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Sylvan Richards Apologizes To MP David Burt
[Updated] Following erroneous statements he made in an opinion column on Bernews earlier this week, MP Sylvan Richards has apologized to MP David Burt and said he withdraws the remarks. Mr Richards said Mr Burt was engaging in “deceptive” use of employment statistics claiming he didn’t use the most recent employment statistics in his... Read more of this article
Column: Richards On ‘False & Misleading Claims’
[Opinion column written by Sylvan Richards] The Opposition’s chief propaganda agent, Christopher Famous, continues to make false and misleading claims about the OBA Government and the policies that are being implemented to benefit all Bermudians. In his attempt to re-write history he provides no credible evidence to back up his misinformation and... Read more of this article
MP Richards: “Referendum Is The Way Forward”
“It is my personal belief that a referendum is the way forward,” said OBA MP Sylvan Richards when asked about the Order Papers for today’s [Feb 12] sitting of the House of Assembly, which said Mr Richards will bring a Private Members Bill entitled “Same-Sex Marriage Referendum Act 2016″. In describing a Private Members Bill, the official... Read more of this article
Sylvan Richards Responds To MP Walton Brown
Junior Minister of Home Affairs Sylvan Richards has responded to MP Walton Brown’s comments, saying that if Mr Brown “wants a good example of a really contemptuous dismissal of an Ombudsman’s findings,” they suggest he read comments Opposition Leader Marc Bean made in the House of Assembly last year. Mr Richards said, “Walton... Read more of this article
Furbert & Richards: Hyatt Contract Cancellation
During the recent session in the House Mark Pettingill informed MPs that former Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert “misled Bermuda over the Park Hyatt development project in St. George’s,” Sylvan Richards said, while Mr Furbert said, “if the OBA wish to argue petty battles from 3 years ago, that is their call, but that pettiness will... Read more of this article
Column: Real Estate, Retail Sales, Construction
[Opinion column written by OBA MP Sylvan Richards] The House of Assembly and the Senate have shut down for the summer, Cup Match is over, and it seems as if we’re somehow starting afresh this week. But just before the memory fades, let me remind you of some of the good news about the economy that was announced just before Cup Match. First, the real... Read more of this article
Opinion: Immigration & Protection Amendment
[Opinion column written by Junior Minister of Home Affairs Sylvan Richards] For seven long years, Bermudians have been struggling with our own great recession. One area that has been particularly hard hit is the property market – both hotels and residential – which have suffered from slack demand and falling values. Many Bermudian homeowners owe... Read more of this article
Opinion: Sylvan Richards On New Airport Plans
[Opinion column written by OBA MP Sylvan Richards] Christopher Famous has made a number of criticisms of Bermuda’s proposed new airport project, which may lead your readers to suppose that for some unexplained reason we have made a very, very bad decision. That’s not the case at all, and I would appreciate an opportunity to set the record straight. Bermuda... Read more of this article
MP Apologises For ‘Unparliamentary Language”
MP Sylvan Richards apologised today [Mar 12] in the House of Assembly for using “unparliamentary language,” which according to the exchange appeared to have been the word “scumbuckets.” It occurred during Monday’s [Mar 10] session, with Mr. Richards appearing to call out something while the Opposition was speaking. Original... Read more of this article
Opinion: “What A Difference A Year Makes”
[Opinion column written by Junior Minister of Finance, Sylvan Richards] Last month, I drew attention to the appearance in a Caribbean news outlet of several columns hostile to the One Bermuda Alliance Government, written by Progressive Labour Party personalities like Mark Daniels and Walter Roban. It was quite apparent that a majority of the public... Read more of this article
PLP Respond To Criticism From Sylvan Richards
Shadow Minister of Home Affairs Walter Roban responded to recent columns by OBA MP Sylvan Richards saying that “while criticising the stance of the PLP, he failed to address any of the concerns of that Bermudians have regarding Commercial Immigration.” One of Mr. Richards columns drew attention to opinion pieces penned by PLP MPs for an... Read more of this article
Opinion Column: ‘Reckless, Unpatriotic Attacks’
[Written by OBA MP Sylvan Richards + Updated with PLP response] Here is something that I bet the majority of Bermudians had no idea was happening: PLP leaders for months now have been publishing articles in an online newspaper telling the people of the Caribbean that the Government of Bermuda is deceitful and anti-democratic, willing to crush democratic... Read more of this article
