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It’s something of a tradition for the media to report hard luck stories at Christmas.
This has always been somewhat flawed, because people suffer and struggle all year round, and often don’t get the attention they need except at Christmas time.
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DATE: Dec 24, 2011
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It’s an unfortunate fact of life that two shooting incidents in about as many weeks, as well as a number of other armed incidents, have raised fears about the possibility of violence over the holiday season.
This newspaper appeals to all not to allo...
DATE: Dec 23, 2011
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The fight that has broken out between the owners of KFC and their employees over their union contract symbolises the economic challenges of Bermuda and its people.
But the company could have handled the situation differently.
KFC's contract with th...
DATE: Dec 22, 2011
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The Royal Gazette’s latest political poll showed the One Bermuda Alliance maintaining its lead over the governing Progressive Labour Party.
The OBA became the first opposition party in years to lead in a poll when it took a 38 percent to 32 percent l...
DATE: Dec 20, 2011
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There has been an astonishing response to the case of Mrs O, the 98-year-old woman suffering from dementia who lives on her own with very little support or care.
Caring residents have given money to ensure that she gets meals and funding to take care...
DATE: Dec 19, 2011
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The long-awaited 2010 Census has now been released, and although there are some vital statistics that are yet to be released, the report gives a reasonable idea of where Bermuda stands.
As of 2010, there were six percent more people in Bermuda than ...
DATE: Dec 16, 2011
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Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox released her Pre-Budget Report on Monday, which, unsurprisingly, made for depressing reading.
The headline figures were:
l That the deficit for the 2010-2011 financial year was wider than estimated when she re...
DATE: Dec 14, 2011
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The passage of telecommunications regulations on Friday in the House of Assembly is a watershed in the history of this industry and presages a period of consolidation and, it is to be hoped, competition.
This legislation is indeed long overdue. As Sh...
DATE: Dec 12, 2011
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There has been a lot of debate since Friday about the absolute discharge given to 72-year-old Egbert Haywood, who was caught leaving the Island with a gun he said he had accidentally left in his luggage when he left for Bermuda.
Many people have not...
DATE: Dec 12, 2011
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Wednesday’s story about the surge in demand for food from needy families illustrates the harrowing effects of the recession.
But it also demonstrates just how generous Bermudians can be, and that they recognise that they are their brother’s (and sist...
DATE: Dec 09, 2011
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