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School principal Mr Melvyn Bassett was right to point out the potential for social conflict arising from the re-segregation of Bermuda's schools in his recent speech to the Rotary Club. What is also needed is an understanding of why so many parents d...
DATE: Oct 16, 2004
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A warning from a father
October 6, 2004
Dear Sir,
I write this letter out of concern for our children, thank you for allowing me to express my concerns, over a very sensitive matter. I am pleased to hear that John (Chalky) White (a policeman) was fou...
DATE: Oct 15, 2004
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Sandys Middle School principal Melvin Bassett was absolutely correct to warn that the growing segregation of Bermuda?s schools will end in social disaster.
Mr. Bassett joins a growing number of people ? including this newspaper ? who are worried abou...
DATE: Oct 08, 2004
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Politics does not inspire us
September 23, 2004
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Like most Bermudians and residents, I am confused as to what is happening in our Island home, especially with our young folk. Without revisiting all of the negatives of gang war activity over ...
DATE: Oct 02, 2004
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A major hurdle that has to be overcome in any analysis of Bermuda's poor is the fact that they do not exist in the perceptions of too many Bermudians.
If one were to carry out a man in the street survey on the state of Bermuda's poor, one would proba...
DATE: Sep 30, 2004
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Big trucks a menace
September 20, 2004
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Has anyone besides me noticed that driving in Smith?s Parish has become life-threatening due to oversized vehicles? The speed at which they are travelling is even more frightening.
Three weeks ago I wa...
DATE: Sep 29, 2004
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Last week, the Premier made a major announcement. It's a shame he didn't tell us first, preferring instead to deliver the news to his evidently more important friends at the Overseas Territories Consultative Council.
Why is it that this Government pr...
DATE: Sep 28, 2004
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Recently I saw four young men enter one of our premium restaurants in T-shirts and the baggiest of dungaree shorts and head bands. Staff were reluctant to say a word because the "race" card might be played or they might complain about the "tone" of v...
DATE: Sep 27, 2004
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The selection of Pro-Active Management Ltd. by the Government of Bermuda to build the Senior Secondary School provided an excellent opportunity to redress historic inequities.
This article supports this proposition from three viewpoints: the manageme...
DATE: Sep 22, 2004
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In his column on this page today, Washington Post columnist William Raspberry urges former Washington, DC mayor Marion Barry to show leadership on the crisis that is engulfing America's inner cities.
Mr. Raspberry has more faith in the former mayor -...
DATE: Sep 20, 2004
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