you can post comments on this site. The TypeKey registration system clearly has a number of flaws, and TypePad...
Ewart Brown’s ascension to the leadership of both the PLP and the country has left me with mixed feelings. In many ways, I’m glad to see the back of Alex Scott. He was ineffective, frequently said things that made him...
This flame has gone out on this week's caption competition. Photo courtesy of The Royal Gazette The winners were: First: Git - News of the pilot light snuffing out at Jamaican Grill prompted a swift and concerted relief effort by...
As a result of a serious abuse of the anonymity this site has traditionally offered to commenters, it is with regret that I must place several new restrictions on those who wish to leave comments here. Moderation All comments now...
8.55pm: According to KJAZ 98.1 FM the voting has not yet started: apparently they are arguing about whether Senators are allowed to vote or not. How long have they known that the vote was going to take place tonight? And...
With the PLP leadership challenge coming to a head, this week's caption competition catches up with the incumbent. Photo courtesy of The Royal Gazette Photoshop entries are also welcomed and should be emailed to me. Winners will be announced on...
Since Ewart Brown announced he would be challenging Alex Scott for the leadership of the PLP at this week's delegates' conference, I've been running two polls to see who you would prefer to see win. The results were as follows:...
With reference to the story on page 2 of today’s Bermuda Sun, I am appealing to anyone who has any information about the author of the comment to which the story refers to get in touch with me. Alternatively, perhaps...
This week's caption competition is now over. The winners were: First: SmokingGun - Ewart Brown's latest introduction: Fast Furries. Second: Adjustah - No-one could take the new Police bikes seriously... Third: 19th hole - If it wasn't for these damn...
As you've probably noticed by now, I'm supporting Green Day. Although I initially thought the Botanical Gardens was the least bad option for the location of the new hospital, the subsequent debate has convinced me that there may be other...
This week's caption competition is being taken for a ride. Photoshop entries are also welcomed and should be emailed to me. Winners will be announced on Sunday. Part of the OTB Caption Jam. Photoshop Entries Cowboy Blob
According to today's Royal Gazette, Youth On The Move held a meeting last night that "gave young Bermudians the opportunity to ask [Premier Alex Scott] questions on any topic they wished and receive an answer to their faces". How about...
I’m baffled by the announcement that the police are to start ticketing anyone driving over the official speed limit of 35 kph. In the three and a half years that I’ve been in Bermuda, the police have never done this....
When politicians of opposing parties come together, when churches set aside matters of doctrinal dispute, when thousands unite to produce a common voice, surely it is a cause for celebration? No it is not. The root of the union, the...
CURB president Lynn Winfield has distanced the organisation from comments made by executive council member Eva Hodgson, who last week said that whites are not targeted by racism. In an email, she told me: “Dr. Hodgson has expressed her own...
With the massive, big-bang upgrade to the Bank of Bermuda’s systems that took place over the weekend, some problems were perhaps to be expected. I managed to sign up for the new internet banking service successfully this morning, but when...
The leadership race may be just hotting up, but this week's caption competition is now over. Photo courtesy of The Royal Gazette The winners were: First: SmokingGun - P and #2 = Time for a change. Second: Yet Another Limey...
Last week, the anti-racism organisation CURB (Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda) was re-launched. The full speech delivered by its President, Lynn Winfield, can be found here. While I applaud any initiative to help address inequities between the races in Bermuda,...
According to today’s Bermuda Sun, Ewart Brown is expected to give interviews on his vision for Bermuda next week. Bermuda’s journalists are a mostly spineless lot. They usually shy away from asking politicians anything that might make them feel uncomfortable...
After a brief hiatus, the caption competition is back. Photo courtesy of The Royal Gazette Photoshop entries are also welcomed and should be emailed to me. Winners will be announced on Sunday. Photoshop Entries Paradise Found Onion and Potato Onion...
With all the talk of possible challengers for the leadership of the PLP, there’s one topic of conversation that’s conspicuous by its absence. It’s the same discussion that’s missing in most political debate in Bermuda: What would the candidates do...
Something is wrong when a company that goes the extra mile to provide good customer service is threatened with significant penalties as a result. By considering revoking the right of Four Star Pizza to employ expats because a foreign manager...
bermuda vigilante offers "a response to the nonsense".
I’ve not had much time for Anglican Bishop Ewen Ratteray since he kicked Rev. Alan Tilson out of Bermuda and reaffirmed his opposition to the ordination of women priests. But my opinion of him has improved after his announcement that...
Yesterday morning we headed down to Ordnance Island in St. George's to see the sloop Spirit of Bermuda before it set sail for Hamilton. You can see more pictures here. Thanks to Stuart Hayward for providing the best ones!
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