Stories about Bermuda from December, 2009
Caribbean: 2009 Regional Roundup
As Global Voices celebrates its fifth anniversary, the occasion has given us all an opportunity to reflect on why we do what we do and how our work makes a difference. As my colleague Jillian York so succinctly put it, “We spread stories. We spread words.” We manage to do...
Bermuda: Gun Play
Bermudian bloggers weigh in on the island's recent criminal activity and the response by the government.
Bermuda: Injuction Update
Bermudian bloggers supply updates on the government's injunction against the island's Royal Gazette newspaper.
Bermuda: Of Crime & Injunctions
As the spate of violence continues in Bermuda, bloggers are further troubled by news of the government taking out an injunction against a newspaper, allegedly to prevent the publication of a news story.
Bermuda: Tackling Crime
Bermuda Longtail and Catch a fire are concerned about the island's crime problem.
Bermuda: Fleecing?
Vexed Bermoothes says: “The Bermuda Music Festival is a complete failure as a tourism promotion. In fact, it’s scandalous.”
Bermuda: Second Chances
Of the escalating crime situation in Bermuda, 21 Square asks: “Can we help people get off the path to destruction early enough to get them back on the right path?”
Jamaica, Bermuda: Talking Climate
Labrish Jamaica and Bermuda's Vexed Bermoothes comment on the climate change talks, which began yesterday in Copenhagen.
Bermuda: Deflecting the Issues?
Bermuda's Wishful Thinking says of the island's political climate: “Racism has become a method of deflection, a way to avoid responsibility and detract from the actual issue at hand.”
Bermuda: Of Leglisation and Violence
Bermudian bloggers discuss the issue of retroactivity as it applies to the proposed Public Access to Information legislation, while Catch a fire hopes that public response to “a new community focused action group to combat the downward spiral of violence” will be as good as it has been for PATI.
Bermuda: Post It!
Vexed Bermoothes blogs about the loss of goodwill towards the Bermuda Post Office, suggesting that a performance audit will help turn the tide: “The Post Office is a logistics business … and the only way to improve a logistical business is to pinpoint where lags are occurring.”
Bermuda: PATI Opinions
Bermudian bloggers put in their two cents’ worth on the proposed Public Access to Information Legislation.