Tag: Opinion columns
Opposition Leader Marc Bean On Father’s Day
[Written by Opposition Leader Marc Bean] On behalf of The Bermuda Progressive Labour Party, I would like to extend best wishes and much honour and respect to the fathers of Bermuda. I would like to extend special thanks to my father. Raising our family after the passing of my mother, took a special degree of strength and character that we appreciate... Read more of this article
Marc Bean: “We Lost Touch, Lost Our Way”
[Written by Opposition Leader Marc Bean] Since December 17th many politicians and political thinkers have been focused on understanding why the PLP lost and what the next five years will hold for Bermudians. For many families however, those issues take a back seat to figuring out how to pay their bills, feed their children and find a job. Bermudians... Read more of this article
Jonathan Starling On International Women’s Day
[Written by Jonathan Starling] A Short History The idea of International Women’s Day has its origins in the 1908 New York garment workers strike, where women protested against working conditions. The day was first celebrated in 1909 by the Socialist Party of America in honour of that strike, and in 1910 the Socialist International adopted it to help... Read more of this article
Jonathan Starling: Onward To A New Politics
[Written by Jonathan Starling, who contested C#20 as an Independent] I would like to congratulate Ms Susan Jackson, the victor in Constituency 20. Her victory was comprehensive, even if her margin of victory (78%) was lower than the then UBP’s victory in the 2007 election (83%). I enjoyed the conversations I had with Ms Jackson in between shaking... Read more of this article
Charles Swan: Time Is Ripe For Electoral Reform
[Written by Charles Swan] As the 2012 General Election approaches, the main political groups as well as Independents will be hard at work with attempts to influence voting behaviour. This will take the form of:Platforms Rallies Social functions and other events Advertising space, time, bumper stickers etcIn the U.S. Presidential Election just recently... Read more of this article
Alexis Swan: Is It Cost Effective To Jail Debtors?
[Written by OBA Candidate Alexis Swan] Almost every day, we read or hear stories about people who have been sent to jail for not being able to pay their bills. Bermuda is already facing monumental debt as a country. Should we be spending more money on locking up those who can’t find jobs to pay their debts? Or should we look to creating a solution... Read more of this article
U.S. Consul General’s Thanksgiving Message
[Written by U.S. Consul General Robert Settje] Thanksgiving is one of the most cherished holidays in the United States. Holidays often change over the years – the evolution of Christmas from a religious celebration to a several months’-long commercial event is perhaps the most obvious example – but for nearly four centuries, Thanksgiving has... Read more of this article
OBA’s R. Wayne Scott: ‘It’s Time For A Change’
[Opinion column written by R Wayne Scott] Bernews published a long column by Col David Burch a few days ago, in which he argued that the Progressive Labour Party had done many good things for Bermuda during their 14 years in office. The One Bermuda Alliance agrees. No one wants to deny or diminish the good things the PLP has done. In fact, we thought... Read more of this article
Lt/Col David Burch: “The More Things Change”
[Opinion column written by Lt/Col David Burch] It’s unfortunate that politics in Bermuda seems to have morphed into a discussion about who can do the same things but better. Where is the vision? Where is the ideological difference between the parties? Where are the comparisons of the respective records? The answer is they’re there; you just have... Read more of this article
Tavares & Adderley On Constitutional Reform
[Written by Erwin P. Adderley & David J. Tavares] In 1968 the Bermuda Constitutional Order came into effect. It is the embodiment of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which the people of Bermuda acknowledge to be governed by. These fundamental principles are rights and freedoms of the individual …………. whatever... Read more of this article
