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Photos: Spectacular Colours Of Summer Flowers

[Written by Jeff Sousa] As we all drive around Bermuda, we are taken aback by the spectacular colours of all the summer flowers. Right now, our Island is at its peak colour-wise, and it truly is the most beautiful time of the year. Our vegetation hasn’t looked this magnificent in four years. Ever since we received back to back hurricanes with Hurricane... Read more of this article

Column: ‘Opportunities That Will Benefit Us All’

[Opinion column written by MP Jeff Sousa] Happy New Year to my Bermuda family! As 2017 gets underway, we Bermudians have much to look forward to. The OBA Government is moving Bermuda and all her people in the right direction. We are getting the island back on track. I truly believe the majority of Bermudians have no doubt about the need to replace... Read more of this article

Column: Most Important Statements In Budget

[Opinion column written by MP Jeff Sousa] The Government’s 2016/17 Budget, presented by Finance Minister ET Bob Richards last week, commits the Island to a plan to restore Bermuda’s financial health, with a target to eliminate the government deficit in three years. In reading through the 38-page Budget document, I highlighted what I consider to... Read more of this article

Opinion: MP Jeff Sousa On Airport Development

[Opinion column written by OBA MP Jeff Sousa] The Opposition has attacked Government plans to rebuild the airport in part by saying that because it has not involved a competitive tender, it is “a slap in the face to good governance,” as Shadow Finance Minister David Burt put it. As is often the case, the Opposition is making that claim without doing... Read more of this article

Opinion: MP Jeff Sousa On Film Crew Refusal

[Opinion column written by OBA MP Jeff Sousa] I think some Bermudians are looking the wrong way at Minister Michael Fahy’s refusal to grant a Canadian team permission to film a program about the murder of Rebecca Middleton. There is some feeling in the community that this is an attack on freedom of expression. How could that possibly be? The story... Read more of this article