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The doldrums are upon us! Not just the flat calm seas that are rolling on a long, lazy swell — these are described as “doldrums”, but also the lacklustre interest shown by most anglers with many shunning the heat and preferring to seek the solace of...
DATE: Aug 10, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
This is the second in a new, possibly monthly, series on the millennial trend to becoming financially independent, retire early (FIRE!). We first covered this phenomenon on July 27.
FIRE! is a very real financial movement in its lifestyle changing a...
DATE: Aug 10, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
A few weeks ago, in an article about hail damage, I mentioned that we would shortly feature a few very fine Rhône wines in our stores and that were part of the package when we became involved with Discovery Wines.
I will give you three producers that...
DATE: Aug 09, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Michael Robinson
It is often interesting, sadly interesting, to see persons attempt to twist the reality of any given situation to justify a gross wrong.
Once again, during our emancipation celebrations, the topics of the enslaved writer Mary Prince and Sir George So...
DATE: Aug 09, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
For a little while now, every other year, my amazing dad has sent us tickets and flown us over to join him for a holiday in Europe.
He’s not an extravagant man usually. It seems like the opposite right now though.
Hidden away in a remote valley in Gr...
DATE: Aug 09, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
I don’t smoke anything and I have no prejudice for those who do. For me, it was perhaps a degree of fate that prevented me from being a smoker.
I, just like so many schoolboys back in the Sixties, sneaked away to have a draw on what was then a new m...
DATE: Aug 07, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
If there is one thing that hurts more than trying to smile when your feet hurt, it’s dragging yourself in to work every day to do a job you can’t stand. There are many reasons why you might be feeling this way; some might be legitimate complaints reg...
DATE: Aug 06, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Robin Trimingham
Bermudian-based Ascendant Group Ltd stated on January 28 the company had begun evaluating strategic alternatives including a potential sale of the company.
Then Algonquin Power and Utilities, a Canadian utility, announced on June 3 it had agreed to ...
DATE: Aug 06, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Bryan Dooley
This is the third and final part of the series for Bermuda residents leaving the island, giving relocation references and general timeline guidance. This first and second instalments were published in The Royal Gazette on July 13 and July 20, respect...
DATE: Aug 03, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
It’s Cup Match time in Bermuda ... bacchanal! It’s one of my favourite holidays next to my birthday — yes, a holiday — and Christmas.
The banter leading up to the game: Somerset (the best) versus St George’s; the Facebook memes, the Photoshopped pic...
DATE: Jul 31, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Dre Hinds