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Dear Sir,
I read the advertisement in today’s RG (August 24, 2015) concerning the opening of the UK Visa Application Centre. It is interesting that “Applicants may only visit the Centre after booking an appointment and paying the required service fee...
DATE: Aug 27, 2015
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Dear Sir,
Happily, there is always something to learn. I always thought that Shakespeare, not Sir Walter Scott, wrote: “Oh what a tangled web we weave when at first we start to deceive.”
Its authorship in no way diminishes its enduring relevance.
Tha...
DATE: Aug 27, 2015
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Dear Sir,
We were surprised, shocked and somewhat alarmed at the advert requesting the development of Mangrove Bay in The Royal Gazette on Tuesday, August 18.
This year, we attended a meeting held by the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation (BEDC...
DATE: Aug 27, 2015
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Dear Sir,
After listening to Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, on television and his steadfast refusal to divulge income figures to the Bermuda public in relation to the airport project, it raises a few questions. Mr Richards should not be hidin...
DATE: Aug 27, 2015
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Dear Sir,
In the RG of August 20, Derrick Burgess stated that I was “out of touch” by writing inflammatory articles about Bermuda. Really?
He was referring to a recent article in the Cayman Financial Review (CFR), which I had written some months ago ...
DATE: Aug 26, 2015
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Dear Sir,
No matter how you explain it, whether you are referencing the past, or it being “the norm” in other countries, or even the paying of US taxes, Bermuda is not in a position to pay extras/bonuses to anyone.
The Government is not a private pra...
DATE: Aug 26, 2015
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Dear Sir,
They say we should lead by example. Do I need to add a superlative to suggest the kind of example that’s best?
Another thing often said is that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” and therein, my friends, lies a huge disparity. Our histo...
DATE: Aug 26, 2015
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Dear Sir,
It’s sad and unfortunate what transpired to Roslyn Lima’s daughter as a result of a vehicle that Lamont Marshall was operating, and I wish her daughter a full recovery.
What bothers me about Ms Lima’s letter is the attack on the parents of ...
DATE: Aug 26, 2015
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Dear Sir,
On Tuesday, August 4 at 9.43pm, after a brisk walk, hurrying not to miss my bus, I was treated less than humanely by the male bus driver driving the No 8 bus to Somerset.
The bus was scheduled to leave at 9.45pm, I arrived at the Hamilton B...
DATE: Aug 25, 2015
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Dear Sir,
My daughter-in-law and two friends — all Bermuda residents — took the children to Crystal Caves yesterday (August 17) for a treat. Well, it turned out to be an expensive treat.
Three adults at $22 each, two young children aged 6 and under a...
DATE: Aug 25, 2015
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