The following obituary for Gerry Connelly appeared in this week’s Mid Ocean News. As Mr. Connelly was once a prolific and well-informed contributor to this site, under the names of Selkieman and Gerry C, I am reprinting it here. My...
The Spirit of Bermuda provides a festive decoration for St. George's harbour yesterday evening. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.
Police have uncovered an al-Qaeda cell that was actively planning terrorist attacks in Bermuda, Immigration Minister Derrick Burgess said last nighti Mr. Burgess said that the conspirators were planning to crack jokes of dubious taste at several locations around the...
"Government has to consider all its citizens. Just about every house in Bermuda has a television." So says a Government spokesperson in today's Bermuda Sun, justifying the Government's decision to forge ahead with its plans for its own TV station....
One of the reasons that the Corporation of Hamilton opposed HSBC’s original plan for a new building on the Triminghams site was its height. “The Corporation is opposed to any building in excess of six storeys,” wrote City Engineer David...
One of the things that has always annoyed me about .bm domain names is that only Bermuda-registered organisations can apply for one. Ordinary Bermudians cannot. I’ve never understood the logic behind this. The supply of domain names is practically infinite,...
Sunday trading rules will not be waived in the run-up to Christmas because of a conflict with the time that many people attend church. That was the message sent by Finance Minister Paula Cox to the Chamber of Commerce this...
I originally posted this article on A Baby In Bermuda, but in the hope that some LiB readers may have experience editing video files, I decided to put it up here too. Until Aidan came along, I had never felt...
I found this year's Christmas Boat Parade a little disappointing. Many entries seemed lacklustre, contenting themselves with putting a few rows of lights down their hulls and a couple of inflatable figures on their decks. Compared with previous years, there...
Julian Hall was on the radio news this morning, holding Premier Ewart Brown up as an example to Bermuda’s youth. Was it because Dr. Brown has shown that the colour of his skin is no barrier to wealth or high...
I asked Lynne Winfield, president of Citizens Uprooting Racism In Bermuda (CURB), whether she had any comment on the recent confrontation between the Premier and Grant Gibbons in the House of Assembly. I also asked whether she felt that such...
Premier Ewart Brown's attack on UBP backbencher Grant Gibbons in the House of Assembly on Friday evening provided a timely reminder that despite his ability to dazzle, the Premier is a deeply flawed man whose tenure as Premier is likely...
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