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June! Summer! Fishing season! Just a few weeks before the schools let out and the beaches become the Island’s playground. Anyone hoping to catch a bonefish off the beach shallows had better get on with it before the commotion drives them out into de...
DATE: Jun 01, 2013
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Tight Lines
HAS all the political wrangling which preceded the opening of the $23.4 million Aquatic Centre dissipated?
Have all the bones of contention, all issues including costs and design, been swept under the carpet?
Certainly it would seem that way on the b...
DATE: May 31, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Adrian Robson
After last weekend’s one-sided cricket results I have decided to go on a fact-finding mission on ways to improve cricket locally. In an effort to do that I have reached out to a good friend of mine, Australian Jeff McKenna.
I first met Jeff while pla...
DATE: May 31, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
It is a general rule of thumb most understand: if it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck and looks like a duck, it must be a duck. But few ever think or care what kind of duck. The same might be said of a mounting challenge Bermuda is facing. Tax h...
DATE: May 31, 2013
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
I love my job but it does have its drawbacks. For a start, people run away from me in grocery stores. Some do roll past proudly with a cart full of fruit and veg, but others — usually the ones with sodas hanging off the sides — reverse in panic. The ...
DATE: May 31, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
Back in the 1990s I was working for the Department of Tourism. Among the many projects I worked on was the Spring Break Programme. I had to go around to US colleges inviting young people to come to Bermuda for their Spring Break. I know; great job.
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DATE: May 31, 2013
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AUTHOR:
DJLT
Summer Sundays in the Park is back on Sunday, June 2, and promises a focus on R&B, Classic and Soul music with the theme Soulful Expressions. This event will feature lots of family-friendly entertainment in Victoria Park from 3pm until 8pm, including...
DATE: May 30, 2013
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Nothing to do in Bermuda?
I am still reveling in my enjoyment of this past weekend. The Bermuda Day Parade was a treat for the senses and I tip my hat to all those whose effort and passion made it such a marvelous spectacle. This includes the spectators. I felt decidedly unde...
DATE: May 28, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Julia Pitt
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, now in its fourth edition (with a text revision) will eventually be replaced by its fifth edition. That project is nearing completion, and it is causing some controversy, what with the partic...
DATE: May 28, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Philip Brownell
Dear Carla
I am so frustrated! I have a son with my ex-wife and I pay for everything. In addition to paying $100 child support per week, he is on my insurance.
I buy all his clothes, pay for of his extra-curricular activities, food and everything in ...
DATE: May 27, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Carla Zuill
