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Bermuda: Austerity Reasons

Janine Mendes-Franco — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:25:59 +0000

Two Bermudian blogs discuss government austerity measures, here and here.

Bermuda: Corporate Use of Social Media

Janine Mendes-Franco — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:06:00 +0000

After successfully tweeting for help with a service issue, Breezeblog says that it's “nice to see local companies finally starting to use social media effectively.”

Bermuda: Budget & Debt

Janine Mendes-Franco — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:30:45 +0000

Vexed Bermoothes thinks that the new budget “shows how quickly Bermuda’s economy is coming apart at the seams.”

Bermuda: Economic Debate

Janine Mendes-Franco — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 23:44:55 +0000

“This Friday parliamentarians will hold the annual economic debate against the backdrop of a sustained global recession and two competing views about how to get out of it”: Respice Finem debates the value of austerity measures as opposed to economic stimulus.

Bermuda: Media Shapes Public's Political Views

Janine Mendes-Franco — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:53:28 +0000

Respice Finem says that “two important aspects of the news media on our Island merit attention…first, almost all of the news is event driven with very little investigative journalism. The second…is that the media…have an unwritten code whereby they do not report on the private lives of public figures.”

Bermuda: 88 year old Citizen Publicly Acknowledged for Spreading Happiness

Juliana Rincón Parra — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:59:31 +0000

Johnny Barnes is an 88 year old citizen of Bermuda who every morning spends 6 hours waving and greeting people, just to let them know that they are loved. The documentary by Matt Morris Films, Mr. Happy Man, shows what an important part of the island he's become. (via Neatorama)

Bermuda: “Constant Circus”

Janine Mendes-Franco — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:16:52 +0000

“The Premier is saying that she will pass more good governance laws. That’s positive,” says Vexed Bermoothes. But he still can't help but wonder: “You need laws to control the actions of your own inner circle? Seriously?”

Bermuda: Re-Registering to Vote

Janine Mendes-Franco — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:46:50 +0000

Respice Finem contends that the proposal for voter re-registration “seems a not very subtle attempt to take away the vote of working class people.”

Bermuda: Lack of Political Dialogue

Janine Mendes-Franco — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:18:04 +0000

politics.bm thinks that tIt speaks volumes about the PLP's interest in informed dialogue that two brief fact based and civil comments that I posted on their Facebook page were deleted and I was removed from the page entirely…not all comments were deleted. Only those that didn't echo the official line.”

Bermuda: Wishing for Change

Janine Mendes-Franco — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:27:43 +0000

“This year will be an eventful one. We will have our elections as will our American friends. The power of the people to make progressive change was demonstrated with fervor last year and this year shows no sign of abating”: Respice Finem hopes for change in 2012.

Bermuda: Race, Politics & Society

Janine Mendes-Franco — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:23:40 +0000

Catch-a-fire says that when it comes to race, “there are few issues which are as controversial or fundamental in understanding Bermudian politics and society.”

Bermuda: rethinking ties with Britain?

Nicholas Laughlin — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:21:01 +0000

The British government is reviewing its relationship with its overseas territories, writes Catch a Fire, and inviting Bermudans to share their perspectives. “I think we need a new Constitutional Convention to modernise and reform our relationship with the UK … and I would like each Overseas Territory to have a representative (an MP) in Westminster.”

Bermuda: a blog break?

Nicholas Laughlin — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:34:49 +0000

Is Bermuda’s blogosphere “taking a general break from blogging”? “Many of the newer blogs that set up in the last year or two seem to have generally been abandoned,” writes Catch a Fire, but he suggests that with a general election on the horizon Bermudan bloggers are likely to pick up pace once more.

Bermuda: military mess?

Nicholas Laughlin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:38:09 +0000

The United States maintained a military base in Bermuda for 50 years, finally departing in 1995. Who should clean up the pollution that got left behind, asks Catch a Fire? “The Americans … shouldn’t need to be told what to do…. They have no right to come and pollute our island and walk away.”

Bermuda: The UK's Vision

Janine Mendes-Franco — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:01:21 +0000

Respice Finem comments on the UK's current review of its relationship with its overseas territories, which includes getting feedback, within the confines of its vision, from the colonies themselves: “By limiting the review to that which is consistent with its vision, the UK has demonstrated it is not seriously interested in having an honest dialogue about the future relations with its territories.”