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They say hurricanes bring Bermudians together. This time last week, the Minister of Works and Engineering received help from persons who are about to be crushed by the OBA government. In her time of need, government workers were on top of her roof, b...
DATE: Oct 31, 2014
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Christopher Famous
“Shutters closed and garden furniture secured for #tropical storm Fahy. Be prepared Stay safe.” @BDA_DG
Twitter message Deputy Governor of Bermuda Saturday October 11, 2014
In late December 2012, seemingly mild-mannered Senator Michael Fahy was appoi...
DATE: Oct 24, 2014
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Christopher Famous
By Christopher Famous
An open letter to Bermuda’s civil servants:
“Bermuda values and needs your services. Your jobs will be safe under an OBA Government. Our approach will be to freeze the growth of the civil service and allow it to shrink by attrit...
DATE: Oct 10, 2014
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Christopher Famous
“Absolute power does not corrupt absolutely, absolute power attracts the corruptible.” – Frank Herbert
Over the last year the OBA has continually pointed to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) as justification for granting status to non-B...
DATE: Oct 03, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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Christopher Famous
“The One Bermuda Alliance does contradict itself sometimes. We make no apologies for that” — MP Glen Smith, Bermuda Sun, January 22, 2014
On September 10 the OBA announced that all 6,782 work permit holders had signed a waiver declaration recognisin...
DATE: Sep 26, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
Wounds that heal and cracks that fix
Tell me all your politik
And open up your eyes
— Cold Play
Last year I wrote a piece titled the “Full Monty” speaking to the challenges facing Bermuda’s IB sector. I think these issues bear repeating.
Bermudians h...
DATE: Sep 19, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
“Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look,
He thinks too much; such men are dangerous.”
Julius Caesar Act 1, scene 2
On Wednesday July 23, 2014, Senator Michael Fahy gave a personal explanation to the Senate to offer “plausible deniability” regarding...
DATE: Sep 12, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
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 working, so it’s on us to do
what we gotta do to survive....
DATE: Sep 05, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
Dedicated to the works of My Bredrin’ Duval “Dagga” Spencer
Like most of Bermuda, I have noticed an increasingly hostile attitude towards the Chewstick Foundation and some of its activities, including Beachfest.
Where is this hostility coming from? ...
DATE: Aug 29, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
“Hey preacher man, I know you got something going on;
gotta make up another story, cause another Sunday coming down.” – Beres Hammond
Every Sunday between 6pm and 8pm, many Bermudians faithfully form part of the congregation of the C...
DATE: Aug 22, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous