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One of the unintended consequences of giving British passports to British Overseas Territories citizens is the recent trend of mothers departing to Britain with their children.
It is easy to fall into the trap of assuming that all of these mothers a...
DATE: Sep 22, 2012
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The arson attack on Ashfield DeVent’s car on Monday is rightly being condemned across the political landscape.
Attacks on politicians’ property are not unknown, but have been mercifully rare. Many years ago, then-Finance Minister Clarence James’ ho...
DATE: Sep 19, 2012
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Yesterday and today’s Royal Gazette stories about mothers moving to the United Kingdom with their children, often to be eligible for benefits, and leaving the fathers behind is a grim reflection on the state of the Bermuda family.
For some time now,...
DATE: Sep 19, 2012
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Last week’s economic forums hosted by Sir John Swan and Larry Burchall saw the vexed question of term limits raised again, and some debate on the degree to which changing the policy might help the economy.
First, it is worth noting, again, that term...
DATE: Sep 18, 2012
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There has been considerable debate in recent days over the suitability of people with past criminal convictions running for office.
There was a time when a conviction, even one that was relatively minor, was sufficient to prevent a person from runni...
DATE: Sep 13, 2012
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Yesterday marked the 11th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, and although memories of the events of that day fade, they must never be forgotten.
Nearly 3,000 people died at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania, am...
DATE: Sep 12, 2012
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Bermuda dodged a bullet this weekend when Hurricane Leslie was downgraded to a tropical storm and then steered clear of the Island. But that does not mean anyone should let their guards down.
Earlier this week, Leslie looked like it was headed straig...
DATE: Sep 10, 2012
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A letter to the Editor this week raised an intriguing point about crime and safety in Bermuda.
The letter, rightly, pointed out that the police have reported that overall crime is falling, but online comments and general discussion reflect the belie...
DATE: Sep 07, 2012
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Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox caused a collective raising of eyebrows at a conference last week when she announced that the economic recovery had begun.
Given Bermuda’s current economic malaise, most people at the conference and in the gene...
DATE: Sep 05, 2012
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Bermuda marked Labour Day yesterday with some people attending the annual rally and march and many more making it a day to relax before getting down to work after the summer.
The Trade Union Congress has made this year’s Labour Day theme “labour unde...
DATE: Sep 04, 2012
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