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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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Opinion Writer
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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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Opinion Writer
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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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Opinion Writer
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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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Opinion Writer
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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
The cricket season began with the Belco Cup last week, and although I have stated how our cricket has been in a downward spiral, I was completely shocked by the results.
Bailey’s Bay were bowled all out for 87 in the semi-finals, and St. David’s wer...
DATE: May 25, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
Last week, whilst everyone else was celebrating the maiden voyage of the new cruise ship, I was sadly realising how far our tourism product has fallen.
Listening to the news on that inaugural voyage morning, I realised that this cruise ship has a wat...
DATE: May 25, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
DJLT
