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This is the full video of Janice Battersbee addressing the crowd of around 1500 protestors who turned up at the House of Assembly today despite the rain. With her is another member of the organising committee, Erica Rance-Cariah. The crowd was definitely bigger and slightly more mixed than Tuesday’s protest. The protest was timed to coincide with today’s debate of the “no confidence” motion against the Government as led by Premier Dr. Ewart Brown.

Dr. Brown did not address the crowd but instead stage-managed his lunch break from the House at Greg’s Steakhouse so that he walked across the front of the demonstrators – with his customary and totally unecessary armed police escort – as the rally ended.  What on earth is he afraid of ?  See Dr. Brown Goes To Lunch

What did Bermuda get?

Posted: June 19, 2009 in Bermuda, bermuda politics

CARIBBEAN VIEW: What did Bermuda Get for Taking Guantanamo Detainees? – Huntington News Network.

Glad to see Congressman Bill Delahunt’s letter to Ewart raised eyebrows elsewhere too. This is by a Sir Ronald Sanders about whom I know nothing other than he is a a former Caribbean diplomat, now corporate executive, publishes widely on small states in the global community”.

Meanwhile, this was an inspired piece of media placement by the UBP, getting Kim Swan a piece in the influential and well-read Huffington Post.

full house

Posted: June 18, 2009 in Bermuda, bermuda politics


Another great panorama shot by Max Kehrli from Tuesday’s protest at the Cabinet Building. As Max says, it really shows the size of the gathering: “Not only was the Cabinet lawn full, there was a five person deep line all the way around the property.” Dr. Brown insisted today he has no intention of resigning.