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“Absolute power does not corrupt absolutely, absolute power attracts the corruptible.” – Frank Herbert
Over the last year the OBA has continually pointed to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) as justification for granting status to non-B...
DATE: Oct 03, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
Should cricketers who have been neglecting Bermuda for years be given an opportunity to represent Bermuda or train with the national squad in preference to a player who has been around for the past few years training and playing regularly?
Should you...
DATE: Oct 03, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
The joke is, Mr Editor, that we obtained responsible government almost 50 years ago with passage of the Bermuda Constitution Order 1968 and that it has grown increasingly irresponsible ever since. You think I jest. I don’t.
It depends on how you thin...
DATE: Oct 03, 2014
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
We are about to be invaded by mer-people! Well, kinda. Local and overseas swimmers, will fill our waters to challenge themselves at the 24th Annual Bermuda Round-the-Sound Open Water Charity Swimathon on Sunday, October 12. This is open to all ages a...
DATE: Oct 02, 2014
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Nothing to do in Bermuda?
“I read your articles,” a friend tells me, “well, skim them really. There’s a lot of analysis going on.” Pause. “You come across as someone who’s got … a lot of time on their hands for…”
“Navel gazing?” I suggest.
“Considering the minutia, was how I ...
DATE: Sep 30, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Julia Pitt
Two weeks ago Alibaba (‘BABA’), China’s biggest e-commerce company, marked the biggest IPO (initial public offering of shares to the public) in history. The company raised some $25 billion (Visa was second at $19.7 billion in March 2008). This huge I...
DATE: Sep 30, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Nathan Kowalski
Dear Carla: My husband has a good career and is doing well financially. When we got married, although I didn’t want to, he asked me to stop working and become a stay-at-home mom. Now that our children are in elementary school, I returned to work desp...
DATE: Sep 29, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Carla Zuill
At the risk of putting one’s mouth on it, the adage of “October, all over” comes to mind.
While there have been hurricanes in the Bermuda area during that month, certainly the most memorable cyclones of recent years, Emily and Fabian, took place in S...
DATE: Sep 27, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
Part 2 of Estate Planning. Part 1 was featured in RG on September 13, 2014 Are we ever prepared for the worst?
Leaving our legacy. No one, almost no one, wants to think about, or even admit that somewhere sometime, we will become one of the dearly ...
DATE: Sep 27, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
The standard of cricket has dropped and it is time we do something drastic about it. I am openly challenging clubs to start planning now for next cricket season and identify ways that they can improve their programmes.
First of all, clubs have to re...
DATE: Sep 26, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
