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Dear Sir,
The Olympic Wall of Fame is now in place at the National Sports Centre, the most appropriate location. It is pleasing to view the names of all those dedicated men and women who have represented Bermuda over the years.
I am disappointed, how...
DATE: Oct 12, 2016
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Dear Sir,
A quagmire of corruption, with the slave perception enunciated, will not blind the law with pity or considerations.
Facts are facts, and as the Commission of Inquiry proceeds, all will be revealed for us to know why our beautiful little isl...
DATE: Oct 11, 2016
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Dear Sir,
The following is an open letter to Derrick Burgess.
If Narinder Hargun is “from South Africa” — a big “if” — he would have lived at least 30 years under apartheid.
As one who would have been classified as Indian under that regime, he would ...
DATE: Oct 11, 2016
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Dear Sir,
Here is an e-mail sent in response to a young man’s Facebook question to me: “Do you think that blacks can take over businesses again like construction, which were once black-dominated, and how?”
I have to remain an optimist, so my answer i...
DATE: Oct 10, 2016
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Dear Sir,
The unfortunate problem for the former minister Derrick Burgess is that the evils of racism, despite the damage it did and continues to do to the entire black community is not, and never has been, seen as “corruption”.
On the contrary, it ...
DATE: Oct 10, 2016
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Dear Sir,
The number of accidents on Bermuda’s roads, fatal and otherwise, has become a real cause for concern. This is not just an issue that is the burden of our elected officials, the Government and Opposition, and the Bermuda Police Service, but ...
DATE: Oct 10, 2016
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Dear Sir,
I read with interest the letter that appeared in your editorial page on Tuesday, October 4 from Ross Wright, who seems to characterise countries “who treat all citizens as equal” — ie, have legalised same-sex marriage — as being “civilised”...
DATE: Oct 10, 2016
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Dear Sir,
I am considering going abroad but my first reason is not financial. However, finance is a big consideration.
I have never lived extravagantly, have grown my own food for years, and have been careful to live frugally. I have been concerned f...
DATE: Oct 07, 2016
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Dear Sir,
It was disturbing to read that a senior civil servant blamed a “broken system” for the failure of the existing checks and balances with respect to the contracts now being investigated by the Commission of Inquiry.
His contention that the m...
DATE: Oct 06, 2016
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Dear Sir,
This is some information I would like the public to know about Summerhaven and the board. John Powell has been chairman of the Summerhaven board for approximately 12 years. Under his chairmanship, Summerhaven has been in a mess. The late fo...
DATE: Oct 06, 2016
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