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Part two of lowlights in the 2016-2017 Bermuda Government Budget, a 54-page, meticulously prepared document containing shrewd observations on our local environment: finances, investments, government infrastructure and assets, impact on population, se...
DATE: Mar 05, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
Phone ring October 2012
Me: Hello?
Distinguished female voice: Good afternoon, is this you Christopher?
Me: Yes, it is I.
Distiguished female voice: Perfect. We would be needing your assistance with this year’s banquet. You will be able to assist ...
DATE: Mar 05, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
Mini Eggs have hit the shelves, checkouts and every inch of available retail space in Bermuda. They’re in grocery stores and gas stations island-wide.
Ironically, they’re also at the pharmacy, so you can pick them up at the same time as your diabetes...
DATE: Mar 04, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
Compromise, collaboration and consensus are not four-letter words, as you well know, Mr Editor, but it sure seems like it when it comes to modern-day politics, if you get my drift.
This can be one of the drawbacks to the Westminster system and how th...
DATE: Mar 04, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
When a baby takes its first step and falls, what do we do? We clap!
Not because it was easy, but because it was hard, and they tried. Effort and motivation, particularly self-motivation, are two attributes which people develop from a young age. Enco...
DATE: Mar 03, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Husayn Symonds
“This government has failed to produce the jobs promised; they have failed to improve education; they have failed at tourism; they have failed in providing hope and opportunity to Bermudians. Their term in office will be remembered as the great Bermu...
DATE: Mar 03, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Bryant Trew
Who isn’t busy? Is it just me, or does anyone else desperately need an extra four or five hours in the day? Seriously, some days I don’t know where the time goes.
So I completely understand when I hear people say, ‘I don’t have time to spend hours in...
DATE: Mar 02, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Becky Wright
“Premier Paula Cox said that the island's 'economic recovery has begun' at the Bermuda Business Summit yesterday, which provided an update on the Government's efforts to promote and grow business both in the tourism and finance sectors. While she did...
DATE: Mar 02, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Bryant Trew
I write this amid the dulcet tones of juddering jackhammers and breaking tile. One of those unexpected gifts of homeowning, suddenly discovering you need to re-plumb a bathroom because the old metal pipes have rusted closed. No wonder the sink wasn’t...
DATE: Mar 02, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Julia Pitt
“Changing Lives One Voyage at a Time, Over Time”.
This is the mission statement of the sloop Spirit of Bermuda.
The Bermuda Sloop Foundation provides exceptional leadership and life-skills training, and character development for young Bermudians w...
DATE: Mar 02, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
