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Dear Sir,
I never go into Hamilton late in the day, but recently I went into town after 4.30pm. I was absolutely appalled at what I saw. Town was teeming with schoolchildren.
This is a problem. Schoolchildren need to be home after school doing homewo...
DATE: Sep 22, 2016
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Dear Sir,
A very articulate and exciting article on the front page of my Royal Gazette yesterday.
A very persuasive plea to c...
DATE: Sep 20, 2016
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Dear Sir,
The recent forum on gun violence showed me that piece-by-piece fragments of the submission I made to the 2011 Joint Select Committee on violent crime are now being expressed by various persons. The Joint Select Committee was called by Randy...
DATE: Sep 20, 2016
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This letter was sent to The Guardian, a British newspaper, and was also copied to The Royal Gazette.
Dear Sir,
If the idea of re-creating Grammar schools in Britain is a serious move, then I implore the ministers involved to carefully heed the nee...
DATE: Sep 15, 2016
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Dear Sir,
Sixty years brings with it the working value of two generations and September 2016 happens to be the 60th anniversary of the opening of the former Bermuda Technical Institute.
The school opened in 1956 and closed in 1972 — basically a 16-ye...
DATE: Aug 11, 2016
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Dear Sir,
Our gun discussions and the referendum on same-sex marriage need one vital ingredient: education.
The Bible and The Second Amendment were written many years ago, often out of ignorance.
The Bible, because of science, was not at that time a...
DATE: Jun 25, 2016
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Dear Sir,
I just wish to comment on the passing of Colin Benbow.
Mr Benbow taught me history at Warwick Academy, and a finer history teacher you could not find.
He had the knack of making some of the most boring historical figures come alive.
He i...
DATE: May 31, 2016
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Dear Sir,
The May 21 Royal Gazette editorial titled “Graduating from eye for an eye” for the graduating students was in my opinion a good article. Like the more recent article on May 23, titled “Bermuda’s schools, we salute you”, it jumped all over t...
DATE: May 28, 2016
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Dear Sir,
I am writing about the story written about my new book, Ashay! Bermuda Stories for Children. This book is a coffee-table book, in full colour, more than 150 pages, printed on thick, glossy paper. It is beautifully illustrated by Bermudian a...
DATE: May 17, 2016
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Dear Sir,
I am delighted to know that the musical group Up With People are once again visiting Bermuda, visiting schools and performing for the public.
I congratulate Up With People, as it encourages young people not only in their musical developmen...
DATE: Apr 27, 2016
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