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Last Friday night, with little debate, the most ambitious changes to Bermuda’s education system in decades sailed through the House of Assembly.
Perhaps that is the price when the governing party has a massive majority. It may also have something to ...
DATE: Mar 25, 2021
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RG: In our Opinion
There have been some objections to the decision to reimpose restrictions on social distancing in the wake of the sudden increase in coronavirus cases this week.
Obviously, no one wanted to see those restrictions being increased, but the Government wa...
DATE: Mar 24, 2021
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Editorials
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RG: In our Opinion
Another weekend, another Covid-19 breach.
Even as Bermuda makes progress towards a semblance of normality, a few selfish people seem determined to set the entire community back.
This is inexcusable.
Whether you think the pandemic is a genuine threat ...
DATE: Mar 17, 2021
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Editorials
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AUTHOR:
RG: In our Opinion
Today, The Royal Gazette embarks on a series examining some of the most far-reaching set of education changes in half a century.
Overall, the reforms envisioned by the Ministry of Education propose to revamp the system for every child from the age of...
DATE: Mar 08, 2021
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Editorials
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AUTHOR:
RG: In our Opinion
The Progressive Labour Party discovered this week that even a landslide General Election victory does not give a government a blank cheque to do whatever it wants.
While the PLP was quick to frame the defeat of the Cannabis Licensing Act in the Senat...
DATE: Mar 06, 2021
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Editorials
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AUTHOR:
RG: In our Opinion
The antiracism group Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda elevated the conversation around online commenting and social discourse with a thought-provoking webinar this week that brought together an assortment of media and social-media personalities. ...
DATE: Mar 05, 2021
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Editorials
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AUTHOR:
RG: In our Opinion
In the Westminster system, Budgets have traditionally been shrouded in mystery.
There’s good reason for this: leaks of tax increases or policy changes would lead to hoarding, profiteering or abuse. In the 1930s, a British Cabinet minister was forced ...
DATE: Feb 27, 2021
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Editorials
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AUTHOR:
RG: In our Opinion
Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, faces his greatest challenge yet when he delivers his third Budget today.
It was not supposed to be this way. Twelve months ago, Mr Dickinson laid out a plan to bring Bermuda's runaway budget deficits under ...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Editorials
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AUTHOR:
RG: In our Opinion
Reaction to the Government’s release of details of the Economic Investment Certificate policy has run the gamut.
Supporters of status for long term residents are disappointed that the policy does not go further. There has been criticism that the poli...
DATE: Feb 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Editorials
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AUTHOR:
RG: In our Opinion
On Friday, the House of Assembly passed the most far-reaching drug-liberalisation laws Bermuda has seen in decades.
The Cannabis Licensing Act was passed without a vote, meaning constituents have no idea whether their Member of Parliament was for or...
DATE: Feb 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Editorials
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AUTHOR:
RG: In our Opinion