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Part 2: Do you know where all of your pensions are?
Many residents of Bermuda, such as native-born individuals, multinationals integrated into the Bermuda family culture, and globally mobile guest workers have rights to foreign pensions in other co...
DATE: Jun 07, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
The eagerly anticipated World Cup will be upon us in a few days when the month-long tournament kicks off on Thursday in Brazil.
Fans around the world will be watching and following the progress of their teams as the tournament moves into high gear wi...
DATE: Jun 07, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Clyde Best
One area of cricket that I have been very impressed with is our youth cricket. Having been around to see one or two games over the past few weeks our youth cricket seems to be flourishing, but do notice I said seems to be. I say that because in one b...
DATE: Jun 06, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
What’s past is prologue. The bard had it right did he not, Mr Editor? It’s also so much better than saying, again, and again, and again, that what we so often see is what we get, i.e. the same old, same old. Like you, I try to keep up with debates on...
DATE: Jun 06, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
“You hit like a girl.”
“You kick like a girl.”
“You punch like a girl.”
“You throw like a girl.”
Thankfully, such sexist comments are more frowned upon in today’s society than they might have been as recently as a decade ago.
And, bizarrely in some ...
DATE: Jun 06, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Dexter Smith
After a week of playing with her cousin Theo, Chloe has become obsessed with woodlice. I wouldn’t mind but this has now turned into a career choice. She no longer wants to be a jewellery maker and instead would like to be a “woodlouseologist”. Her li...
DATE: Jun 06, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
No matter what the outcome of the current cannabis debate in Parliament, Government will be faced with a critical decision that should be based, not on what might be popular, but what is the right thing to do, to prevent a “marijuanagate” opening, wi...
DATE: Jun 05, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Sometimes I wonder if people are interested in making things better or if they are just playing to the street for political gain. Recently, in the United States, veterans died while sitting on waiting lists created by bureaucrats who were more intere...
DATE: Jun 03, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Philip Brownell
If there were microphones at the dinner table of every Bermudian home, and things said could be heard by members of Parliament, there might be a different tone when representatives gather to conduct the business of the people.
No one is perfect in th...
DATE: Jun 03, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
With just three weeks to go until the deadline, a good pal and I are in the throes of writing a short play together to submit to the BMDS, ‘Famous for Fifteen’ playwriting competition. Always up for a fun creative challenge, and as with everything, t...
DATE: Jun 03, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Julia Pitt
