1426 results returned for search: "independence AND " category "Opinion"
Ignoring history
January 10, 2005
Dear Sir,
It is a marvel to stand back and watch man?s ego. Does man really think that history and the people can be ignored and denied?
Napoleon thought he could do it, Hitler too, the winters of Russia taught them ...
DATE: Jan 14, 2005
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The latest row over Premier Alex Scott?s claims that crime would improve if Bermuda was independent will not die.
Acting Home Affairs Minister Terry Lister?s statement on Wednesday, in which he said the Premier was right, sort of, was a classic examp...
DATE: Jan 14, 2005
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Charity begins at home
January 5, 2005
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Hats off to the Bermudian community for donating $250,000 to the tsunami victims ... but let's not forget we have victims also. It's a sad situation when we can open our hearts to help others and ignor...
DATE: Jan 12, 2005
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As Premier Alex Scott points out in this newspaper today, there is always a tendency to shoot the messenger when they bring news or opinions that don?t square with one?s own.
And there is no easier way of doing that when the messenger is foreign than...
DATE: Jan 10, 2005
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Just the facts, please
January 5, 2005
Dear Sir,
After reading the article "Report slams Scott for blinkered view of Independence" in today's Royal Gazette and listening to the many voices on talk radio and to people in general on the subject of Berm...
DATE: Jan 08, 2005
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Is Bermuda?s Independence near? Unlikely.
The debate over Bermuda?s Independence continues with intensity, but without much success in a country that possessed self-rule for centuries.
The tsunami tragedy has absorbed the Island colony, but a politic...
DATE: Jan 07, 2005
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Taking the next step
December 30, 2004
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Independence! “What is so frightening about it?”
Some of the theories advanced thus far (a) We're too small to go independent (b) It will cost too much; Embassies, Consulates, High Commissions. (c) Who...
DATE: Jan 05, 2005
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What?s the GP car policy?
January 1, 2004
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Your recent story on the soldier using the Premier?s official car to do his shopping made me wonder about the policy regarding use of GP1 and other Government vehicles. I remember seeing Premier Joh...
DATE: Jan 03, 2005
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Sharing the rewards
December 14, 2004
Dear Sir,
I?m writing to thank Mr. Randy Horton and Derrick Burgess for trying to implement the new overtime law which would see at last some fairness in the workplace.
Heaven help us, we are supposed to live in ...
DATE: Dec 22, 2004
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Premier Alex Scott has pretty much delivered on his promise of forming a Bermuda Independence Commission that broadly reflects the community.
The 14-strong group roughly matches the racial make-up of the Island's Bermudian population and has a number...
DATE: Dec 20, 2004
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