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If the forecast is anything to go by it looks like being another weekend best spent ashore. Winter fishing is pretty much a non-starter for weekenders — a calm day is necessary but it doesn’t help much if the seas have been mountainous for the previo...
DATE: Jan 31, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
Bermuda residents are still coping with stressful financial hurdles as the country starts some recovery from the sixth year of recession (or more, depending on some people’s perspectives).
The following negative equity situation is a composite-gener...
DATE: Jan 31, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
Over the past week, the social landscape of Bermuda has been vastly redefined.
We all know the minute details of what led to the three-day work stoppage and occupation of Cabinet grounds. We all know of the insulting remarks made towards the workers...
DATE: Jan 30, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
Well, hasn’t it been quite the week? Challenging politics in a small environment makes for an intense atmosphere.
After ten amazing years, and with a Bermudian husband and children, I have invested everything I have here — both emotionally and financ...
DATE: Jan 30, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
Hindsight, as they say Mr Editor, is 20/20 vision. It is easy to say that they should have done this or they should not have done that. Nonetheless, there are always lessons to be learned from looking back.
As I watched this week’s events unfold, I g...
DATE: Jan 30, 2015
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
It is time our cricketers start learning from the rest of the world. Two issues arose this past week that made me think of Bermuda cricketers. West Indies had already lost the one-day international series to South Africa, with each of the first three...
DATE: Jan 30, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
Oh my God, the Police are here and your bra is hanging off your bedroom doorknob! That was what my mother had to say last week when I was robbed for the third time. I tied the bra there to stop my bedroom door banging.
Her comment seemed a little ri...
DATE: Jan 29, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Slacker Mom
What does a fit and healthy body really look like?
The past couple of weeks I’ve talked with lots of people whose situations are all quite different, but are all in the process of transforming their body.
The optimism and enthusiasm they display towa...
DATE: Jan 28, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Becky Wright
At first it was just another labour dispute involving workers of the Bermuda Electric Light Company, who had formed picket lines in front of the company’s entrance as part of a demonstration to seek union recognition by management.
Initially, there ...
DATE: Jan 28, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
The DPP decision was as confounding as it was disappointing, Mr Editor, on two fronts.
We know this much: the appointment is in the discretion of the Governor. The Bermuda Constitution Order does not require him to consult with anyone or any one body...
DATE: Jan 26, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
