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Andy Carroll has had a difficult time of things at Liverpool but hopefully West Ham will be a happy hunting ground for the big striker who has joined the Hammers on loan.
He actually finished the season strongly at Anfield last season but I believe h...
DATE: Sep 01, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Clyde Best
So far having kept a low profile during the real heat of the tropical season, the anglers of Bermuda await that great fall flourish that so often makes for some of the finest angling on earth.
Some people may say it’s only true of light tackle, but ...
DATE: Sep 01, 2012
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Tight Lines
Dividends de Rigueur. A basket of dividend-producing stocks used to be called the old people’s retirement portfolio. The stocks had certain characteristics, sort of like the retirees themselves: consistent payouts, relatively stable dividend yields, ...
DATE: Sep 01, 2012
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Martha Harris Myron
Just as stores compete with colourful shop windows during peak shopping periods to attract customers, politicians use the same approach to gain voter support prior to a general election.
Like shoppers, voters have to examine as closely as possible wh...
DATE: Aug 31, 2012
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Al Seymour
It’s hard to know where to go after discussing your husband’s nuts in the paper. If you’re still trying to recover from last week’s column, rest assured that this one will be clean as a whistle. At a loss for something angelic to say, I have just ran...
DATE: Aug 31, 2012
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Catherine Burns
The Royal Gazette and Bermuda Sun are available online and both effectively report most of what is happening in Bermuda. It is clear that online comments do indeed hurt our tourism product however the reason people are complaining is that there are s...
DATE: Aug 31, 2012
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DJLT
We are now immersed in an intense debate surrounding free speech issues. Social media, comment pages on electronic news sites and talk radio have created a wide arena for public debate, banter and a great deal of mudslinging. While many of these comm...
DATE: Aug 30, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Walton Brown
Hi folks,
There are but a few weeks left of boating season so you had better make the most of it before it’s gone. Luckily, there are four cruise options in this post alone that are coming up in September. Here’s what’s happening in Bermuda:
n The ...
DATE: Aug 30, 2012
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Nothing to do in Bermuda?
In these uncertain economic times, we have to guard against the risk of creating a culture of dependency. More and more Bermudians are unable to find work and are becoming almost solely dependent on Government financial assistance.
Right now, it is i...
DATE: Aug 29, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Swan and Burchall
Have you ever noticed, set against the glorious blue backdrop of a lovely Bermuda sky, high-flying jets with long trails of white smoke behind them?
Why are they even over our skies, and who is sending them? Certainly it’s not the Bermuda Government....
DATE: Aug 29, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Ric Chapman