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Dear Sir,
I have attempted to complete the e-Census form today (May 31) and it requires “Country of birth”.
Answering the question correctly, I inserted “Wales”, only to have the response “Invalid country”. This is like a Canadian being rejected for ...
DATE: Jun 03, 2016
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Dear Sir,
Quality goods seem to often be the norm in Bermuda, including men’s shoes that lasted at least ten years — one pair served me for 25 years. This quality helped the “buy Bermuda” mentality.
Now three pairs of men’s Nunn Bush — one casual, on...
DATE: Jun 02, 2016
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Dear Sir,
You Need To Know, MBA, CA, criticised the Government in a letter on Monday for offering, as a reason for building a new airport, the danger of hurricane flood damage to the present terminal buildings. He seemed to feel we had somehow aband...
DATE: Jun 02, 2016
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Dear Sir,
The former Anglican Bishop of Bermuda, the Right Rev Ewen Ratteray, has expressed the concern that some of us feel over the black-on-black violence, which is an expression of a lack of a sense of self-worth and a lack of a sense of value fo...
DATE: Jun 01, 2016
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A message to the family of Patrick Dill.
Dear Mr and Mrs Dill,
I cannot imagine how bereft you must feel having lost your wonderful son, Patrick, at such a young age, and in such tragic circumstances.
You, Patrick and all your family have been in my...
DATE: Jun 01, 2016
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Dear Sir,
I left my bag of art supplies on the St George’s bus, along with my wallet and phone, and was in the middle of a panic attack when Yvonne Dickinson came out of her variety store.
She called the bus terminal with no response and then she too...
DATE: May 31, 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,
Your reporter Simon Jones’s article on “efficient” transport for the America’s Cup event left a few unanswered questions.
However, I am making a few assumptions, which may or may not be correct.
1, There will be two large ships berthed i...
DATE: May 31, 2016
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Dear Sir,
Sunrises just aren’t what they used to be: they are the spectre of our consumerism.
The yellow smear is not being belched from the chimney of the house in the foreground, but from the Belco stack on the distant shore.
Time to cut back on e...
DATE: May 30, 2016
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Dear Sir and fellow citizens of Bermuda,
Perhaps someone would kindly explain to us why the Minister of Finance is choosing to use the unlikely but potential flooding from a Category 4 hurricane as an excuse to build a new airport, which we can ill a...
DATE: May 30, 2016
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