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Charity begins at home
January 5, 2005
Dear Sir,
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
Dear Sir,
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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December 16, 2004
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Imagine being a good looking 24-year-old man, planning a night out with your girl and your friends. Then think about how you would feel if you went to the door of the newest nightclub on the Island during the week of their...
DATE: Dec 17, 2004
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November 30, 2004
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The Road Safety Council pushed to make it a law to use seat belts, which would make sense if everyone had to use them, including bus drivers who have all these people's lives in their hands every day. Dr. Ewart Brown, Dr. ...
DATE: Dec 09, 2004
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