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There is nothing like a bit of accountability. A couple of concerned readers approached me this week to ask how my “duck project” is going and if I’m managing to stick to my strict schedule and get it all done.
Such is the hazard of publicly announc...
DATE: Jan 20, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Julia Pitt
For the week ending January 15, 2016
For the first two weeks of the New Year, stocks are down around the world: the S&P Global 1200 Index was down 8.64 per cent; the S&P US 500 was down 8 per cent; whilst the Nasdaq was down 10.36 per cent. Last year...
DATE: Jan 19, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Robert Pires
Syncope, commonly known as fainting, refers to a sudden loss of consciousness, followed by a rapid and complete recovery. If dizziness or lightheadedness takes place without fainting, this is called presyncope.
A person with syncope recovers quickly...
DATE: Jan 19, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Joe Yammine, MD
•Learn from financial experts about money management at a Banking & Budgeting Seminar on Thursday, January 28.
Start the New Year off on the right foot by learning how effective budgeting and banking can help you to maintain control of your finances ...
DATE: Jan 18, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nothing to do in Bermuda?
Dear Dr Nekia,
So you were saying last week that hitting is OK in a relationship and is not abusive as long as it doesn’t happen often?
Sincerely,
Abuse Is Abuse
Dear Abuse Is Abuse,
To clarify, that is not at all what I was saying. I d...
DATE: Jan 18, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nekia Walker
“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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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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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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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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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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Opinion Writer
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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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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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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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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
