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By Martha Myron
“The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.” — (Samuel Johnson)
Is the true measure of a man that of a quiet hero? Bermuda has generated her share of home-grown heroes, humble and courageous...
DATE: Jun 16, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
As much as I try to encourage positive thoughts about our national sport, it is impossible to advocate for more support when only three out of seven games were played last weekend.
Player unavailability and a shortage of umpires is a condition that ...
DATE: Jun 15, 2012
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Clay Smith
In previous articles we explained the shift in our economy from Tourism to International Business and the requirement of foreign workers to supplement our National Workforce in order to service our economy. Another more alarming reason why we need th...
DATE: Jun 15, 2012
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The organisers of the Bacardi Tournament could not have wanted for better conditions than they got last Sunday. Bright sunshine, fairly calm seas and light breezes made a real change from what had been a nasty, wet and blustery week.
Unlike the billf...
DATE: Jun 15, 2012
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Tight Lines
Good Day Bermuda! This week my pet peeve is people who have these massive cars and cannot drive or handle them in a manner that suggests care, caution and courtesy, or even safety for that matter. I’m feeling a bit like my colleague, Grumpy Old Man, ...
DATE: Jun 15, 2012
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AUTHOR:
DJLT
Several years after the Bermuda Hogges were formed as Bermuda's first semi-professional football team, it seems the jury is still out as to whether or not that was a positive move.
After all, crowds at home games have been disappointing and results h...
DATE: Jun 15, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Adrian Robson
They say time waits for no one, but time does seem to stand still when you are having fun.
I’ve experienced this reality firsthand in my journey with Bermuda CultureFest Unity in the Community which left the public arena in 1997 and is now set to ret...
DATE: Jun 15, 2012
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It's not every day you wake up with bruises on the inside of your thighs. Don't think I've gone all Fifty Shades on you, but riding a mechanical bull will do that.
The LH and I were at a rather fabulous birthday party — cocktails, canapés …. and an i...
DATE: Jun 15, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
There is an old cliché which says we cannot see the forest for the trees. We focus so much on the detail of that which is directly in front of us that we fail to see the larger picture. Many of us are guilty of this on our little island and a necessa...
DATE: Jun 14, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Walton Brown
Hi Troops!
I completely forgot about the holiday next Monday so am feeling very chuffed about having a four day week coming up so soon! Happy are the forgetful ... anyway, here's what's going on in Bermuda:
* A night of Calypso, Soca, R&B, comedy and...
DATE: Jun 14, 2012
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Nothing to do in Bermuda?
