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When Bob Richards rises in the House of Assembly this morning to deliver his Budget statement, he will be seeking to increase revenue and trim spending as the battle against the deficit continues. Indeed, with gross debt outstanding of more than $2.3...
DATE: Feb 19, 2016
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RG: In our Opinion
Not only is no man an island, no island is an island entirely of itself. And Bermuda provides a prime case in point.
Our geographic isolation notwithstanding, throughout its history Bermuda has always been a mid-Atlantic extension of the world aroun...
DATE: Feb 09, 2016
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It can be argued that the greatest player in the history of cricket is chiefly responsible for the legal existence of an act that most infuriates players and fans, and which contravenes the spirit of the game. As a batsman, the most sought-after mile...
DATE: Feb 05, 2016
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The simple fact is there’s never any growth without growing pains. Adolescence is always an uncomfortable journey from innocence to experience, a time of transition and turmoil and, on occasion, genuine crisis.
Ultimately what has been called “the sp...
DATE: Feb 03, 2016
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The moment that Cecilia Wollmann clinched for herself a place at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro this summer, she improved the lot of all young Bermudians who aspire to reach the pinnacle of their sport.
In becoming the youngest sailor to qualify...
DATE: Feb 01, 2016
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The “diss” track. So now we know what they're doing in their downtime — when they're not shooting, looting and looking to turn an illegal profit by pushing illicit drugs into the mouths, noses, arms and other assorted body parts of the weak.
The weak...
DATE: Jan 29, 2016
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There’s sometimes as much beautiful symmetry associated with the “beautiful game” off the field as there is on it.
Last week’s signing of Bermudian Nathan Trott by Barclays Premier League stalwarts West Ham United is one such example.
Described by t...
DATE: Jan 28, 2016
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The 2015 Labour Force Survey released last month revealed that unemployment in Bermuda had dropped to 7 per cent. That was a cause of celebration for some, without going over the top, while others bemoaned that the “real” figures — the numbers behind...
DATE: Jan 25, 2016
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What were they thinking?
Some serious questions need to be answered about why the Spirit of Bermudachose to put to sea with a party of schoolchildren on a day when you didn't need to consult a barometer to accurately predict the weather conditions.
A...
DATE: Jan 22, 2016
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The most striking element of Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address as President of the United States was the declaration to take the fight against the world’s most skilled and elusive killer to unprecedented levels.
Some proclaimed that Tue...
DATE: Jan 15, 2016
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