128 results returned for search: "" category "Opinion Writer" author DJLT
It’s hurricane season and many of us are scurrying around looking for stuff. I hear that there is no more plywood on the rock! Wow. It’s good to see people protecting their property. I found it interesting yet not surprising that landlords generally ...
DATE: Sep 07, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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DJLT
The Royal Gazette and Bermuda Sun are available online and both effectively report most of what is happening in Bermuda. It is clear that online comments do indeed hurt our tourism product however the reason people are complaining is that there are s...
DATE: Aug 31, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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DJLT
I wasn’t able to attend the launch of the new Bermuda Department of Tourism (BDoT) campaign but thanks to modern technology, I’ve been able to have a look at the print and electronic media advertising, and the remake of Hubert Smith’s ‘Bermuda Is Ano...
DATE: Aug 24, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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DJLT
I’ve written about this before, but even though we have unemployment, a depressed economy, fewer jobs and other indicators of a recession, people are still acting like all is well.
News flash people: All is not well.
People are still taking sick day...
DATE: Aug 17, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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DJLT
Congratulations to Somerset Cricket Club for thoroughly thrashing my team, St George’s, in the 2012 Annual Cup Match Classic. Having played and watched over 40 years of cricket, I can say that I have seldom before seen such an abysmal display of batt...
DATE: Aug 10, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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DJLT
There has been a lot of discussion about recent sentences for crimes committed against visitors. I get this and I support the discussion about the need to send a message to criminals and would-be criminals that crimes against visitors will not be tol...
DATE: Jul 27, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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DJLT
It’s cricket season people! Cricket is my favourite sport. I love it and yes, I miss playing. I miss coaching too. But county cup is first for me. The Eastern Counties Cup Competition is soon to begin and whilst I am hoping for three good matches, I ...
DATE: Jul 20, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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DJLT
So I attended my very first Quinceanera the other day in South Florida, home of my world champion Miami Heat! A Quinceanera, sometimes called Fiesta de Quince Años, Fiesta de Quinceañera, Quince Años or simply Quince, is the celebration of a girl’s 1...
DATE: Jul 13, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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DJLT
So, I was in Miami last weekend and went to dinner at a pretty swanky steakhouse in Aventura. We arrived at dinner at 9pm and we were essentially done by 9.50pm. And the place was busy/hopping.
I remember saying to the Mrs: “This would never happen i...
DATE: Jul 06, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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DJLT
Is it really the end of June already? It sure doesn’t feel like June 29 it’s been downright chilly lately. Try riding a moped late at night through damp areas like Warwick Pond, Devonshire, etc. Can’t wait til July, my birthday month, when things rea...
DATE: Jun 29, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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DJLT