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The Elephant called FATCA is now in the room. This elephant is large, unfriendly, and will brook no dissent. The FATCA programme* and the accompanying US tax compliance issues have been discussed on many occasions over the last few years in Moneywise...
DATE: May 04, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
It is an honour to have the Bermuda Football Association’s Centre of Excellence named after me, but all of this would not be possible without the help of many, many people along the way.
The first would be the Father above, without him none of it wo...
DATE: May 04, 2013
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Clyde Best
There are bathtimes that go well in our house, and there are bathtimes that make me want to put my head in my very expensive blender. Tonight, I had the audacity to separate Belle from her dancing monkey. This was a pretty stupid decision given that ...
DATE: May 03, 2013
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Catherine Burns
If you read my column last week you would recall me saying that Bermuda national cricket team’s tactics will be one of the main factors in them being successful or unsuccessful in this tournament.
Unfortunately, we have failed miserably with our ta...
DATE: May 03, 2013
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Clay Smith
I must start by wishing my son Johnathan a very happy birthday today — May 3.
I’ve noticed that many people don’t want to work after 5pm. There are a number of persons who think that if their working hours are 9-5, that is all that they should do.
We...
DATE: May 03, 2013
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DJLT
Spare me the wisecracks about great minds and fools but that was some coincidence Mr Acting Editor, two of your Friday columnists DJLT and JB separately and independent of each other, as you know, reflecting on the tragic events in Boston and each wo...
DATE: May 03, 2013
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
Some of Bermuda’s most talented young dancers will be showing us what they’ve got at the 16th Annual In Motion Dance Showcase, And The Award Goes To…, at the Earl Cameron Theatre in City Hall. The show will run from Friday, May 10 until Sunday, May 1...
DATE: May 02, 2013
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Nothing to do in Bermuda?
The SAGE Commission in Bermuda has been formed “to identify activities that are central to the core mission of Government; to evaluate and analyse the operations of Government and its corporate bodies and agencies in line with international best prac...
DATE: Apr 30, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Nathan Kowalski
Last week I suggested that one way to turn disappointment into a learning opportunity is to ask for feedback. I suspect, however, the prospect of doing so makes many a toe curl, for both the person asking and the one having to give it.
‘Feedback’, i...
DATE: Apr 30, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Julia Pitt
In 1970 George Harrison released “All Things Must Pass,” which was a three-record set, but also the title of one of the songs in that collection. He had been languishing under the domination of Lennon and McCartney but had been encouraged through col...
DATE: Apr 30, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Philip Brownell