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DATE: Mar 21, 2016
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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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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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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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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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John Barritt
When a baby takes its first step and falls, what do we do? We clap!
Not because it was easy, but because it was hard, and they tried. Effort and motivation, particularly self-motivation, are two attributes which people develop from a young age. Enco...
DATE: Mar 03, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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Husayn Symonds
“This government has failed to produce the jobs promised; they have failed to improve education; they have failed at tourism; they have failed in providing hope and opportunity to Bermudians. Their term in office will be remembered as the great Bermu...
DATE: Mar 03, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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Bryant Trew
Dear Sir,
On this island I have constantly been made aware of race and hate. I grew up in a multiracial society, which has not been without discord, but the biggest difference here is that the black population really does believe that the white popul...
DATE: Mar 02, 2016
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Letters to the Editor
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A hand-lettered sign was recently erected near the entrance to Hamilton, one both heartfelt and heartbreaking.
It was a plea to save Gilbert Institute after the release of an education ministry reorganisation plan that included the Paget Parish prim...
DATE: Mar 01, 2016
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Editorials
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RG: In our Opinion
