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Every ten years or so, Independence comes up for debate again. In 1995, Sir John Swan launched his Independence Referendum and voters soundly rejected it. In 1986, then Senate President the late Hugh Richardson tried and failed to put the issue to a ...

Debate - not rhetoric February 20, 2004 Dear Sir, I'd like to address a cluster of letters that I've read in recent online editions of your paper, particularly the commentary of Dr. Amenemhet Tamerry. Before I go any farther, I'd like to announce my ...

Enforce the law February 9, 2004 Dear Sir, I read today in your newspaper a letter by ‘Retired Police Officer' in Smith's Parish under the heading ‘Thinking about bike safety'. It probably should have been ‘Child safety on bikes', but no matter. Firs...

Michael Howard gave a speech last week, in which he outlined his beliefs about Britain and the way he thought it ought to be governed. It wasn?t given a tremendous amount of play in the British press ? they picked up on parts of it that had to do wit...

True Bermudian justice February 4, 2004 Dear Sir, When our Bermuda botanical and environmental scientists discuss the vegetative and environmental destruction caused by Hurricane Fabian, invariably, they discuss, identify and stress the importance an...

January 30, 2004 Dear Sir, I have just completed reading a copy of 'Acel' dama' written by Mr. Neville Darrell and am just amazed that Mr. Dale Butler and Mr. Arthur Hodgson would endorse such a book. If what Mr. Darrell has written is true or partly...

Flight plight January 26, 2004 Dear Sir, Dr. Ware-Cieters has blown another gasket. Not satisfied with criticising Dr. David Wingate she now attacks Stuart Smith, one of the champions of Bermuda's environment for many years. Stuart has used huge pers...

January 19, 2004 Dear Sir, Recently I had the unpleasant experience of having to explain why a Pitbull puppy was killed by the dog warden to a group of five- to ten-year-olds. The kids had a lot of input as to what he could have did with the puppy in...

January 20, 2004 Dear Sir, Further to your editorial in today's paper, I think you have fallen into the same trap as the Minister of Transport. You state: "Dr. Brown was rightly annoyed last week when he was interviewed on the issue. He noted that th...

January 1, 2004 Dear Sir, As to Sunday opening and the equivalent of working seven days a week, there are times when the brain tells the body: "You go ahead. I'm taking a break." The body insists and something and somebody gets broken. For non-stress...