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Dear Sir,
This is a poem I wrote in May 1996 on Independence for Bermuda:
Independence — what does it mean?
Standing UP on your own two feet,
Being the driver in the driver's seat.
Being confident that you can surely make it,
Not listening to negati...
DATE: Dec 12, 2022
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Dear Sir,
In 1969, when Bermuda changed from pound sterling to Bermuda dollars, the exchange rate with the US dollar was on par, ie, one Bermuda dollar equalled one US dollar.
The exchange rate in Jamaica in 1969 was 1.20 Jamaican dollars for one US...
DATE: Dec 12, 2022
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Dear Sir,
For policy to work, it needs to be targeted, appropriate and effective. Just because birds and airplanes both fly, it doesn’t mean you have a common management strategy for them. The Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme’s current MSP oversimp...
DATE: Dec 08, 2022
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Dear Sir,
Are you all keeping up? If you think you had a tough day at the office, consider what happened last Friday, just one day in the life of Bermuda politics:
Friday, December 2, 2022, House of Assembly — AM session:
The Government released a se...
DATE: Dec 07, 2022
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Dear Sir,
I am somewhat perplexed at the recent announcement of the massive increase in fines for the licence plates with respect to size of the numerals and spacing of them being in breach of legal requirements. I support what they are trying to ac...
DATE: Dec 06, 2022
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Dear Sir,
Bermuda’s environmental organisations continue to do all we can to advocate for conservation of our island’s environment, but sometimes we lose – and Bermuda loses too.
The latest casualty is property on Devonshire Marsh zoned Open Space at...
DATE: Dec 02, 2022
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Dear Sir,
I read with great interest your front-page coverage today of threatened legal action by the Fishermen’s Association of Bermuda against the Government, demanding a halt to plans to set up Marine Protection Areas around Bermuda.
One fisherma...
DATE: Nov 29, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Bill Zuill
Dear Sir,
The Attorney-General spoke recently about self-government. I was under the impression Bermuda is Britain's oldest self-governing colony. It has only been in recent years that the passing of the Cannabis Bill was denied by the Governor and ...
DATE: Nov 29, 2022
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Dear Sir,
Recently an old friend called from Washington DC. Could I host him in Bermuda next weekend? “Of course,” I replied, “tell me when you’ve booked the flights.” The plan quickly unravelled: $1,694 for a return ticket.
Where, I wondered, could...
DATE: Nov 25, 2022
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Dear Sir,
CNN has reported “Sam Bankman-Fried woke up on Monday still a billionaire, even as his cryptocurrency empire was beginning to unravel. By Friday, his fortune was completely wiped out.” His company FTX has now declared bankruptcy.
I just wo...
DATE: Nov 25, 2022
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