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“Never make predictions, especially about the future”
— Casey Stengel
“Every year I talk to the executives of a thousand companies, and I can’t avoid hearing from the various gold bugs, interest-rate disciples, Federal Reserve watchers, and fiscal m...
DATE: Jan 18, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Nathan Kowalski
Few would disagree that in recent decades there has been an upsurge in violent behaviour from segments of our communities, with a number of factors cited as attributing to this disturbing trend. This has the police and community leaders concerned abo...
DATE: Jan 18, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
It is winter in spite of the warmer than usual conditions. As such, this Island is prone to the passage of fronts that bring gale force winds and pretty much exclude offshore excursions.
There can be absolutely gorgeous days that beckon fisherman out...
DATE: Jan 16, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
This is part two of a commentary by a former auditor on the Bermuda Auditor-General’s report on the Consolidated Fund of the Government of Bermuda for 2010, 2011, 2012 released to Parliament in December 2014.
Have you ever tried to wade through an a...
DATE: Jan 16, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
It might be laughable, Mr Editor, were it not so sad. OK, maybe “laughable” is not the right word, but a wry smile would not be out of line.
This Commission of Inquiry is needed, we are told, because Bermuda’s reputation is at risk. Moreover, so the...
DATE: Jan 15, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
OK, I get it, as I’m sure others do … We have a by-election coming up and politicians are prone to be on their “best behaviour”. Unfortunately, that sometimes means that they are at their worst, hypocritically. They will simply say anything to get el...
DATE: Jan 15, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Bryant Trew
Really unsure how to get dressed at this time of year! Never feel like I can trust the forecast and always have to leave the house before the day has settled in. Some days I am freezing in flip-flops and other days I am sweating in my sweater. Is it ...
DATE: Jan 15, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
With her doors spread wide open, she welcomed her guests. One by one they came. Two by two they came. Each of them embracing and speaking to others who had walked through those eastern facing doors.
Once again, Devonshire Church hall was the setting ...
DATE: Jan 15, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
In the world of politics, there are always so many experts on just about every issue that the electorate at times is left trying to make sense out of what the real agenda should be to tackle the problems in Bermuda that persist year after year.
There...
DATE: Jan 14, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
I’m not a fan of cold, rainy or unpredictable weather. It can be a real mood dampener, can’t it? I know how the shorter, darker days can kill your motivation and any desire you have to work out, but you mustn’t allow the winter blues to become an exc...
DATE: Jan 13, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Becky Wright
