1457 results returned for search: "independence AND " category "Opinion"
The author of this article is a senior Bermudian reinsurance executive. He is writing anonymously because of his concerns that expressing his views could result in punitive consequences towards his employer.
Since it acceded to office in 1998, the PL...
DATE: Sep 28, 2007
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This is an abridged version of the speech delivered on Wednesday night by Premier Dr. Ewart Brown JP, MP at the Inter-American Economic Council's fifth annual congressional dinner with the Caribbean community in Washington, DC:
I am conscious of the ...
DATE: Sep 21, 2007
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Here are excerpts from editorials in newspapers around the world:
Daily Nation, Nairobi, Kenya, on development projects:
Since Kenya gained independence in 1963, donors have sunk millions into so-called development projects. Unfortunately, most of th...
DATE: Sep 15, 2007
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@rh18bold:Today in History
Today is Monday, September 10, the 253rd day of 2007. There are 112 days left in the year.
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In 1608, John Smith was elected president of the Jamestown colony council in Virginia.
In 1813, an American naval force...
DATE: Sep 10, 2007
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@rh18bold:Today In History
Today is Saturday, September 8, the 251st day of 2007. There are 114 days left in the year.
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In 1565, a Spanish expedition establishes the first permanent European settlement in North America at present-day St. ...
DATE: Sep 08, 2007
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Thanks for your support
August 27, 2007
Dear Sir,
I would firstly like to thank so many, many people for their kind comments concerning keeping horses in the City of Hamilton. Not only from the older generation but from the younger generation. So man...
DATE: Sep 06, 2007
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This article is prompted by articles in print and on television about women choosing to 'opt out' of promising careers, especially in the corporate and legal professions. In her book, Opting Out?: Why Women Really Quit Careers and Head Home, Pamela S...
DATE: Aug 28, 2007
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... If the torrent of water was not bad enough, the surge of ignorant speculation as to its causes has added to the misery of the season. Numerous commentators and supposed "experts" have asserted that the flooding is proof of global warming. Much th...
DATE: Jul 26, 2007
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Unfair restrictions
July 20, 2007
Dear Sir,
Thank you for shining light on the unfair restrictions recently imposed on Bermudians with expatriate spouses regarding owning property in Bermuda. The Department of Immigration's sluggish turnaround for l...
DATE: Jul 24, 2007
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Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo, on the earthquake:
Monday’s earthquake off the Sea of Japan demonstrated anew the vulnerability of nuclear power plants when nature unleashes its fury. The temblor had an intensity of upper 6 on the Japanese seismic scale of 7.
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DATE: Jul 21, 2007
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