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By Clay Smith
Somerset Cricket Club and St George’s Cricket Club have less than a month before the annual Cup Match classic.
Today I’ll look at both teams to see which players should be worried about their place on the team as well as those who are ...
DATE: Jul 04, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
There’s nothing like a road map to see what lies ahead here at home and abroad. But I begin with a disclaimer, Mr Editor: I have no crystal ball. First, our Finance Minister got me to thinking with his frank admission fresh from his promotional recon...
DATE: Jul 04, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
By Al Seymour
Just about everyone who appreciates the wonders of nature, should be enjoying one of the richest displays of the Poinciana, seen for sometime, as the Island is aglow with what appears to be nature’s version of Christmas during the summe...
DATE: Jul 01, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
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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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
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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Opinion Writer
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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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Opinion Writer
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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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Opinion Writer
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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