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On Thursday night I attended the CFA Society of Bermuda's forecast dinner during which Tony Boeckh gave the keynote address. What follows are a couple of key points I picked up from the address and from reading his book “The Great Reflation” that I h...
DATE: Feb 13, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Nathan Kowalski
In what TCD Driver's Handbook does it say that Bermudians have a right to double park wherever they please? And where does it say that when you double park that you can look as smug as you like, so that you're even more irritating to the person stuck...
DATE: Feb 13, 2012
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Grumpy Old Man
What a week for English football.
Fabio Capello, the England manager, resigned from his £6 millions-a-year job just four months before the start of Euro 2012.
The Italian had been at loggerheads with the English FA for going over his head to remove J...
DATE: Feb 11, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Clyde Best
It is pretty hard not to notice that the days are getting longer as daylight persists to about six in the evening. Mornings still tend to be dark but with a return to Daylight Savings Time coming into force in just four weeks’ time, we should stay us...
DATE: Feb 11, 2012
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Tight Lines
I should have known that taking little Belle dress shopping was a bad idea. At 18 months old, she is drawn like a magnet to anything unsuitable at best, dangerous at worst. This means she is a liability in public places, most specifically (but not li...
DATE: Feb 10, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
It’s that time of the year when clubs meet to start making preparations for the 2012 cricket season.
This season promises to be a more entertaining and challenging season as for the first time ever the league has been reduced from eight teams to six...
DATE: Feb 10, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
Refusing to give up the top spot is We Found Love by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris, one of the hottest songs in the world, rightfully atop this chart.
Advancing to #2 is Rain Over Me, by Marc Anthony and Pitbull. Tumbling to #3 is Without You by Da...
DATE: Feb 10, 2012
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AUTHOR:
DJLT
The news media, social media and blogs have been saturated of late with extensive reports and commentary about the conduct of public figures. Such saturation has led some to believe that unethical behaviour and corruption is rife within the corridors...
DATE: Feb 08, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Walton Brown
It’s been nearly two weeks since the Auditor General made public her special report on the Government misusing public money.
Since then, there has been a steady stream of press reports about wrongdoings at the Bermuda Land Development Company and Go...
DATE: Feb 08, 2012
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It should be clearly understood that the Auditor General’s office was not established to demean, discredit or attack anyone in the course of carrying out its responsibilities. Its task is to ensure that the public purse is protected and the authoriti...
DATE: Feb 07, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour