4187 results returned for search: "education AND " category "Opinion"
April 21, 2013
Dear Sir,
Enlightened countries have programmes to reduce the harm the drug war has caused. Bermuda’s politicians allow the suffering to continue.
People are ready to accept drug policy change if politicians publicly advocate discussi...
DATE: Apr 23, 2013
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Letters to the Editor
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Today — Earth Day — a petition will be officially launched aimed at creating a 25-cent fee attached to paper and disposable plastic bags.
It is being coordinated by Greenrock and the Bermuda Marine Debris Taskforce, an informal group of interested in...
DATE: Apr 22, 2013
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Editorials
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April 12, 2013
Dear Sir,
A feature in the Young Observer section of The Royal Gazette on Thursday, April 11 provided comprehensive information about the options available for graduating high school students as they contemplate the next level of educa...
DATE: Apr 13, 2013
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Letters to the Editor
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Okay, so now you are running out of excuses. The weather has done a complete turnaround over the last couple of weeks and the days are nice and warm, replete with clear skies and calm seas. Isn’t that the formula for a journey to the deep blue briny?...
DATE: Apr 13, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
I have a thought, as to why our education system isn’t working.
Some of today’s teachers are quite good, quite smart, quite effective and passionate about their work. But many are not.
When the Country was segregated, the best and brightest Bermudian...
DATE: Apr 12, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
DJLT
April 10, 2013
Dear Sir,
I had the privilege of being in the presence of Margaret Thatcher sometime around 2000, among a small audience listening to a short lecture which she gave about the rising of rogue nations and what she perceived as the threat...
DATE: Apr 11, 2013
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Letters to the Editor
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Illuminating the challenging choices investors, foreign property owners, and pondstraddlers make when crossing borders.
A pondstraddler is a person with multiple citizenships who has a foot in more than one country across the North Atlantic pond and...
DATE: Mar 30, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
The recent ongoing serious commentary centred on the right to work and reside in Bermuda has seen a fierce uproar of feelings among many Bermuda citizens and residents. It is a vigorous debate: over term limit changes, suggestions of selling Bermuda ...
DATE: Mar 23, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
March 19, 2013
Dear Sir,
To Mr or Ms ‘Let’s Move On”, are you willing to continue this conversation? If so, may I ask a few questions to clarify some of your statements. You may respond in your next Letter/s to the Editor.
1. Please explain why you c...
DATE: Mar 21, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Letters to the Editor
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A sure sign that sunny days are coming back: Wine Down Happy Hour at Lemon Tree is back tomorrow. The relaunch coincides with their St Paddy’s celebration featuring Irish grub, green beer and Guinness. Happy hour will run from 5pm until midnight thro...
DATE: Mar 14, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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Nothing to do in Bermuda?