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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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It is odd that this tiny island, divided in so many other ways, could find the stuff of national unity in, of all things, a two-day game of cricket.
But even as the annual Cup Match partitions Bermuda into two opposing camps, the spirit that neverth...
DATE: Jul 31, 2013
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The accidental settlement of Bermuda in 1609 helped to inspire “The Tempest”, an ageing William Shakespeare’s masterful farewell to the art and magic of the stage.
In the play, a remote island is transformed into a transcendent metaphor for the encl...
DATE: Jul 17, 2013
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It’s been said that history is to a people what memory is to an individual.
Just as when a person suffers amnesia, a community that doesn’t know where it has been, will have no clue where it is, let alone where it is going. It will become disoriente...
DATE: Jul 13, 2013
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This week, thousands of athletes will start to descend on Bermuda to take part in the Island Games. With them will also come a posse of press people wielding cameras and video cameras.
First impressions will count. It is what the athletes and the med...
DATE: Jul 08, 2013
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All the unions in Bermuda are meeting this week to go through the details of a Government pay offer. It is a crucial week — the decision, or decisions, made will have significant ramifications for the Island
Accept what Government is offering and the...
DATE: Jul 04, 2013
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It appears almost Thatcher-esque and, while there may be good intentions, there are an awful lot of unanswered questions.
In a shake-up of financial assistance, if you are unemployed you may be referred for drug abuse assessment and you may be requir...
DATE: Jul 02, 2013
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