Stories about Bermuda from December, 2006
Bermuda: Poison comment debate
A tongue-in-cheek post by the Limey, riffing off of a incident where a chef at a Bermuda resort was thrown off the island after making a joke about putting arsenic in a meal to be served to the island's Premier, occasions a string of comments debating issues of propriety and...
Bermuda: Government TV
As the Bermudan government forges ahead with plans to open its own television station, A Limey in Bermuda maintains that “watching TV to find out about Government services makes about as much sense as entering the Tour de France on a unicycle.”
Bermuda: Joke about Premier turns serious
On the heels of Bermuda's Premier aiming racial slurs at former Opposition Leader Grant Gibbons in Parliament, a chef makes a joke and is subsequently fired and deported, leaving Christian Dunleavy to shake his head “at the silliness of it all”.
Bermuda: Ritz Carlton to be approved?
A “nine-storey monstrosity, in the shape of the proposed new Ritz-Carlton hotel” may soon be erected in the City of Hamilton. A Limey in Bermuda shares his thoughts on the subject in the context of Bermuda's current planning laws.
Bermuda: Premier's Dudley Eve Cup
The Bermuda Football Association's decision to have the Government sponsor a well-loved annual tournament, has apparently gone hand in hand with renaming it in honour of the island's Premier – a purely egotistical move, according to Christian S. Dunleavy at Politics.bm.
Bermuda: Christmas Trading Rules & Church
Bermuda's Finance Minister Paula Cox has announced that the island's Sunday trading rules “will not be waived in the run-up to Christmas, because of a conflict with the time that many people attend church”: A Limey in Bermuda wonders if there can't be a compromise.
Bermuda: Meteor Shower Tonight
Bermuda is expecting a meteor shower tonight – well worth seeing, according to this post at IMHO.bm.
Bermuda: Christmas Boat Show
A Limey in Bermuda deems the island's 2006 Christmas Boat Parade “a little disappointing” with a few exceptions – and posts a video clip of one notable boat.
Bermuda: Human Rights Commission
IMHO.bm reflects on the Yin and Yang of Bermuda's Human Rights Commission.
Bermuda: Campaign Finance Reform
Christian S. Dunleavy at Politics.bm wonders whether money has any place in politics and calls for campaign finance reform.
Bermuda: The Racial Divide
IMHO.bm dissects the state of race relations in Bermuda, following a recent confrontation in Parliament between Premier Dr. Ewart Brown and Former Opposition Leader Grant Gibbons.