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In the wake of the catastrophic tour to Malaysia at the back end of last year, Lloyd Fray, not one known for bold pronouncements during his spell as president of the Bermuda Cricket Board, declared that players should have been sent home.
Such was th...
DATE: Feb 27, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Dexter Smith
This is serious business, Mr Editor, governing Bermuda. If you had no sense of how serious — and that’s no small “if”, you do now.
The 2015/16 Budget Statement makes it pretty clear, although I agree pretty is not exactly the right word here.
What m...
DATE: Feb 27, 2015
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
Even though the World Cup is heating up, I want to revert to local cricket for this week, as several clubs are searching for a coach. There is without a doubt a wide variety of coaches around the Island and they all have very different attributes. Cr...
DATE: Feb 27, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
Some houses are ruled by the parents. Some are ruled by the kids. I suspect very few are ruled by a bunny. And yet somehow ours is. How did that happen? Shadow, the free-range bunny, is now an official member of the Burns household and ruling the roo...
DATE: Feb 27, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
It was the sort of phone call you hope you never have to make during a play date.
“Hello, we’re just calling to say your daughter is blue, navy blue to be precise.”
Earlier I’d been congratulating myself for my arty household.
My daughter and her fr...
DATE: Feb 26, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Slacker Mom
Everyone knew any Government Budget in these economic circumstances was not going be a lobster dinner with all the trimmings.
Not only was it going be a major problem finding sufficient lobsters, but even the trimmings were in short supply.
It was e...
DATE: Feb 26, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Having a world of tools in our toolbox doesn’t get the picture hung — we need to actually use them.
“I know what I have to do … to feel better/lose weight/quit a habit/make that promotion/get a date/turn things around ... but I’m just not doing it.” ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Julia Pitt
The majority of us spend a good chunk of our time at work, so it’s reasonable to assume that most of us eat a few of our daily meals there too. However, despite all our good intentions, the workplace can often be a healthy eating disaster zone. With ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Becky Wright
Dear Dr. Nekia,
I recently had a somewhat disturbing conversation with my mom who told me that there is no such thing as real love and that any woman looking or waiting for it is living in a dream world. This surprised me that she would say these th...
DATE: Feb 23, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nekia Walker
On Friday, Junior Minister of Education Leah Scott decided to attack Bermuda’s number one radio host, Sherri Simmons aka Sherri J.
In a letter to The Royal Gazette editor, the One Bermuda Alliance MP tried to utilise a passive-aggressive-passive appr...
DATE: Feb 23, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous