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These are hard economic times; there is no doubt about it. Many, if not most Americans – and I trust more than a few Bermudians – are feeling the effects of the downturn in the global economy. But that does not mean we cannot give thanks for what we ...
DATE: Nov 27, 2008
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The Progressive Labour Party has celebrated ten years in power this month, marking the decade since November 9, 1998 with a variety of events.
Any government anywhere that survives for a decade deserves credit; parties do not stay in power this long ...
DATE: Nov 26, 2008
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President-elect Barack Obama has been quoted and has been used in illustrations many times during and since being elected as President of the United States.
Since his rise in America's political arena I have been intrigued by him, and his message of ...
DATE: Nov 25, 2008
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No right to disrupt traffic
November 14, 2008
Dear Sir,
Janet Wingate's letter published November 12 under the heading "Stand up for openness", completely misses the main point of mine which appeared November 5. I have absolutely no objection to anyo...
DATE: Nov 24, 2008
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Philip Butterfield, the chief executive officer of Bank of Bermuda HSBC, has long been a role model for Bermudians.
Largely as a result of his own hard work, he has risen to the top of the Island's most important local financial institution, which is...
DATE: Nov 24, 2008
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"Democracy is the worst political system in the world except for all the rest," was a statement oft quoted by my professor of Politics 101 at Queens University, Canada.
At the time I couldn't appreciate the remarks of the professor since I entered Qu...
DATE: Nov 22, 2008
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Full support for ID cards
November 14, 2008
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I read with interest today in the daily the announcement by Labour Minister and Sen. David Burch that ID cards were being planned for guest workers and whilst I haven't agreed with everything the...
DATE: Nov 21, 2008
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The following are editorial opinions from newspapers from around the world which may be of interest to Royal Gazette readers.
Jerusalem Post, Israel,–Barack Obama and Iran
The challenges facing President-elect Barack Obama are formidable. ...
Even wi...
DATE: Nov 20, 2008
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Won't take it lying down
November 15, 2008
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After initially having heard and read with a mixture of anger and despair the plans of the current government to introduce ID cards for expats I upon reflection realised that with just a slight adj...
DATE: Nov 20, 2008
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The rationale behind the right to information as being fundamental to a free and democratic society can be seen from two equally compelling perspectives. First, on the demand side of the right to information, it is firmly grounded in human-rights dis...
DATE: Nov 20, 2008
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