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Last week's visit by the Earl and Countess of Wessex titillated many residents as they flocked to gain sight of two members of the British Royal Family. Awe-inspiring as they are for some, however, monarchies are an imperfect fit in our modern world ...
DATE: Mar 23, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Walton Brown
Government got slammed last week for underestimating by $10 million the amount of money that would be required for financial assistance in the current financial year.
Estimating claims in a weakening economy is always going to be difficult. But the ...
DATE: Mar 22, 2011
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Editorials
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March 12, 2011
Dear Sir,
At this time in our society all Bermudians must make a decision as to how much of their heritage and their land they are willing to give up to others for short term gains but terrible long term losses. When and where do we ha...
DATE: Mar 16, 2011
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Letters to the Editor
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March 3, 2011
Dear Editor,
It is with dismay that I read in the Gazette online of the govt. approval of the SDO at Tucker’s Point. Although I realise that Bermuda has major problems with the aftermath of the GFC, as it’s coyly termed here in Australi...
DATE: Mar 15, 2011
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Letters to the Editor
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The chairmen of the Board of Education and their Ministers have not always seen eye to eye in recent years, so it was good to see current chairman Darren Johnston backing Minister Dame Jennifer Smith this week.
As Bermuda tries to improve public educ...
DATE: Mar 11, 2011
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Editorials
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Say no to animal shows
February 23, 2011
Dear Sir,
I wholeheartedly agree with the letter written by Maureen Ware-Cieters regarding the wild tiger magic show that is currently taking place in Bermuda. We cannot call ourselves an enlightened society...
DATE: Mar 08, 2011
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Letters to the Editor
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What price open space?
February 25, 2011
Dear Sir,
If we were to set an economic value on our precious open space and it is high time we did it would then be clear that granting an SDO to allow the development of land currently zoned nature reserve,...
DATE: Mar 02, 2011
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Letters to the Editor
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Difficult decision to make
February 22, 2011
Dear Sir,
I would like to reply to my friend, Allan Marshall’s spirited response to my letter concerning Tucker’s Point. There are a lot of rumours circulating concerning the financial situation with respe...
DATE: Feb 25, 2011
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Letters to the Editor
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February 20, 2011
Dear Sir,
From February 25 to March 5, Bermuda and Bermudians will be a party to the exploitation of a captive white tiger, obliged to perform no less than 12 times in nine days for entertainment purposes at the Fairmont Southampto...
DATE: Feb 23, 2011
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Letters to the Editor
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February 17, 2011
Dear Sir,
Careful reading is required of the government's rebuttal of Dr Wingate's concerns regarding the ecological impact of the SDO at Tucker's Point (Royal Gazette, February 17, “Wingate criticism ‘alarmist' Ministry”). The Mi...
DATE: Feb 23, 2011
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Letters to the Editor
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