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A week or two back you’ll remember I said it sometimes pays to have a sense of humour about the serious matters of state.
As a case in point I referred to Finance Minister Bob Richards who — when asked about the prospect of further job losses before...
DATE: Sep 11, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
September 8, 2013
Dear Sir,
The more things change, the more they remain the same.
Here’s a shot of GP1 illegally parked on double yellow lines at 5:15pm on a Friday when everybody is trying to get out of town. With JetGate, hiring friends at consu...
DATE: Sep 09, 2013
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Letters to the Editor
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It was more than a little disconcerting to see the announcement that Bermuda was placed on France’s tax haven list. One would think that there had to be a substantive reason for this pre-emptive label-tarnishing directly before the G20 meeting that j...
DATE: Sep 07, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
Dear Sir,
Sad but true, all school students will receive an extra day off from school per month. In other words, the same obnoxious behaviour we used to find normally at the bus terminal is about to increase because:
1. Students still catch the bus f...
DATE: Sep 06, 2013
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Letters to the Editor
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It isn’t rocket science. It isn’t brain surgery. Collaboration, while challenging, is not impossible. But it does require the political will and major effort to achieve the possible. Otherwise, like the word transparency and its equally attractive tw...
DATE: Sep 06, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
The transfer window closed on Monday and there was a lot of money spent by the clubs in Europe, not least the world record £85.3 million Real Madrid paid Tottenham for midfielder Gareth Bale.
When you look at the prices they are paying for players to...
DATE: Sep 06, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Clyde Best
Census reports for 2000 and 2010 show that the number of Bermuda’s population aged 65 years and over (our “seniors”) increased from 6,722 in 2000 to 8,683 in 2010. This is an increase of 29.17 percent in ten years.
During that period, the number of s...
DATE: Sep 05, 2013
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Other
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August 30, 2013
Dear Sir,
This most recent maelstrom of controversy surrounding the hiring of the newest Commissioner of Education on the eve of the opening of the 2013-14 school year is very disturbing to say the least. Last evening on the local new...
DATE: Sep 03, 2013
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Letters to the Editor
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I love the smell of newly sharpened pencils. Never mind the thrill of buying a new pencil case! I have a bit of a ‘thing’ for stationery but particularly when it’s mixed with the buzz of anticipation that comes with the start of a new year at school....
DATE: Sep 03, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Julia Pitt
August 29, 2013
Dear Sir,
Churchill School, never sold out to a private school. Robert Crawford School, never sold out to a private school. Prospect Secondary School for Girls, never sold out to a private school. Devonshire Academy, never sold out to...
DATE: Sep 03, 2013
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Letters to the Editor
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