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The November 19, 2013 article in The Royal Gazette by Nathan Kowalski entitled “Make Bermuda healthcare a free-market product” highlights one of the key flaws in health insurance design. That flaw is that rather than “insurance” — ie a financial prod...
DATE: Dec 09, 2013
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December 6, 2013
Dear Sir,
Several years ago when the Corporation of Hamilton officals realised that many motorists were speeding on city streets, they installed rolling type of speed bumps which were an instant success.
Public Works in their wisdom ...
DATE: Dec 09, 2013
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December 7, 2013
Dear Sir,
The Bermuda Government is floating a $50million Bond for financial purposes, but this is a very expensive proposition which in the end will result in the following position:
Bond issue $50m
Bank fee @ 2% $1m
Interest on pri...
DATE: Dec 09, 2013
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December 6, 2013
Dear Sir,
As everyone of us will know, yesterday, December 5th, 2013, marked the day the world lost Nelson Mandela.
I was a student when I became truly aware - aware of apartheid in South Africa and a similar, insidious practice ...
DATE: Dec 09, 2013
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December 6, 2013
Dear Sir,
Nelson Mandela was a modern day example of the power of vision, dreams and the human spirit. It is hard to pass on condolences for a life so rich with purpose and whose death will not conquer the legacy and mission that wil...
DATE: Dec 09, 2013
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December 2, 2013
Dear Sir,
Recently several articles have appeared in The Royal Gazette reporting on the enthusiastic comments of Sylvester Jean Pierre. He is a foreigner to Bermuda who is telling us how he has been embraced by Bermudians and how the...
DATE: Dec 07, 2013
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December 4, 2013
Dear Sir,
An article related to the Pension Fund, implied that anyone 37 years and younger, may not receive a government pension, as the Pension Fund is unsustainable and will not be able to support its future financial obligations.
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DATE: Dec 06, 2013
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Decmber 4, 2013
Dear Sir,
Today in The Royal Gazette, I encountered an article entitled “Family’s Pet Puppy Ordered to be Put Down”, an account of a pit bull being euthanized because of its illegal status, not because of visible aggression signs.
Ber...
DATE: Dec 06, 2013
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December 4, 2013
Dear Sir,
Assuming the author of the item (“A loaded question”) on page 4 of The Royal Gazette today, was indeed you, I do not disagree with your comments but what’s good for the goose, etc.
There are a whole lot of people out here i...
DATE: Dec 05, 2013
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December 3, 2013
Dear Sir,
The latest hot topic, Gaming or Gambling, and the fact that a referendum will take place early in the New Year will inevitably stir an emotive reaction from the populace.
This reaction can however be minimized if all the fa...
DATE: Dec 05, 2013
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