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It’s difficult to go for very long without hearing about the millennial generation. Loosely described as people now aged between 20 and 35, there seems to be a widespread fascination with how they live and what they want from work. Type “what baby bo...
DATE: Jan 14, 2016
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Arguably his entire adult life was a work of art in continual progress. On and off the stage, David Bowie was one of the great showmen of modern times, maybe of all time. He channelled his prodigious creative energies not only into his work but into ...
DATE: Jan 13, 2016
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Not one death on Bermuda’s roads is acceptable. And after a weekend when the country has buried one young man, while two fortunate others are recuperating in hospital, our leaders must continue to grapple with ways by which we can reach farther into ...
DATE: Jan 11, 2016
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Did he or didn’t he? That has been the question that world leaders and those who fear for our future wellbeing will have been pondering since Kim Jong Un announced on Wednesday that he had tested North Korea’s first hydrogen bomb.
The truth of the ma...
DATE: Jan 08, 2016
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He was the Flo Ziegfeld of the disco era, the Richard D’Oyly Carte of rock operas and the Brian Epstein figure to some of the biggest names in popular music, including the Bee Gees, Eric Clapton, Cream, The Who, Rod Stewart and David Bowie.
The New Y...
DATE: Jan 07, 2016
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When Duncan Hall, the advertising features editor, was handed the assignment to compile the traditional end-of-the-year review in The Royal Gazette he may not have realised the challenge ahead.
That he crafted such a varied and informative section wa...
DATE: Jan 05, 2016
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For decades, Bermuda has been a hostage to the vagaries of the global oil market. The biggest impact of the price of oil can be seen in our electricity cost, which in turn impacts the running costs of every home and business. The cost of filling up t...
DATE: Jan 04, 2016
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The start of a new year is traditionally a good time to turn over a new leaf. How about some consequences for those who serve in Government and who ignore the rules designed to protect taxpayers from being ripped off? That would apparently be somethi...
DATE: Dec 31, 2015
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It is sometimes tempting to write Bermuda off as a community suffering from an advanced case of “affluenza”, one in which far too high a value is placed on money, status and appearances. Such environments, it has been said, provide particularly barre...
DATE: Dec 29, 2015
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The Christmas holiday gives most of us a break from our hectic routine, a chance to enjoy time with loved ones and an opportunity to pause for reflection as we look ahead to the new year. The customs of Christmas make togetherness a theme. Gathering ...
DATE: Dec 24, 2015
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