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The coming election will no doubt see a barrage of statistics, all aimed at showing either how bad things are or what a splendid job the Government is doing.
Thus it was no surprise to see the Progressive Labour Party pick over the terrible statistic...
DATE: Oct 25, 2012
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Was it an election gimmick or a decision taken on principle?
That’s the question surrounding Premier Paula Cox’s announcement last week that, if re-elected, the Progressive Labour Party will abolish conscription for the part-time Bermuda Regiment an...
DATE: Oct 22, 2012
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Fears that the Civil Service has been politicised under the Progressive Labour Party over the last 14 years were somewhat dispelled on Wednesday.
That’s because no political operation worth its salt would have admitted that ten percent of working age...
DATE: Oct 19, 2012
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This week's report on educational attainment confirmed what was already known but bears constant repetition; education leads to better incomes.
The difference between a secondary school graduate's median salary ($55,367) and a person with a Bachelor'...
DATE: Oct 17, 2012
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Proposals for liberalising the work permit regime that are said to be under consideration by Government are a step in the right direction.
But they do not address the primary problem Bermuda has in attracting new business to the Island, namely the t...
DATE: Oct 16, 2012
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Last week’s visit by Governor George Fergusson and Families Minister Glenn Blakeney to Boston is a welcome move in the right direction for dealing with gang violence.
This newspaper has long advocated adopting the Operation Ceasefire model for deali...
DATE: Oct 15, 2012
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The British party conference season has once again drawn to a close, and from it, there is a lesson that can be drawn for the upcoming general election.
Meanwhile, the US presidential election is heating up, and Republican Mitt Romney’s rebound afte...
DATE: Oct 12, 2012
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The problem of vagrants sleeping in Hamilton streets and beggars harassing members of the public for money is not new. It has been a matter of public debate at least since the late Jay Bluck was Mayor six years ago and engaged in unsuccessful efforts...
DATE: Oct 08, 2012
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Perhaps it was wishful thinking or naivety to think that, somehow, the upcoming general election campaign would be different.
Perhaps it was wishful thinking to believe that with Paula Cox and Craig Cannonier leading their respective parties, these ...
DATE: Oct 05, 2012
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Opposition MP Louise Jackson is quite correct when she says that the resignation of King Edward VII Memorial Hospital chief of staff Dr Donald Thomas raises more questions than answers.
Indeed, the litany of questions she asked, and the Bermuda Hosp...
DATE: Oct 04, 2012
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