Vexed Bermoothes

The developments in the SDO explosion are repeatedly called “Hotels.” Let’s be clear - they are not hotels. They are mainly vacation homes for rich foreigners or condos for business travelers.
And this leads to a question: how many of these properties are allowed to have cars?
I see the new 81-unit “hotel” on […]

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With the approval of the goliath “business condo” complex on Reid Street, twelve special development orders (SDOs) have been granted since 2003.
Look we all know that the Planning code and process are inadequate. But in 2003, the PLP had already been in power for 5 years. Now after 10 years, it’s still broken!
I […]

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If there is no consequence, then behaviour becomes bolder. The community did not bark when BCC felt the love. Now it’s the Royal Gazette’s turn. And the response?
“Bermuda Sun editor Tony McWilliam said: “We’re watching the situation closely but at this stage I don’t think it’s helpful for us to […]

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Government has already announced that it plans to pull its advertising and subscriptions from the Royal Gazette.
Catch a Fire indicates that he is aware that “other actions in the immediate future will only increase the hardship faced by the RG.”
Before the election, Dr. Brown hinted that new media concerns would soon be set up […]

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The forces of Government were used to force the sale of the Bermuda Cement Company on uncompetitive terms … as it happens to a politically-connected buyer.
The public surprise over the moved led to muted complaint, however concern regarding this injustice has rippled far and wide in the business community, including the exempt companies and their […]

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An interesting quote from Catch a Fire, defending himself from those rowdy chaps at the Bermy Onion Patch. It is from the book ‘Is Massa Day Dead; Black Moods in the Caribbean’ by Orde Coombs.
Massa Day it seems never ends in the West Indies. It only grows Blacker.
In other words, the old system of […]

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Government has slashed the money it spends on subscriptions and advertising with local newspapers, targeting “the daily newspaper” in particular.
It says that “electronic media outlets” will instead be used for advertising. Hmm, wonder who that might be?
This is being spun as a cost saving measure. In the face of an annual budget that […]

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I am so sad over the news about the mother and daughter in yesterday’s rental bike wreck. Given the current speed and traffic on our roads, Bermuda needs to reassess the wisdom of allowing bike rentals to continue.
And Bermuda needs to get a grip on our roads.

We have made a painful mistake in allowing […]

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Following is from the “risk factors” in ACE’s recent annual report. It is remarkable that a company with a market capitalisation of $19 billion ranks unpredictable Bermuda Government policies as one of the largest risks affecting its business.
Many of Bermuda’s international companies now have similar warnings about the island’s immigration restrictions in their […]

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The news was full of vague reports today that the Corporation of Hamilton is getting lots of support from “stakeholder groups” for its revised plans to redevelop the City’s waterfront.
Except those groups are hand selected. And no, you can’t see the plan yet.
With all the news of infighting, evictions, strikes, and general wretchedness about […]

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