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This is an abridged version of a speech recently delivered by former One Bermuda Alliance Leader and long-standing MP John Barritt at the Annual Bishop’s Luncheon
One of my favourite sayings, a West Indian proverb, tells us that the leaky roof may ...
DATE: Jul 05, 2012
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John Barritt
“Spend more time remedying and you will spend less time regretting” Life's Little Instruction Calendar 2010.
My wishes for the New Year, Mr. Editor, will come as no surprise to anyone. They are the unfulfilled wishes of 2010 and they centre, as alwa...
DATE: Dec 31, 2010
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John Barritt
“Do the right thing. It will gratify some and astonish the rest.” Mark Twain.
I know, I know, it's Christmas, Mr Editor. I will try to ease up, a bit, although it won't all be merry. Readers should know that I write the copy but not the headlines. I...
DATE: Dec 24, 2010
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John Barritt
“An old error is always more popular than a new truth.” anonymous proverb.
You need look no further, Mr Editor, than Monday’s debate in the House for any better example of what’s wrong with the way we do the country’s business. I am as concerned as...
DATE: Dec 17, 2010
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John Barritt
“Cheer up, the worst is yet to come” Philander Chase Johnson (Yes, a real person, an American journalist and humourist, now deceased).
There’s no need for me to pile on, Mr. Editor, but let’s just say that I am not at a loss for words over the rec...
DATE: Dec 10, 2010
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Opinion Writer
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John Barritt
You know the old saying Mr. Editor. There's no sense beating your head against a brick wall. So let me have a go at dismantling that wall. When it comes to proposed reform of the House of Assembly, PLP MP Dale Butler and I share some common ground. I...
DATE: Jun 26, 2002
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John Barritt
You know the old saying Mr. Editor. There’s no sense beating your head against a brick wall. So let me have a go at dismantling that wall. When it comes to proposed reform of the House of Assembly, PLP MP Dale Butler and I share some common ground. I...
DATE: Jun 26, 2002
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