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The free press has always been subjected to vicious criticism from those who would rather operate in the shadows, without the bright light of truth which should always be a fundamental quality in any society that prides itself in the dignity of free ...
DATE: Apr 09, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Regular readers of this column know that I am a big fan of Warren Buffett. As a shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway, I am always pleased to get my copy of the annual report. Inside I know I’ll find Buffett’s letter to the shareholders which always cont...
DATE: Apr 08, 2013
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Nathan Kowalski
Last week, Moneywise received a letter from a 29-year old professional and Bermudian resident employed successfully in Bermuda. She asked us to consider answering some financial questions in order to assure herself that she is on track financially. W...
DATE: Apr 06, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
Today I want to take a closer look at the teams that the Bermuda national cricket team will face come April 28th in the ICC Division 3 tournament. USA, Nepal, Italy, Uganda and Oman are the opposition who will be challenging Bermuda for that all impo...
DATE: Apr 06, 2013
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Clay Smith
I see that another professional footballer has landed himself in some trouble over comments made on social media.
West Brom’s Peter Odemwingie was disciplined by his club this week over comments he made about the club on Twitter, a situation that wi...
DATE: Apr 06, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Clyde Best
The issue of financial disclosure for parliamentarians has concerned me for years, Mr Acting Editor. There has always been this nagging feeling that the requirement for disclosure has been honoured more in the breach than in the application. The reas...
DATE: Apr 06, 2013
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
There are those of us who are beginning to think that angling has become a thing of the past. Winter is expected to be the down time for most but this year has even seen the commercial operators finding fairly desperate conditions for any sort of off...
DATE: Apr 06, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
When I became Finance Minister I knew the job ahead was going to be very challenging.
Our goal as a new Government was to get the economy working again for the benefit of Bermudians — creating jobs and career opportunities; and enabling government to...
DATE: Apr 05, 2013
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Imagine my alarm when I discovered I was sweating chocolate through my pores. There I was, collapsed on the sofa, clutching a medicinal glass of wine after treading on Lego, when I noticed chocolate oozing from my arm. For a nerve-wracking few minute...
DATE: Apr 05, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
I believe in freedom of speech, but the content and tone of some of the blogs, letters to the editor, anonymous comments, etc concerns me. I am disturbed by the amount of hate, vitriol, negative sentiment that I hear, see, sense and feel in the tone ...
DATE: Apr 05, 2013
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DJLT