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Sticklers will be the first to acknowledge that spring has sprung. Last Tuesday, in the wee hours of the morning the sun crossed the equator and continued its northward movement toward the summer solstice, some three months hence. Not that the sun do...
DATE: Mar 24, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
Little Belle has a frozen pea stuck up her nose. It seems my healthy snack has backfired somewhat.
Two miserable attempts at King Edward VII Memorial failed to remove it and we are now scheduled for surgery in the morning. That’s right. A general ana...
DATE: Mar 23, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
Happy Easter Bermuda! Yes, that’s right, we’re way into the period of Lent! What did you give up for Lent this year?
I would be remiss if I didn’t take yet another moment to thank our readers and those who choose to comment on The Royal Gazette’s va...
DATE: Mar 23, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
DJLT
It’s almost five years ago that Bermuda’s national cricket team were stitching together their final preparations for the World Cup.
They were about to create cricketing history as the tiniest nation ever to qualify for the sport’s showpiece event (al...
DATE: Mar 23, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Adrian Robson
No matter which side of the political scene one chooses to be on, few would not agree that the political climate in Bermuda has sunk to disturbing levels when it comes to honest, clear, transparent accountability from those charged with leadership re...
DATE: Mar 23, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
The Twenty/20 Dubai tournament has shed some light on where our cricket stands in terms of worldwide placement. Unfortunately, we have not fared well, finishing a lowly seventh out of eight teams by way of run rate.
Sadly though, the team that finis...
DATE: Mar 23, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
As everyone is well aware, Bermuda has a number of large economic, social and criminal justice problems that are unlikely to be successfully tackled unless everyone works together to develop viable solutions. Unfortunately, unresolved political corru...
DATE: Mar 22, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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As our political parties continue to roll out candidates the public has an opportunity to make a preliminary assessment of these men and women. Each will have their own idiosyncrasies and, for those winning the confidence of a majority of voters in t...
DATE: Mar 21, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Walton Brown
You would think those countries that have cluttered housing issues, or insufficient elbow room for its residents, would be full of crime, neighbourhood squabbles and health problems. Well, I'd think that - particularly as I hate hearing other people'...
DATE: Mar 21, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Ric Chapman
In this day of relativity is there any longer such a thing as “right” and “wrong”?
There may be my personal preferences what is right and wrong for me but is there such a thing as an absolute right or wrong?
My colleagues in psychology, following a ...
DATE: Mar 20, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Philip Brownell