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Dear Carla,
It is not unusual for schools to limit the number of attendees for each student for their graduation ceremony. In a situation where one parent and their family are the support system for the child and the other parent has never attended a...
DATE: Jun 30, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Carla Zuill
A few random ramblings on the markets and the macro investing situation to start the week:
Iraq
The turmoil and chaos in Iraq is putting a bid under the energy markets. This of course is helping to escalate the price of crude oil and energy cost worl...
DATE: Jun 30, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nathan Kowalski
By Tight Lines
The summer is moving on relentlessly: it is getting hotter and calmer as the Bermuda-Azores high pressure system starts to dominate.
As a result, the weather has settled down and with it, the sea conditions have moderated to the point...
DATE: Jun 28, 2014
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Tight Lines
Those following the World Cup — which is pretty much everybody — came up for air yesterday after a frantic first fortnight, but as we get ready for the round of 16 starting today the talking point over the last few days remains the biting incident i...
DATE: Jun 28, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Clyde Best
Fatca finale — the deadline is in three days. July 1, 2014, precisely, is when foreign banks and foreign financial institutions in more than 100 countries, Bermuda included, having registered and entered into agreements with US Internal Revenue Servi...
DATE: Jun 28, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
You could call it the third rail of local politics, Mr Editor: immigration generally, status specifically. For those who don’t know, the third rail is a metaphor often used to describe an issue so fraught with controversy that any politician, or Gove...
DATE: Jun 27, 2014
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
Somerset and St George’s Cup Match teams will be picked next month after both teams have held several trial matches.
How significant are the trials and do they all carry the same weight or is the last trial match the main focal point for the selecto...
DATE: Jun 27, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
Naughty Nana is back and the kids are delighted! All of a sudden I have to be on high alert for jelly beans, lollipops and other contraband items. I will have to frisk her each time she walks through the door. Unfortunately there’s nothing I can do a...
DATE: Jun 27, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
Those who ride and drive within the lawful speed limits, even at the expense of being jeered by others who ignore traffic rules, can do so without any fear of falling victim to radar traps, designed to discourage recklessness on our roads.
The same p...
DATE: Jun 26, 2014
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Inspiring Moments, a devotional written by Crystal Holdipp, will be launched at the Bermuda National Library on Saturday, July 5. This will run from 11am until 1pm with a limited number of Inspiring Moments available for sale.
Black and white copies...
DATE: Jun 26, 2014
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