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Bermuda is economically and socially at a critical crossroads. Globalisation is affecting our international competitiveness in tourism and international business.
We are faced with a range of current and emerging challenges. These challenges are not...
DATE: Nov 05, 2015
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Customers are essentially the most valuable asset of any business or country.
Businesses would not exist without customers. In the past 30 years, we have faster and more innovative ways of communicating with our customers — e-mail, texting, the world...
DATE: Aug 05, 2015
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The writer Ross applied Darwin’s theory of evolution to technological change when he said: “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one who is more adaptable to change”.
There will be no stopping these...
DATE: May 22, 2015
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Parliament in most societies is referred to as supreme. If our Parliament is not supreme, it is undoubtedly one of the most powerful and important institutions in our country. It is an institution that has responsibility to pass laws that govern our ...
DATE: Apr 02, 2015
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During the first week of May 2015, this year’s municipal elections will be held in both Hamilton and St George.
After a three year absence, businesses have been given back their right to vote. In order for that vote to count, they need to take the i...
DATE: Mar 11, 2015
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• Sound leadership with the moral and principal authority to conduct the affairs of the country.
• A commonsense and transparent course of action that best serves our country.
• Become a country of productive individuals who take pride in their respe...
DATE: Feb 18, 2015
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We, Bermudians from all walks of life, by circumstances of parental choice or otherwise, were fortunate enough to be born a Bermudian. There is nothing wrong with being passionate about what we believe in and, therefore, we must make a meaningful con...
DATE: Dec 10, 2014
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The longer I live, the more I realise the noticeable impact that attitude has on life. Thus, when we go through trials and tribulations of life, the outcome will be determined largely by our attitude.
We cannot change the past and we have very little...
DATE: May 20, 2014
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In order to overcome our decline in economic activity, we need to take some dramatic steps to prevent this continuing decline. This decline has led to the gradual deterioration in the standard of living for all Bermudians and is accompanied by more a...
DATE: Apr 14, 2014
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An apology by the white community to the black community would certainly be welcomed by some in Bermuda, but I highly doubt that it will have much of an impact on race relations.
Often, when it comes to race, we focus on ineffectual means of solving ...
DATE: Mar 25, 2009
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