Stories about Bermuda from March, 2008
Bermuda: Retribution?
As the government pulls its advertising dollars from local newspapers, supposedly for reasons of retribution, Vexed Bermoothes asks: “Is this about governing or controlling Bermuda?”
Bermuda: Tourist Trap?
After a tourist dies in a road accident, Bermudan blogger IMHO.bm asks: “Are we doing the right thing by continuing to rent auxiliary cycles to tourists?”
Bermuda: Race Therapy
“Bonds grow through community, not through confrontation,” writes Vexed Bermoothes, as he administers some group therapy for Bermuda.
Bermuda, USA: Watching US Elections
“As the American election process grinds on, I find myself more and more impressed by Barack Obama’s apparent decency and integrity”, writes Breezeblog, while Politics.bm says that “many of the...
Bermuda: Going Green
A Radical in Bermuda shares some tips for going green.
Bermuda: Sunshine Week
Vexed Bermoothes, Politics.bm and Breezeblog all blog about Sunshine Week in Bermuda – and no, it's not what you think.
Bermuda: Citizen Media
Breezeblog keeps track of the annual State of the News Media Report from the Project For Excellence in Journalism and says: “The report notes the nature of news reporting on...
Bermuda: Freedom of Information
When it comes to Freedom of Information in Bermuda, Vexed Bermoothes says: “Sorry, press conferences full of spin, manipulated statistics, and avoidance of substance do not equal a transparent government.”
Bermuda: Crime Wave
Vexed Bermoothes applauds the Bahamian Police for “contradicting the PLP’s pre-election claims” and being “brave enough to admit this week that Bermuda is facing a growing crime wave.”
Bermuda: Private Finance
Vexed Bermoothes wonders if Bermuda's government's “enthusiasm for Private Finance Initiatives…will be a means of diverting huge Government budgets into the hands of selected special interests.”
Bermuda: Homophobia
“If I call someone out as a homophobe I mean it with all the venom as if I were to call someone a racist or a sexist”: A Radical in...
Bermuda: Dehabilitation?
“Bermuda’s criminal recidivism rate is now 78%. In other words, 78% of prisoners who complete their sentence will reoffend and serve more jail time”: Vexed Bermoothes blogs about “dehabilitation”.
Bermuda: Public or Private Sector?
A Radical in Bermuda thinks that “all members of Parliament and the Senate be made to sever ties to the private sector while in government…”
