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As discussion about Government’s education reforms gathers pace, it is worth looking at two areas that were omitted in the review, perhaps deliberately.
One was the role of parents in public education. The other concerns discipline.
It may be that pa...
DATE: May 08, 2007
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The education changes proposed by Professor Steven Hopkins and his review team make sense and deserve support, with a number of qualifications.
If nothing else, the team deserves credit for having listened, because the criticisms of the system, and t...
DATE: May 07, 2007
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Bermudians take note
April 24, 2007
Dear Sir,
The letter below addressed to Deputy Chief Immigration Officer Rozy Azhar may be of some real interest to many status Bermudians who find themselves suddenly feeling somewhat second class and inconvenienc...
DATE: May 04, 2007
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Education Minister Randy Horton probably has some idea of what former United Bermuda Party MP Jamahl Simmons felt like when he was rejected by his branch committee — but Mr. Horton is unlikely to accuse his branch of racism.
Both Mr. Simmons and Mr. ...
DATE: May 04, 2007
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Keep up the good news
April 25, 2007
Dear Sir,
Whew! I was about to give up on The Royal Gazette.
I am a Bermudian living in the States. My mother just happens to be Pat Ferguson. I bet you know who she is!
Nonetheless, I keep up with the Bermuda new...
DATE: May 02, 2007
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Taking on white privilege
April 26, 2007
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“In any struggle to end a system of oppression, those on the bottom of the hierarchy have an obvious motivation to resist the system: to remove from their lives the source of the oppression. But what...
DATE: May 01, 2007
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Thank you, angels
April 27, 2007
Dear Sir,
I sustained a minor injury on Front Street on Wednesday evening and I would like to commend all those who jumped into action, helping to get the horses on their feet and calmed down before they could go any ...
DATE: Apr 28, 2007
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Following the election of Dr. Ewart Brown as leader of the Progressive Labour party (PLP), it was obvious that members of the PLP were energised. What was not obvious was that the UBP election strategy based upon corruption, neglect of the aged, home...
DATE: Apr 28, 2007
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Here are excerpts from editorials in newspapers around the world:
Yomiuri Shimbun, Tokyo, on the death of Boris Yeltsin:
He led the Soviet Union to its breakup, and as a result, upset the apple cart of international politics. The role he played in th...
DATE: Apr 28, 2007
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Developer’s crass attitude
April 25, 2007
Dear Sir:
In your latest article about the proposed Southlands project (Wednesday, 25th April), developer Craig Christensen states: “The building and revitalising of our hospitality business is a matter of ur...
DATE: Apr 27, 2007
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