1426 results returned for search: "independence AND " category "Opinion"
With the election behind us it is perhaps fitting to reflect on the meaning of this result, which saw the Progressive Labour Party given its third mandate by voters. By all accounts this campaign was mired in more acrimony than any election in recent...
DATE: Jan 10, 2008
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The following is the full text of a speech given by Kevin Comeau to the Hamilton Rotary Club yesterday.
In May, 2007 the Minister of Education released of summary of the Hopkins Report, a comprehensive review of Bermuda's education system. The Repo...
DATE: Jan 09, 2008
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Get over it!
December 28, 2007
Dear Sir,
Please allow me to respond to the letter from 'Sad for Bermuda' regarding an apology he/she thinks is owed to Michael Dunkley. Are you serious?
You asked the question: "Do you really think Mr. Dunkley would be...
DATE: Dec 31, 2007
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Bermudians can't drive
December 20, 2007
Dear Sir,
Occam's Razor states "one should not increase, beyond what is necessary, the number of entities required to explain anything". I have applied this mediaeval philosophy to a rather large and persisten...
DATE: Dec 29, 2007
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It didn't happen
December 14, 2007
Dear Sir,
Thank you for allowing me the space to respond to the letter from Wendell Hollis, December 10, 2007. What a wonderful opportunity! The UBP never "forced" any Bermudian to Independence! Mr. Hollis states th...
DATE: Dec 24, 2007
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UBP: Deaf, mute & blind
December 20, 2007
Dear Sir,
The UBP and its supporting cast remind me of those three little Monkeys. Who never saw, heard or spoke any evil. Now that they have lost their third straight election. They are putting it down to a ...
DATE: Dec 21, 2007
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It's bad enough
Dear Sir,
I was absolutely appalled when my five year old came home from school today proclaiming that I needed to vote for Dr. Brown. Firstly, we are staunch UBP supporters, and our family has personally experienced the "reverse" rac...
DATE: Dec 18, 2007
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Hug an expat day
December 10, 2007
Dear Sir,
For no particular reason other than this is the season of peace and thanksgiving, I'm declaring December 20 "Hug an Expat Day". All of us in Bermuda should be thanking our guest workers, our non-Bermudian ...
DATE: Dec 17, 2007
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As the general election campaign stumbles to a close, the suspicion here is that the main emotion felt by most voters will be relief that is finally over, regardless of who wins. It has been one of the longest campaigns in living memory, and it has a...
DATE: Dec 17, 2007
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Taking the high road
December 12, 2007
Dear Sir,
There have been frequent claims that this general election is being contested in a particularly dirty manner. As a result of numerous allegations of this kind, the impression is being created that both...
DATE: Dec 15, 2007
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