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It’s been quite the week of horrors over here at domestic HQ. First, a cockroach invasion in the car and then I discovered nests of spiders (vomit) while packing up the garden furniture for Humberto.
Fortunately, the good people of MAJ’s List have b...
DATE: Sep 20, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
Last week, I wrote of some of the factors that establish the price of a wine, today, I will add another most important one — an oak barrel.
It is easy to pay $1,800 or more for a French one, that holds the equivalent of 300 bottles of wine, so if y...
DATE: Sep 20, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Michael Robinson
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DATE: Sep 20, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
I’ve been talking to my clients this week about the summertime and how all of the vacations and events have us all feeling a little fluffy.
In Bermuda most social events, especially in the summer are full of food and drinks. We are offered cakes, c...
DATE: Sep 18, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Betty Doyling
America, appears to be undergoing a very challenging period of its history, as the issue of gunplay continues to corrode that image of being a shining hill of freedom and justice for all.
People throughout the country are more concerned than ever ab...
DATE: Sep 17, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Earlier this year I came across a Netflix series on Marie Kondo, the undisputed queen of tidying up.
In short, she believes that most of us are living in homes so overfilled with items that our cluttered dwellings are choking our psyches, making us ...
DATE: Sep 17, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Robin Trimingham
When designing a garden it makes sense to create a plan which is to scale.
A ratio of one-eighth to one inch is usually enough to give a visual of the total finished product and not just isolated areas.
The landscape should cover both soft plants and...
DATE: Sep 16, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Malcolm Griffiths
Fingers crossed, the weather will hold for the 53rd Royal Gazette Wahoo Tournament, one of the island’s oldest and best attended angling tournaments.
One of the few public tournaments to still feature line classes and to put an emphasis on the light...
DATE: Sep 14, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
A human and natural tragedy of catastrophic proportions. Are there lessons for Bermuda?
According to recent Dorian hurricane media reports, the Bahamas islands most heavily affected areas are lowlands, rising 15 to 20 feet above sea level in some res...
DATE: Sep 14, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
As much as we like to discuss that lovely bottle of brunello that we had a couple of weeks ago, the cold hard facts are that most of the time most of us are happy to find an enjoyable wine for under $20.
So, how are prices determined? In Bermuda, for...
DATE: Sep 13, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Michael Robinson