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Six years ago, Dwayne ‘Sluggo’ Leverock was taking a stunning catch for Bermuda against one of the giants of the cricket world, India in the World Cup.
But since then, the Island’s fortunes on the international stage have taken a dreadful turn for th...
DATE: Apr 30, 2013
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The SAGE Commission has been very wise — it is involving the people of Bermuda in coming up with ideas to improve government efficiency.
If you want to get buy-in, one of the best ways is to get people actively involved in a project. The key, of cour...
DATE: Apr 24, 2013
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Today — Earth Day — a petition will be officially launched aimed at creating a 25-cent fee attached to paper and disposable plastic bags.
It is being coordinated by Greenrock and the Bermuda Marine Debris Taskforce, an informal group of interested in...
DATE: Apr 22, 2013
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It is a huge relief that the Bermudian athletes who took part in the Boston marathon as the bombs exploded are safe.
It is a tragedy that one of the victims was an eight-year-old boy, who was proudly supporting his father as he took part in the marat...
DATE: Apr 17, 2013
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The renaming of the Bermuda Day Half Marathon Derby has stirred controversy, with some opposing any corporate identity being placed on the 104-year-old road race.
At the same time others say if the price of organising the showpiece race is to allow t...
DATE: Apr 13, 2013
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One of Bermuda’s great resources is the dynamism and financial savvy of our international businesspeople and many local entrepreneurs. Too often though, their skills and expertise bypass the public sector, primarily because these enterprising people ...
DATE: Apr 10, 2013
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‘Men get 40 years for footballer’s murder’, ‘grandmother jailed for 12 years for conspiring to import drugs’, ‘footballer named kingpin of cocaine plot gets 15 years’.
And there were others in yesterday’s Royal Gazette — a litany of negative headline...
DATE: Apr 06, 2013
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At a time when there is so much doom and gloom and negative headlines, isn’t it good to be able to celebrate some genuine sporting achievements by our young people.
A hatful of medals — and many more near misses — at the Carifta Games for track and f...
DATE: Apr 03, 2013
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Standard & Poor’s Rating Services fired a shot across Bermuda’s bow by revising the outlook for the Island’s credit rating from ‘stable’ to ‘negative’. Although the seriousness of Government’s mounting debt was already apparent, the rating agency’s d...
DATE: Apr 01, 2013
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“A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.” - Mahatma Gandhi
Easter is upon us, the holiest time of the year, celebrating...
DATE: Mar 28, 2013
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