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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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AUTHOR:
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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‘There are others who feel the way I do and have experienced the same circumstances, but only I and one other of my colleagues were willing to come forward and speak of the injustice that is currently taking place with the practice of mandatory retir...
DATE: Dec 13, 2012
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Recently we’ve started thinking, as we are sure have many others, about what circumstances would be necessary for a recovery to finally take hold in Bermuda. Well ... first we have to come to terms with just what our current ugly truth is and its dir...
DATE: Dec 12, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Swan and Burchall
One common concern among investors is the lack of income opportunities in the market. Bond yields have collapsed to record lows and offer very little absolute income. In fact most of the treasury curve actually offers negative real returns after acco...
DATE: Dec 12, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nathan Kowalski
As with anything new, it takes a while before a “new” phenomenon of Independents gains traction and people begin to embrace it in larger and ever larger numbers.
Even the media, which should be way out in front of the general public in bringing inno...
DATE: Dec 11, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Phil Perinchief
The One Bermuda Alliance applauds CURB and its unwavering efforts to remove the scourge of racism from our lives. And we are grateful for CURB’s timely intervention, especially at a time when Bermudians are deciding how they want Bermuda to be govern...
DATE: Dec 11, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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We have a big, black cat named Doodle. Doodle has yellow eyes, and he’s heavy with muscle. The hair in his coat is short. He does not shed much. He has compact, wide ears on a broad head. His hind legs have two small bald spots on his elbows, and his...
DATE: Dec 11, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Philip Brownell
I got home the other night after a frenzied bout of late-night shopping. I’d cursed over passing up the only available parking spot in hopes of getting closer, then forgot to eat as I rushed about, frantically grabbing more ‘this’ll do’ items to make...
DATE: Dec 11, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Julia Pitt
