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Have you ever gotten stuck behind one of those classic ole-time Bermudians on the roads. Identifiable as they are driving a car as old as me, that looks in better shape, and they are pootling along at a couple of miles below the speed limit — the act...
DATE: Sep 17, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Julia Pitt
I walked into the service late. They were singing “How Great is Our God.” I like that song. The people at Better Covenant Christian Fellowship do a great job with their worship music. That was the last song before the message, and Pastor Terence Stov...
DATE: Sep 17, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Philip Brownell
Observers of the Syrian conflict which resulted in over 100,000 deaths since protests began against the dictatorial regime of Bashar al-Assad, were probably caught off guard over the weekend when the United States and Russia manoeuvred through a dipl...
DATE: Sep 16, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the people discover they can vote themselves largesse out of the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most...
DATE: Sep 16, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Nathan Kowalski
Gabrielle. The storm that never was. I have to say that after securing the house and tying the trampoline to the palm tree, it was a bit of an anti-climax. I should be counting my blessings as with the usual spectacular timing the LH was away on busi...
DATE: Sep 14, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
The Bermuda Regiment emerged from a period of social injustice, which saw young men of colour subjected to a system of segregation designed by those in authority at the time, who felt even in the military, skin colour made a difference, so hence we h...
DATE: Sep 14, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
We are told to expect flat Bermuda economic performance for this year. Our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as reported last week, has shrunk for the fourth straight year — the cumulative effect of increasing prior year’s expenditures and decreased reven...
DATE: Sep 14, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
Okay, here we go. It is now time to fish the season’s final tournament bar a few private club events.
Apart from the organisation of the competitive season, after about mid- September, the weather settles fairly quickly into its winter pattern that ...
DATE: Sep 14, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
Now is an opportune time to reflect on the type of government we have here in Bermuda — and not because MPs are trooping back up the Hill today for an extraordinary September sitting.
For me the reflection is prompted in part by the recent and somew...
DATE: Sep 13, 2013
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
It was nice to see Frank Lampard Jr reach a significant milestone as an England international, gaining his 100th cap in the draw with Ukraine in a World Cup qualifying match in midweek.
I’ve known the Lampard family for many years, playing in the sa...
DATE: Sep 13, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Clyde Best
