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I mentor some kids at CedarBridge Academy. Earlier this week I asked one of them what he wanted to do with his life.
He said: “I wanna be a professional soccer player.”
I said: “Cool but what are you gonna do after that? What happens after you tear...
DATE: May 11, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
DJLT
May 9, 2012
Dear Sir,
On Friday, May 4, the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Bermuda held its annual Tag Day at several locations in the City of Hamilton as well as in St George and Somerset and select locations in Smith’s, Devonshire, Paget, Warwick a...
DATE: May 10, 2012
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Letters to the Editor
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It would seem some people think the rule book of life can be rewritten to match what we do, and how we do it, in an atmosphere these days where getting ahead at any price is a spreading epidemic.
Even the world’s most powerful nations, including Brit...
DATE: May 10, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
How are you? How’s your day going so far?
Careful how you answer.
These typical questions get asked at least daily and we usually reply with a rote response: ‘fine’, ‘OK’, ‘terrible’, ‘you wouldn’t believe’, ‘don’t even ask’. Sometimes it’s just a no...
DATE: May 08, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Julia Pitt
May 2, 2012
Dear Sir,
I have held my tongue for much of this debate of late, but I can no longer sit and listen to commentary from those who have little to no idea what they are talking about. If anyone thinks that spearfishing is the cause of the ...
DATE: May 05, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Letters to the Editor
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There seems to be no shortage of anger and bitterness floating about over this or that issue, as the political temperature continues to rise in the lead up to a general election which is certainly around the corner.
In the midst of anger and fury, se...
DATE: May 02, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Yesterday, The Royal Gazette launched a campaign to raise $1m for the New Beginnings Education Trust so it can continue to run programmes for the benefit of the young people of Bermuda. The target is by far our most ambitious to date.
The campaign ha...
DATE: May 01, 2012
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Editorials
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Steps to Success:
Success’ Believe it or Not.
Henry Ford said, “Whether you think you can, or think you can’t, you’re right.”
Last week, we examined beliefs the subconscious rules by which we operate, formed rather haphazardly in our childhoods an...
DATE: May 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Julia Pitt
I cannot count the times I have been stopped and asked about Dr Michelle Alexander's presentation at the CURB Racial Justice Conference at the end of March. By word of mouth her powerful message has reached far more people than attended the conferenc...
DATE: May 01, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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The recent report on drug use among school students gave some reason for cheer, since the survey showed that its prevalence is lower than it was the last time a survey was done in 2007.
But the fact that more than half the students have drunk alcoho...
DATE: Apr 30, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Editorials
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