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On behalf of the One Bermuda Alliance, I would like to close our campaign here in The Royal Gazette by saying “thank you” to the thousands of Bermudians we’ve met canvassing in every constituency across our island.
You’ve welcomed us into your homes....
DATE: Dec 17, 2012
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I was pleasantly surprised to hear about the Bermuda Football Association and the Bermuda School Sports Federation joining forces to take an elite group of footballers abroad to Florida. The college showcase will give all the boys a fantastic opportu...
DATE: Dec 15, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
Just how big do they get! The yellowfin tuna, that is.
We think that they are big when they top 100 pounds here and, even then, there aren’t all that many of that sort of size caught here in any given year. Most of us make do with nice fish in the 6...
DATE: Dec 15, 2012
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Tight Lines
The coin throwing incident in the game last weekend between Manchester City and Manchester United spoiled what was a very good derby match between England’s top two teams.
Fortunately United defender Rio Ferdinand, who was hit just above the eye by ...
DATE: Dec 15, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Clyde Best
Freedom is the best term for democracy. Individual freedom to choose, free to be, free to express opinions, free to pursue individual goals and successes.
In two days, registered voters of Bermuda will tend to a virtual sacred rite.
We, the people,...
DATE: Dec 15, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
In the last 50 years Bermuda have produced three players who have gone on to join teams in the top flight of English football — a league generally considered the best in the world.
Not a bad statistic for an island this size.
Now another appears who ...
DATE: Dec 14, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Adrian Robson
Food for Thought
Chocolate Hazelnut Butter!
Tis the season to be snotty, fa la la la la, fa la la la! We’re toilet training, where’s the potty? Fa la la la la, fa la la la….. Well let’s start this with a big Bah-Humbug. For the second week runnin...
DATE: Dec 14, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
I believe that trade unions have been necessary over the years. If you go back in time, history will confirm that if trade unions did not exist, workers would have been abused, disadvantaged, exploited and treated unfairly by their employers. This is...
DATE: Dec 14, 2012
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DJLT
For all the good achieved by the Progressive Labour Party Government, and there has been some, the PLP overall gets a failing grade. Much of the good is no more than is to be expected of a responsible government. But no one expected so many disappoin...
DATE: Dec 13, 2012
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2012 has seen more of Bermuda’s children and their families sink further below the poverty line. With more parents unemployed and more still underemployed, the stresses faced have deeply impacted the well-being of the most vulnerable members of our c...
DATE: Dec 13, 2012
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