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The cyberspace world of communication has engulfed societies around the world, and many young people have fallen prey to devious criminals, who entice the vulnerable to engage in inappropriate activity, after first giving them the impression that fri...
DATE: Sep 24, 2013
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Reputation, reputation, reputation is the mantra for countries seeking high-grade foreign investment. We, in Bermuda, want to do business with the best of the best: countries and companies with impeccable reputations for transparency, fiscal solvency...
DATE: Sep 21, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
Now is an opportune time to reflect on the type of government we have here in Bermuda — and not because MPs are trooping back up the Hill today for an extraordinary September sitting.
For me the reflection is prompted in part by the recent and somew...
DATE: Sep 13, 2013
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
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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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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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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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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