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With all the fuss being made over Eastern Counties cricket and over issues of good governance, there is an overriding concern of who is answerable to whom?
Who are the players answerable to? Who are the umpires answerable to? Who is the Eastern Count...
DATE: Jul 24, 2015
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RG: In our Opinion
The debate about our population and the economy needs to happen without further ado. Make no mistake, this issue relates directly to the Island’s economic sustainability, its ability to pay pensions and provide social services, to keep its public deb...
DATE: Jul 23, 2015
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Mark Twain is as inextricably linked with the emergence of modern Bermuda as he is with the Mississippi River, whitewashing fences and fixed frog-jumping contests.
His first book Innocents Abroad, a buoyant and beguiling non-fiction account of an ear...
DATE: Jul 22, 2015
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When sport hits the front pages, the expectation is that it is for the exceedingly good news.
Flora Duffy at the Pan American Games; Tyler Butterfield at the Ironman World Championships; Nahki Wells going to Wembley.
At times, though, it can be for ...
DATE: Jul 20, 2015
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Two weeks today, the camp of Somerset or St George’s will approach the second day of Cup Match feeling pretty good about their chances of winning the 2015 classic.
Last year, it was those of an East End persuasion who were cock-a-hoop, but, thanks (o...
DATE: Jul 17, 2015
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RG: In our Opinion
Government’s argument that the America’s Cup will be a boon to the Island’s economy has so far failed to convince about half the population. That is a conclusion that can reasonably be drawn from the results of the Global Research poll commissioned b...
DATE: Jul 16, 2015
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RG: In our Opinion
The early-morning robbery that took place in Warwick on Monday, while not necessarily an eye-opener, was yet another stark reminder that something needs to be done finally about the laws pertaining to motorcycle helmets and their visors.
The country ...
DATE: Jul 15, 2015
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RG: In our Opinion
How much are those doggies in the window? The ones pressing their noses oh-so adorably against the glass. The ones cavorting in beds of shredded paper in a bid to get Queen Street passers-by to make snap impulse purchases.
Never mind what it says on ...
DATE: Jul 14, 2015
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RG: In our Opinion
The serious accident in Southampton yesterday afternoon is a reminder that users of Bermuda’s roads must exercise more care.
No matter the rights or wrongs of the crash on Middle Road, the end result is that another family are spending unscheduled ti...
DATE: Jul 13, 2015
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RG: In our Opinion
I’m so, so proud to be Bermudian right now.”
Those are the words of Judy Simons, president of the Bermuda Olympic Association, after Flora Duffy captured third place in the women’s triathlon at the Pan American Games in Toronto on Saturday.
It was ni...
DATE: Jul 13, 2015
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RG: In our Opinion