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Dear Sir, Before the Rev. Thacker came to Bermuda to be the rector of St. Mark's church, he had heard of its reputation as being conservative, stiff and unloving. He felt that there were a lot of strikes against him coming, but he always believed Go...
DATE: Mar 06, 2000
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I submit it may be only semantics, yet an important linguistic factor, as time and time again I have read in many articles in our newspapers (including The Royal Gazette editorial), and on some of our daily radio talk shows when discussing race relat...
DATE: Mar 03, 2000
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Regarding the new Channel 10 -- "Discovery Kids''.
Tell me if I am missing something here? Is there some reason that we are now subjected to "Discovery Kids'' -- a Spanish children's channel? I was under the impression that most of Bermuda's pre-scho...
DATE: Mar 01, 2000
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We at the Bermuda Zoological Society (BZS) wish to thank the volunteers, members and sponsors involved with our telephone "Thank-a-thon'' for demonstrating the generosity of people in Bermuda.
I must preface this letter by noting that BZS supports th...
DATE: Feb 28, 2000
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Drugs charges being brought against Customs officers and the most recent allegation concerning the uniformed Police officer smoking marijuana at a football game only serve to highlight the pervasiveness of the drug culture in Bermudian society. Even ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2000
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Congratulations to the Hon. Milton Scott and the Ministry of Education for hosting a call to action with the upcoming series of public forums and subsequent plans for a Task Force on Education (February 16 of The Royal Gazette ). The timing is perfec...
DATE: Feb 21, 2000
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Dear Sir, I am writing about the children convicted of fire setting at Harrington Sound School.
I have had to treat such children, both boys and girls, who have also been through the courts. Before I retired I was a consultant psychiatrist in UK, an...
DATE: Feb 17, 2000
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Dear Sir, It was sickening to read the headlines in yesterday's Royal Gazette , `Bigger cars for Bermuda.' What on earth is the new Government thinking about? Traffic congestion is one of our worst and ongoing problems, and larger cars can only make...
DATE: Feb 16, 2000
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Dear Sir, I'd like to address my comments to the community at large, regarding artists, artwork and copyright. This letter has been prompted by the arrogance of the Bermuda Telephone Company and the inertia of the Bermuda Society of Art towards the ...
DATE: Feb 15, 2000
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Raymonde Dill of Bermuda Housing Corporation is treating residents in BHC developments. I'm a mother of four and I serve on a condo board. My board has been trying to have a meeting with Mr. Dill since December 8, with no luck as of yet. Maybe throug...
DATE: Feb 14, 2000
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