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This month’s sharp rise in interest rates highlights the attractiveness of investing in shorter term bonds. Longer term, fixed-rate bonds generally decline in price when rates climb, while short-duration bonds are much less sensitive. Many “low durat...
DATE: Oct 17, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Bryan Dooley
The world has never been without grave danger for any messenger daring to tell the truth. Perhaps the ugly truth is that corruption exists whether it is in democratic or dictatorial jurisdictions, creating conditions where people are usually kept in ...
DATE: Oct 16, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Dear Heather,
I have put in an offer on a house, subject to a structural survey. The survey has come back and there are more things wrong than I thought. Now what happens?
Potential Buyer
Dear Potential Buyer,
It really depends on if the sale and pu...
DATE: Oct 16, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Heather Chilvers
This week’s column is a continuation of the hypothetical MamaZina Pizzarina operations planning on doing business in Bermuda.
Running a business is an all-encompassing occupation. Any owner, particularly those individuals just launching their busine...
DATE: Oct 13, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
The big news is that the United States, Canada and Mexico have a new trade deal called USMCA. The small news is that it is actually the same deal with some tiny but poignant adjustments that favour the Americans.
The subtle truth is there was more to...
DATE: Oct 13, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
Although the subject of climate change and its effect on our planet has been debated for decades, there has been slow reaction from leading industrial countries to take drastic steps to alter the amount of chemical pollution that continues to weaken ...
DATE: Oct 13, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Over the weekend ,Belle had a friend to sleep over. The excitement levels had been at 11 out of ten for weeks and that was nothing compared to the Big Day.
Because it had been a while in the making, every tiny detail had been planned. We made slime (...
DATE: Oct 12, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
I love to dream. I often transport myself in my mind to new places to feel the excitement of the unknown, to imagine new cultures, to see and hear and touch and taste the exotic fabric of life.
I love to imagine myself doing something completely new,...
DATE: Oct 11, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nina London
We’ve all heard it before: eat too much and you’ll gain weight.
With all of the supersize options, it can be challenging knowing how much to eat and when to cap your intake.
Research shows that in most supermarkets even single-serving items exceed st...
DATE: Oct 10, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Betty Doyling
There are times and indicators that cause me to have great concern for Bermuda and its future. I don’t want to paint the illusion that the rest of the world has got it and is doing great because everywhere there are political squabbles over the issue...
DATE: Oct 09, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
