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No free lunch. A term about public-private partnerships often echoed by Bob Richards, the former Minister of Finance under the One Bermuda Alliance government.
A term that was found to be quite true about the OBA/Aecon airport deal; a deal that is fr...
DATE: Jan 19, 2018
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Christopher Famous
“If a child lives with recognition, he learns that it is good to have a goal.
If a child lives with sharing, he learns about generosity.
If a child lives with honesty and fairness, he learns what truth and justice are.”
— Dorothy Law Nolte (from Chil...
DATE: Jan 12, 2018
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Christopher Famous
I find it interesting, yet not surprising that people would rather attack the messenger than address the message. Over the past week, Michael Dunkley, the former Premier of Bermuda, and former One Bermuda Alliance candidate Ray Charlton took to socia...
DATE: Jan 05, 2018
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Christopher Famous
“We gotta make a change
It’s time for us as a people to start makin’ some changes
Let’s change the way we eat
Let’s change the way we live
And let’s change the way we treat each other
You see the old way wasn’t workin’
So, it’s on us to do what we go...
DATE: Dec 29, 2017
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Christopher Famous
There is a trend of thought among some editors and writers that the average reader will not spend more than three to five minutes on an article or column; therefore, a writer must be succinct and get their message across in fewer than 700 words.
Addi...
DATE: Dec 22, 2017
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Christopher Famous
“Never argue with a man who buys ink by the barrel.”
This was a saying taught to me by the late W.A. “Toppy” Cowen. This lesson came after I had made comments about the local traditional media via social media in 2012.
Essentially, his point was tha...
DATE: Dec 15, 2017
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Christopher Famous
Often, far too often, during canvassing over the past few years when we are looking for fellow Bermudians we are finding out that they no longer reside in Bermuda.
We do not yet have exact government figures. However, by our own canvassing figures we...
DATE: Dec 08, 2017
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Christopher Famous
Mr Speaker, unfortunately, there are many in Bermuda who forget that this party that we represent is first and foremost a labour party. A labour party that has always advocated the betterment of all workers of Bermuda for more than 50 years.
Together...
DATE: Dec 01, 2017
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Christopher Famous
“A humble calf sucks the most milk”
— Jamaican Proverb
Loosely translated, this would mean that someone who is humble in spirit would tend to be successful.
Measures of success come in many different forms. Some count success by looks, athletic achi...
DATE: Nov 24, 2017
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Christopher Famous
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
— Psalms 23:5
The 49th Annual Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast was held last Friday at the Hamilton Princess Hotel and Beach Club. Those gathered consisted of business leaders, the judiciary...
DATE: Nov 17, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous