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Dear Sir,
On this day 186 years ago, an incident occurred in Bermuda that had wide-ranging implications for British-American relations, which were not resolved until two decades later.
Seven days earlier, the ship Enterprise set out from Alexandria, ...
DATE: Feb 11, 2021
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Dear Sir,
I am taking the time to write to the people of my beloved island home — God’s country, the crown jewel of the Atlantic — which I miss and will forever be true to.
I have not travelled back to Bermuda for seven years because I feel that in ...
DATE: Sep 19, 2020
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Dear Sir,
Recently it was announced by the British Government that Bermuda’s first woman and first black governor will take over the job this year. Rena Lalgie, the director of Britain’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation at the Treasury, w...
DATE: Jun 27, 2020
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Dear Sir,
During the month of December 2019, there were articles published in The Royal Gazette regarding the new disabled parking in the City of Hamilton. I understand many negative comments have been made on this subject.
On behalf of the physical...
DATE: Jan 27, 2020
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Dear Sir,
I read with interest your comment on October 2, 2019 about racial hatred and about an individual supporter of Vasco Da Gama who abused a black referee.
I also read recently a very virulent attack on Walker Zupp, whom Cheryl Gibbons believed...
DATE: Nov 15, 2019
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Dear Sir,
May I start this letter by saying I totally understand the reason why some Bermudians think independence is the best thing for the island.
It is like getting out of college and leaving the family and starting on one’s own. But before we ta...
DATE: Nov 12, 2019
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Dear Sir,
Even under better economic circumstances, the continuance of the people’s business, concurrent regular-performance reporting of same and the plan for the next 12 months needs personal broadcast by the Premier to the entire tax base, as that...
DATE: Nov 05, 2019
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Dear Sir,
I write in response to Walter Zupp’s letter, “An independent take on independence”, published on October 22. While Mr Zupp’s letter outlining his perceptions and thoughts were disturbing on many levels, I am choosing to comment on a very fe...
DATE: Oct 30, 2019
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Dear Sir,
It has been as sad as it has been predictable to see some voters try to defend the Progressive Labour Party’s decision to cancel the Throne Speech.
Some have claimed that this is meant to be a pro-independence decision.
If it is, then faili...
DATE: Oct 25, 2019
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Dear Sir,
When a government is elected to power, it is expected to govern and work for, not just those that put it in power, but those that did not, as well.
It must do this even if for the sole self-serving reason as to convince those who did not vo...
DATE: Oct 25, 2019
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