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It’s one of the eternal verities, an almost always reliable rule of thumb: being able to immediately identify the true man of vision because his ideas, no matter how commonsensical or necessary, initially inspire near-universal hostility.
New approa...
DATE: Apr 16, 2014
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The tribalism of two-party politics in Bermuda has never been kind to Independent Parliamentarians.
To forego party allegiance is, traditionally, to find oneself alone in the political wilderness on a short route to obscurity. Not for Terry Lister. ...
DATE: Mar 18, 2014
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It may be the most difficult balancing act since the Great Blondin became the first man to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope in 1859.
But Finance Minister Bob Richards — in the first full OBA Budget since the party won power in 2012 — will have to s...
DATE: Feb 21, 2014
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Lies, lies and more lies.
After an explosive weekend in which dirty politics came to the fore, there have been blatant untruths surrounding alleged bribes and a secret tape.
It’s difficult to determine who is misleading the public.
The two party lead...
DATE: Feb 19, 2014
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Outgoing Ombudsman Arlene Brock has described her inquiry into the desecrated tombstones at Tucker’s Point as the saddest she has had to conduct in eight years in office.
It’s not hard to believe. Who could fail to be moved by the fact that a cemeter...
DATE: Feb 12, 2014
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Bermuda Tourism Authority’s newly-appointed CEO Bill Hanbury expounded the challenges he faces when he was introduced to the public a little over a week ago.
He believed that within the space of as little as three months a tourism industry turnaround...
DATE: Feb 06, 2014
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In hindsight, for all its unconcealed enthusiasm for the introduction of casinos to the Island, the resolve of the One Bermuda Alliance to test that proposition by way of a referendum never appeared particularly earnest.
The recent announcement, the...
DATE: Dec 23, 2013
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The almost uniformly dismal visitor arrival figures released last week makes plain what we have all known for some time: Bermuda’s tourism sector is in the doldrums, weakening steadily and showing no immediate prospect of improvement.
This, coupled ...
DATE: Aug 26, 2013
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The latest in a long series of debates on the relaxation of Bermuda’s gambling laws has been greeted with more than a hint of languid indifference from the public. We might blame this apathy on over-familiarity — this is one of the perennial what-ifs...
DATE: Aug 15, 2013
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Regular visitors to The Royal Gazette’s website will notice that the number of stories that readers are able to comment on has been greatly reduced in recent weeks.
There are a number of reasons for this, and in the interest of openness we have decid...
DATE: Aug 14, 2013
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