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I have said it in a previous opinion (“Strong opposition to PLP is needed”) and I will say it again, that when all is said and done, the Government’s primary role is “to allocate resources”. I will also add “to set the ground rules to determine oppor...
DATE: Feb 21, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Vic Ball
America’s ballooning budget deficit, the winding down of central bank bond purchases and a recent whiff of inflation have conspired to push interest rates higher. Global bonds markets were relatively well behaved last year as rates marked time within...
DATE: Feb 20, 2018
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AUTHOR:
Bryan Dooley
The first thing I was vividly reminded of when reading the 2018-19 Budget in detail was just what a fantastic job the Progressive Labour Party did in opposition and how it truly is the master of spin, hyperbole and blatant trickery.
Trickery, it see...
DATE: Feb 20, 2018
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David Burt, the Minister of Finance and Premier, has a tough job. Nothing is easier than a critic who carries no responsibility to snipe from the sidelines and say what a rotten job he is doing. I have no intention to do that, and right from the star...
DATE: Feb 17, 2018
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This is the final article of a three-part series discussing when a foreign national, such as a Bermudian or Bermuda resident, can be classified as a US tax resident under US tax regulations. This week is focused on what happens when a Bermudian inadv...
DATE: Feb 17, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
“Everything will be tokenised and connected by a blockchain one day.”
— Fred Ehrsam
Recently my mother asked me: “What’s all this fuss about blockchain and cryptocurrency?” The question my mother asked is part of a broader discussion that is now hap...
DATE: Feb 16, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Wayne Caines
For those of you with children, do you ever wonder how you can raise two children exactly the same way, but get two very different results?
I have one who is cautious and one who is a risk-taker, one that’s sensible and one that runs around with pa...
DATE: Feb 16, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
As Valentine’s Day is upon us, there tends to be a focus on all things sweet and/or chocolate.
Coincidentally, I just finished reviewing the Consultation document produced by the Government’s Ministry of Health in connection with the proposed sugar ...
DATE: Feb 16, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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Here in Bermuda, we have recently been experiencing the challenges that flow from trash not being collected. It is unsurprising and understandable that many, if not all of us, are upset about the trash build- up. After all, there is nothing positive ...
DATE: Feb 16, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
If you were going to leave your house for ever and had to leave most things behind, what would you take?
I faced this tough decision when I left my home city of Irkutsk in Siberia to go to America. We had a huge library with countless books, large p...
DATE: Feb 15, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nina London
