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By Al Seymour
Our narrow winding roads throughout Bermuda keep us ever alert, or they should, about what to expect around each bend, as we move about doing business, and visiting relatives and
friends.
A significant increase in vehicular traffic of...
DATE: Oct 29, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
When Princess Louise (1848-1939), the sixth child of Queen Victoria and wife of the then-Governor-General of Canada, wintered in Bermuda in 1883 she played a major role in the development of the Island’s tourism industry, her name remaining synonymou...
DATE: Oct 28, 2013
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October 23, 2013
Dear Sir,
Commenting on today’s headline regarding caning in our schools. I have a suggestion, let’s give the children a break and cane the bad principals and teachers instead.
RUSSELL CONYERS
DATE: Oct 26, 2013
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Letters to the Editor
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October 24, 2013
Dear Sir,
I’m not exactly sure what to make of this whole ‘not wanting any caning’ garbage to be allowed at any school. There’s been incidents involving girls assaulting other girls at schools and, nothing’s been done about the situa...
DATE: Oct 26, 2013
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Letters to the Editor
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A misguided concept too often is that children can only be corrected with a beating or a tongue lashing leaving them feeling unwanted and resentful toward any type of authority whether it is a parent, guardian, teacher, or a neighbour. Many of us who...
DATE: Oct 26, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
October 15, 2013
Dear Sir,
It’s so easy to be critical of others while laying blame, after all, the mirror is meant only to show us how beautiful we are and to help us hide the blemishes. Until it becomes painfully obvious, we hardly recognise the fa...
DATE: Oct 17, 2013
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October 13, 2013
Dear Sir,
The Ministry of Education has recently embarked upon a consultation process through public meetings to solicit input from Bermuda’s parents as to how they want to be involved in their children’s education. More specifically...
DATE: Oct 17, 2013
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The following is an opinion piece submitted by Becky Ausenda, executive director of the Bermuda Education Network.
Coming to a school near you — independent inspection regimes?
It seemed like just another Town Hall meeting about education last Wednes...
DATE: Oct 15, 2013
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October 12th, 2013
Dear Sir,
I agree with many of the concerns of Jeremy Deacon in your ‘Letters to the Editor’ of October 12th concerning breaks for start-ups. It is not necessarily breaks that are required or looked for but basic fairness to allow ...
DATE: Oct 15, 2013
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Letters to the Editor
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2013 International Day of the Girl
Back in 2009-10, I spent a year embedded with the US military in southern Afghanistan. Something struck me right away: I rarely saw women, and on the few occasions I did, they were always covered from head to toe ...
DATE: Oct 12, 2013
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