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Innovative, defiant and risk-taking, entrepreneurs are the rock stars of the business world. In Bermuda, the market disrupters are not always celebrated as entrepreneurs. It is time to change this narrative. We must not limit our focus to those marke...
DATE: Mar 29, 2016
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This is the story of an island, the Acqua Isle. Idyllic in nature, hardy in purpose, the remote island has survived global forces of nature. It has existed as a comforting habitat for many hundreds of years.
Its people are a hardy, serious lot devot...
DATE: Mar 26, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
Dear Sir,
There are two issues in which Bermudians are effectively uninterested: they are race and education.
If you ask them about race, they will tell you they like their race very much and don’t see a point in changing it. And there is little need...
DATE: Mar 24, 2016
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Letters to the Editor
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This past weekend marked the end of Lent and the beginning of spring, a time of renewal. Lent commemorates Jesus spending 40 days in the wilderness: fasting, overcoming substantial temptations, accessing his higher self, emerging as the Christ — the ...
DATE: Mar 22, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Glenn Fubler
• Calling all Italophiles, Discovery Wines promise an event that you won’t want to miss at their Italian Wine Tasting Dinner on Thursday, April 7. This special evening at Griffin’s Bistro at the St George’s Club will begin with Prosecco being served ...
DATE: Mar 21, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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Nothing to do in Bermuda?
In January 2008, the Auditor-General submitted the Annual Report for the years ended April 1, 2006 and March 31, 2007. It was a qualified report.
The Auditor-General stated that he had not received all information and assistance needed to carry out ...
DATE: Mar 08, 2016
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I have heard many people comment on the angry statements made at public meetings held by the Minister of Education to discuss the Score report and its recommendations.
The minister was kind enough to invite me to the meeting in St David’s. I took g...
DATE: Mar 07, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Susan Jackson
A veteran airline pilot once remarked that travelling through the skies at hundreds of miles an hour, high above the Earth, was not as challenging as getting from his home to the airport. He explained that, in his vehicle on the highway, safety depen...
DATE: Mar 05, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
“He not busy being born, is busy dying”
— Bob Dylan
Last Saturday a large celebration observing the 92nd birthday of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was held, costing a reported $800,000. The former finance minister, Simba Makoni, complained that...
DATE: Mar 05, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Glenn Fubler
Compromise, collaboration and consensus are not four-letter words, as you well know, Mr Editor, but it sure seems like it when it comes to modern-day politics, if you get my drift.
This can be one of the drawbacks to the Westminster system and how th...
DATE: Mar 04, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt