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Mark Twain openly marvelled at the restorative powers of Bermuda, saying a visit to the Island did him more good than any dozen doctors.
Of course, this was Victorian Bermuda, a largely stress-free environment where there was “no rush, no hurry, no m...
DATE: Jun 02, 2014
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In recent years the America’s Cup has gone from exemplifying sailing as the ritzy Sport of Kings to becoming one of the kings of televised sporting events.
Traditional notions of yachts and yachtsmen — ketches so very elegant they seem to belong to t...
DATE: May 30, 2014
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Inspired in part by the 1609 Sea Venture wreck and related events which led to Bermuda’s permanent settlement, the William Shakespeare play The Tem- pest could arguably be described as the best-pedigreed real estate prospectus in history.
Aside from ...
DATE: May 28, 2014
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It was not only the honourable course of action, it was both the right and necessary thing to do.
Premier Craig Cannonier’s resignation from office over his clumsy handling of the Jetgate matter has at least temporarily sidelined a meteoric political...
DATE: May 22, 2014
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With Washington influence peddler Nathan Landow confirming he was indeed party to a $300,000 campaign contribution to the One Bermuda Alliance in the run-up to the Island’s 2012 General Election, the long-simmering Jetgate scandal has been brought to...
DATE: May 17, 2014
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It’s been said that when history repeats itself, what was first played out as tragedy is usually reenacted as farce.
Those Bermudians who follow the Island’s periodic debates on electoral reform can vouch for the authenticity of this observation.
The...
DATE: May 15, 2014
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It’s one of the drawbacks of life on a small Island, the occasional tendency to become distracted by the minor details of public life at the expense of seeing the broader picture. Bermudian politics exploits this failing on an all too regular basis. ...
DATE: May 13, 2014
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You see it in the faces of too many young Bermudians. Or, more precisely, you don’t.
The look of hope — of buoyant expectancy — which should be lighting their eyes is too often missing.
They should be embarking on young adulthood with a sense of wo...
DATE: May 10, 2014
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There are five stages for grieving the death of a loved one according to a well-defined and widely accepted formula: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and, finally, acceptance.
When it comes to the emotional impact of job losses and other life-u...
DATE: May 08, 2014
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According to Bermuda folklore (at least as reported by travel writers whose pens flow with purple ink) when the setting sun paints the western horizon gold, the vivid colours are reflections of the fortune in 17th century treasure lost on our reefs.
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DATE: May 06, 2014
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