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The Bermuda Government passed its “Safe Hands” Budget in late March, laying down ways and means that money will be earned and spent over the next year.
Legislators debated the Budget for more than 100 hours, which tells you that our system of democra...
DATE: Apr 12, 2017
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Michael Dunkley
Dear Sir,
I had the privilege of attending the Team BDA Red Bull Youth America’s Cup presentation at the Liberty Theatre on Monday, when two short films were presented. The event was emceed by Glen Jones, who did an excellent job and also had a quest...
DATE: Apr 12, 2017
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Seven former World Number One squash players and our own Bermuda National Champion will battle it out over four nights of exhibition play at Bermuda Squash & Fitness Club for Legends of Squash 2017 from Tuesday, April 18th to Friday, April 21st.
The ...
DATE: Apr 10, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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Nothing to do in Bermuda?
One hundred and twenty-five students of the Berkeley Institute are slated for graduation this summer. One of the several mandatory requirements for graduation is for each student to go through a mock professional interview; that which was held this y...
DATE: Apr 06, 2017
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Alcoholism, illegal drugs and child abuse are global problems that are taking a heavy toll on the social and moral infrastructure in a number of societies. These in turn create a massive problem for police and community authorities, who struggle to t...
DATE: Apr 05, 2017
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Al Seymour
Dear Sir,
As a Bermudian educator for some 35 years, now retired, I feel it important that all aspects of past and present-day views of sexuality should be readily available to inquiring minds.
Unfortunately, in today’s society, it seems that the lou...
DATE: Apr 03, 2017
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Letters to the Editor
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You may be aware that Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, was on island this month to recognise the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award for five decades of service to Bermuda.
There was a lot to celebrate over that weekend as we paid tribute to th...
DATE: Mar 30, 2017
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The first cocktail party at Barack Obama's new office last month was certainly more casual than any he had hosted in recent years. The wine bore a random assortment of labels, as if assembled potluck-style. The self-serve appetisers were set out in t...
DATE: Mar 30, 2017
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8 to 13 year olds are invited to take to the skies at the Kids’ Half-Day Flight Camp, starting on Monday, April 3rd.
From Blue Sky Flights at the NATO Hangar in St. David’s, students will head up with Heather, an experienced Commercial Pilot, for a f...
DATE: Mar 29, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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Nothing to do in Bermuda?
The pulling of the GOP healthcare Bill was a big loss, and perhaps significant beyond its own costs, as it may signal that the “Area 51” sub-caucus within the Freedom Caucus is made up not so much of conservative Republicans as parties of one with no...
DATE: Mar 27, 2017
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