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So what can we learn from Bermuda’s 2018 tax reform debacle? Three perennial problems for the island are underscored by these unfortunate events. The first is Bermuda’s lack of competent policymakers — in the One Bermuda Alliance as well as the Progr...
DATE: Mar 21, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Robert Stubbs
As much of the world watches with anxiety over the horrific developments in Ukraine, with indescribable suffering and death resulting from the Russian invasion, the future of global order that provides stability and peace between all nations seems a ...
DATE: Mar 19, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
In or around 1776, Paul Revere was cited as saying “The British are coming, the British are coming!!”
There are some disputes as to whether it should be to him or someone else that those famous words are attributed.
Yet, what is undeniable is that, ...
DATE: Mar 18, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
Beneath all the smoke and mirrors of David Burt’s Budget Statement delivered on February 25 lay the stark reality that he was proposing yet another austerity budget. As the Budget details show, Bermuda’s deficit reduction in the coming year will be a...
DATE: Mar 18, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Robert Stubbs
Under the guise of “emergency powers” and fearmongering, the Premier has instilled a post-Covid authoritarian regime like no other. To come out of this, we need a quick-jolt recovery, financial stability and sustainable economic growth. Time is not o...
DATE: Mar 17, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Sir John Swan
The National Youth Policy sets out the Government’s plan to empower and engage Bermuda's young people through 2026 while providing a unified approach to tackle issues they are facing and providing them with the support to have positive and productive...
DATE: Mar 17, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Arianna Hodgson
The “Economic Debate on the Hill” is done and dusted and the annual Budget debate upon us. If you are not following along, closely or at all, you are probably not alone. Some 50-plus hours are put aside for what is generally regarded in parliamentary...
DATE: Mar 16, 2022
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
This week I laid out before a teachers group a few positions, and made some assertions about the Bermuda Union of Teachers’ hierarchy, hoping to be thumped and countered by contrary facts by any of its 1,000 members — but “nada”.
Today, it should be ...
DATE: Mar 16, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
Western officials worry openly that there are no clear off-ramps to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. With a protracted and even deadlier war looking ever more likely, will Russians tolerate the invasion’s increasing costs? Or will Vladimir Putin, a ...
DATE: Mar 16, 2022
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When Devin Tomb was 24, she began a new role as an editor at a teen magazine. “I knew by my second day that I’d made the wrong decision,” she said. “Behind closed doors, the editor-in-chief didn’t match the warm, friendly persona she displayed in pub...
DATE: Mar 14, 2022
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