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Bermuda is commonly referred to as being in a recession. But at this stage it is probably more accurate to describe it as a depression.
The technical definition of a recession is two consecutive quarters of reduction of gross domestic product. Bermud...
DATE: Dec 04, 2012
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One of the most important recommendations to be adopted out of the Hopkins Report on education was the implementation of an internationally recognised examination for Bermuda’s students.
Prior to this, public schools were limited to Bermuda exams, w...
DATE: Dec 03, 2012
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Makai Dickerson can certainly attest to the axiom that a week is a long time in politics.
Seven days ago, he was a rising star in the Progressive Labour Party, picked to take a run at the leader of the Opposition, One Bermuda Alliance.
Now he is no ...
DATE: Dec 01, 2012
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Yesterday’s feature on employment and immigration helped to lay out the two parties’ different positions on this critical election issue.
And the story does illuminate the fact that the Progressive Labour Party and the One Bermuda Alliance do have se...
DATE: Nov 28, 2012
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Although it remains a divisive topic, this newspaper has taken the stance in recent years that people who have committed crimes and paid their debt to society should not be barred from running for office.
But that does not mean that a candidate who ...
DATE: Nov 27, 2012
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One of the advantages of being young is that you can change opinions, or even hold contradictory ones at the same time, and be forgiven for it.
That may be why it is difficult to get a read on young voters in the current election campaign. Recent st...
DATE: Nov 23, 2012
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The Progressive Labour Party’s efforts to throw doubts over the One Bermuda Alliance’s pledge to maintain benefits for FutureCare patients does not seem to be gaining traction.
That’s because it is pretty hard to argue against an unequivocal stateme...
DATE: Nov 21, 2012
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It’s not entirely clear why John Gibbons has stepped down as the Progressive Labour Party candidate for St George’s West, but it provides a new wrinkle in an already complex constituency — one of the most closely watched of this election season.
Wit...
DATE: Nov 19, 2012
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It has all the makings of a great thriller novel about politics.
A journalist gets a politician to admit there is a secret plan to launch a new political party and to fool the public into thinking it is different from a party which was previously def...
DATE: Nov 16, 2012
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Government has been claiming in Town Hall meetings that GCSE pass rates this year are 90 percent or higher — using G as a pass.
Despite repeated requests from this newspaper, the Ministry of Eduction is refusing to release the detailed results until ...
DATE: Nov 15, 2012
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