The PLP have revealed how they're going to pay for their proposal to improve health care for seniors: "During the working lives of Bermudians (20 to 64), employers and individuals will make contributions to the fund. The fund will be...
The PLP have responded to my post pointing out their inconsistency on the issue of who will be eligible for free day care. In a statement on their website (which continues their impolite policy of refusing to link to any...
The PLP can't get their story straight on who will qualify for the free child care promised in their election platform. "The PLP will provide free DayCare for all Bermudians. That's a big difference between us and the UBP. The...
The PLP is trying to take credit for bringing the allegations of racism at the hospital to light: “The PLP government established the Office of the Ombudsman which investigated the allegations at King Edward and brought them to light. Under...
When I first heard the claim that the mould problem at Cedarbridge Academy might be serious enough to require the demolition of the school, I was sceptical. After reading the article in today’s Royal Gazette, I became even more so....
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...
Notes from Thursday evening's public meeting, organised by the Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB), about the location of the new hospital. The room was packed. Every available seat was taken, and people were standing in the aisles too. I estimated that...
Decide to build a new hospital in the middle of the Botanical Gardens. Wait for public outcry. Announce that you will hold public meetings to discuss the issue in a room that only seats 60 people, and that everyone else...
I’d like to thank Andrew for sending me this model that he built, which shows what the new hospital might look like. Because of the lack of information that's been released about the new hospital's appearance, the model is only...
Local activist Lisa Vickers has started a blog to act as a focus for the campaign to prevent the new hospital being built in the Botanical Gardens. Save The Gardens will disseminate information about the Botanical Gardens and the plans...
Yesterday, in a speech about the decision to build the new hospital in the Botanical Gardens, Opposition Leader Wayne Furbert said, “We are calling on the Premier and the chairman of the Hospitals Board to produce detailed explanations of why...
The Government’s decision to build the new hospital in the Botanical Gardens is the best of a poor set of options. Phased redevelopment of the existing site would have been the most expensive, longest, and riskiest option. Turning the current...
National Drug Control Minister Wayne Perinchief is backing the partial decriminalisation of marijuana. It's about time. Mr. Perinchief is right that "the punitive effect of a marijuana conviction outweighs the crime". I don't agree that marijuana users are "victims" of...
A recent story in the New York Times questions lethal injections as a humane method to carry out the death penalty. As I have given some thought to the way I'd prefer to die, this debate genuinely interests me. Setting...
Tiger Bay writes about the 436 cases of reported child abuse or neglect in Bermuda last year: "That's a terrible statistic for a community the size of Bermuda - that's more than 4% of our school age children! Abuse and...
"Children aged 11 sexually active" screamed the front page of today's Royal Gazette. The statistics aren't quite as sensational: A total of 83 11-year-old girls were asked whether they were sexually active, with three percent answering yes. Three percent of...
One of the reasons that I'm concerned about the bans on smoking in public places, such as the one passed into law in Bermuda yesterday, is that they are fostering a culture of intolerance. It's become socially acceptable to harass...
Can anyone explain why the Government now wants to ban smoking in company cars? Next week: legislation to ban expats from smoking in their employer-supplied homes.
The Bermuda Musical and Dramatic Society is to ban smoking in its bar from the beginning of next year. Why? Because that’s what the majority of its members voted for, and the club was having trouble getting volunteer bartenders. It...
The sad conclusion to the case of British grandmother Sheila Hollinghurst has left me conflicted. Mrs. Hollinghurst developed a brain aneurysm during a cruise to Bermuda, requiring specialist neurological care that the Island was unable to provide. However, as she...
The Bermuda Red Cross is making an urgent appeal for new blood donors. It follows the loss of 35% of donors due to the threat of Mad Cow Disease, which now prevents anyone who has visited or lived in Europe...
I was disturbed to hear UBP Deputy Leader Michael Dunkley on the radio yesterday morning, urging the Government to capitalise on the death of ABC news anchor Peter Jennings from lung cancer and introduce a ban on smoking in public...
A couple of weeks ago, Michael Dunkley criticised the state of medical care in Bermuda, citing the anonymous blog Bermuda Medicine in support of his claims. The blog recounts the failure of local medical services to tell its author that...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Dental Board has filed an appeal against a decision by a Board of Inquiry allowing English dentist Dr. David Thompson to continue working in Bermuda. "It's common knowledge that English dentists are extremely poor compared to their North American...
A ban on smoking in restaurants and bars would be well-received by Bermudians if the results of this site's most recent poll are indicative of general feeling. Of the 176 votes cast, 80% said they would support such a ban,...
At the launch of a campaign to stop under-age drinking on Thursday, Health and Family Services Minister Patrice Minors came out with some apparently troubling statistics on the use of alcohol by Bermuda’s youngsters. "Based on a 2000 Bermuda Student...
Health Minister Patrice Minors came under fire this week for walking out of a meeting on Bermuda’s disabled shortly after she opened it. However the Minister was unconcerned that her absence may have affected her ability to correctly prioritise the...
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