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Premier urges continued solidarity


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Premier David Burt has delivered a resounding message of solidarity with organised labour while reiterating election campaign promises that Bermudians will come first under the Progressive Labour Party government. And the new PLP administration will look into historical land grabs, address racism and economic injustices, and look into police actions at the December 2 House […]

Sunday’s ThinkFest: Effects of colonization on plant knowledge in Bermuda


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Think Media is delighted to announce that the third Think Fest 2017 event takes place on Sunday August 27 with Losing Ground – the effects of cultural transplantation and colonization on plant knowledge in Bermuda – a presentation by graduate student Saskia Wolsak. Bermudian Saskia Wolsak is completing her MSc in ethnobotany at the University […]

Media, Race and the 1959 theatre boycotts focus of Sunday’s ThinkFest


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ThinkFest’s next installment is to focus on the role of the media in the 1959 theatre boycotts. Dana “Zhyon” Selassie, PhD will discuss research findings in a presentation entitled “Navigating Media and Race in a Segregated Colony”. “This presentation on Bermuda’s colonial media in the 1950s, and more directly, on the Bermuda Recorder, offers a […]

ThinkFest 2017 launches this Sunday

A two month long seminar series featuring Bermudian academics and thought leaders


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Think Media is delighted to announce that the inaugural Think Fest is to launch on Sunday with Growing in the Home by writer Yesha Townsend. This is the last chance to see Yesha – whose presentation will contain new and emerging works – before she heads off to Barbados for CARIFESTA. The newest event on […]

AG questions handling of Lahey and Port Royal lawsuits

Ewart Brown issues challenge to Trevor Moniz over Lahey lawsuit


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Attorney General Kathy Simmons has questioned the handling of two high profile lawsuits by her predecessor Trevor Moniz, saying that no local government lawyers were involved and that the files are not in government’s custody. But former AG Moniz insisted in a statement that all was above board and the files were held by the…...

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Fresh start on immigration reform


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Bermuda’s new government has issued a fresh new mandate for the immigration reform working group. A statement issued today by minister for home affairs Walton Brown said that the group – formed after public protests against the former administration’s immigration proposals – will pursue a “principles first” mandate. No longer tasked to propose amendments to […]

Lahey lawsuit to be reviewed by new administration


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Government is to review a multimillion dollar lawsuit against Boston hospital Lahey clinic in what is to be the new administration’s first major test. Observers will be keenly watching the outcome of the review as the lawsuit makes unproven allegations against former Premier Ewart Brown, an ardent supporter of the governing Progressive Labour Party. Opposition, […]

Interactive map of electoral districts

data rich analysis made possible


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Click on a district to see data. Use arrows on your keyboard to reposition map. More data to be added shortly and throughout the day. If you lose track of the map (disappears out of border area) simply enter “bermuda” in the bar at bottom left and it will re-center. This article belongs to Politica […]

Political parties make their final pitch to Bermuda’s voters

Overview of electioneering so far


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Bermuda’s two political parties made their final appeal to voters yesterday at the end of five weeks of election campaigning replete with conspiracy theories circulated through social media, a daily regime of press conferences and little substantive policy debate. The governing One Bermuda Alliance is framing the choice voters face as one between continuation of…...

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“Life is too short for hate” – Shawn Crockwell’s farewell message to his country


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Shawn Crockwell implored Bermuda to “come together and confront our differences” before taking his own life – a decision prompted by a 20 year struggle with Crohn’s disease. Flanked by parents Howard and Juanita and brother Mark, sister Juanae Crockwell read a transcript of a videotaped message from her brother ending widespread speculation that his […]

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