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Column: ‘Substantive Action To Curb Trends’

[Opinion column written by Senator Marc Daniels] As we move about the community, our countrymen are saying time and time again that they are tired of politicians politicizing crime as if they can singularly and magically make criminality disappear overnight. Bermudians are telling us that words of condemnation and sympathy alone cannot curb the negative... Read more of this article

Opinion: Sen. Daniels On Tackling Gang Violence

[Opinion column written by Senator Marc Daniels] Recently OBA Senator and Junior Minister of National Security Jeff Baron stated that, in his view, “we are stronger than any gangs, stronger than any sub-communities, stronger than any root causes.” While I accept that the Senator’s contribution is filled with good intentions, I humbly... Read more of this article

Senator Daniels: Time To Reevaluate PRCs

[Opinion column written by Senator Marc G. Daniels] On Wednesday, July 23, 2014, Minister Michael Fahy, without any consultation or open dialogue, made an announcement that OBA would drop the PRC appeal. Having read MP Sylvan Richards’s recent opinion piece dated July 29, 2014, it seems as if we are now truly witnessing a game of Masterpiece Theatre. Contrary... Read more of this article

Opinion: Marc Daniels On ‘Real Bermudians’

[Opinion column written by PLP Senator Marc Daniels] I am a proud Bermudian. Both European and African blood runs through my veins. Notwithstanding my ‘mixed-racial’ lineage, I will not profess to share the purported expertise that former OBA Senator, Toni Daniels, has recently expressed. To suggest that being ‘mixed-race’ would offer me greater... Read more of this article

Senator Marc Daniels On Ending Conscription

[Opinion column written by PLP Senator Marc Daniels] In November 2012, The Progressive Labour Party had promised that it would seek to eradicate conscription in our Throne Speech. When the election resulted in an OBA victory, we conceded that any changes would come during their first term as government, on the basis of their election promises. Young... Read more of this article