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Okay, here we go. It is now time to fish the season’s final tournament bar a few private club events.
Apart from the organisation of the competitive season, after about mid- September, the weather settles fairly quickly into its winter pattern that ...
DATE: Sep 14, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
Now is an opportune time to reflect on the type of government we have here in Bermuda — and not because MPs are trooping back up the Hill today for an extraordinary September sitting.
For me the reflection is prompted in part by the recent and somew...
DATE: Sep 13, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
It was nice to see Frank Lampard Jr reach a significant milestone as an England international, gaining his 100th cap in the draw with Ukraine in a World Cup qualifying match in midweek.
I’ve known the Lampard family for many years, playing in the sa...
DATE: Sep 13, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Clyde Best
Do you have fond memories of Lemon Tree’s Pig in the Park, Fish in the Park, and Cow in the Park parties last summer? Then great news, as they are doing it again with poultry at their Turkey in the Park party on Friday, September 20! The cost is $2...
DATE: Sep 12, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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Nothing to do in Bermuda?
A week or two back you’ll remember I said it sometimes pays to have a sense of humour about the serious matters of state.
As a case in point I referred to Finance Minister Bob Richards who — when asked about the prospect of further job losses before...
DATE: Sep 11, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
The most important unit in any society based on good solid values for daily life, is the family structure, where young minds usually get their first exposure to the positives, and negatives, of human behaviour.
So much has changed over the last 40 or...
DATE: Sep 10, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Although the panic button has not been pushed, many residents are becoming angry and deeply disturbed over this ceaseless gun activity, with lives being lost, and the community waiting with bated breath, wondering where, and when, a gunman will strik...
DATE: Sep 09, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
How high will bond yields rise and where does the rout in US Treasury securities cease in the short term?
This question has been on bond investors’ minds for some time now.
Much of the recent rise in yields is likely related to investor concerns ...
DATE: Sep 09, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nathan Kowalski
It was more than a little disconcerting to see the announcement that Bermuda was placed on France’s tax haven list. One would think that there had to be a substantive reason for this pre-emptive label-tarnishing directly before the G20 meeting that j...
DATE: Sep 07, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
THE overlap between the end of the cricket season and the start of the football season is presenting the same problems as it has for a number of years.
Once Cup Match is over, cricketers tend to lose interest, particularly those whose teams have litt...
DATE: Sep 06, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Adrian Robson
