Vexed Bermoothes

Blustery Opinions From Bermuda

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Entries Tagged as 'Anti-corruption'

Bribery

October 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Accountability, Bermuda Politics

As a small jurisdiction, many of Bermuda’s laws have not been tempered by the fast flow of legal challenges seen in larger countries.  This leads, from time to time, to unhappy circumstances where the law has not kept up … and controversial deeds can only be officially characterised as being “unethical but not illegal”.
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Anti-Corruption Legislation Now

June 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Bermuda Politics, Reform

Amazingly, Bermuda lacks anti-corruption legislation.  Any public pressure for it is inevitably met with a scoff and the “Plantation shutdown” from the powers that be.
With the constant circus of allegations and murky affairs, Bermuda needs anti-corruption legislation for its local sector.
But we also apparently need it for our international sector.  You know, if we really [...]

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Improve on the Milestones of Yesterday

May 1st, 2009 · Comments Off · Accountability, Bermuda Politics, Reform

Sure, I read The Worker’s Voice, if only to hear the PLP loyalists express their opinions in more than the short outbursts allowed by talk radio and internet blog.
Sometimes though, I have to shake my head in wonder.  The latest issue has an apologist view of the governance issues in our current Government, saying that [...]

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