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FINANCIAL RAMBLINGS FROM THE ROCK by Nathan Kowlaski
For many cautious investors the latest rally has been painful. The often quoted reams of negative “potential” scenarios have not materialised and bears have been pushed back on their heels. Stocks ...
DATE: Feb 29, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Nathan Kowalski
Bermuda is facing unprecedented challenges as it grapples with the recession and an upsurge in violent crime.
In light of these new economic and social realities, how do we build a more civil and inclusive community?
It is relatively easy to keep a...
DATE: Feb 29, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Sir John Swan
This Friday parliamentarians will hold the annual economic debate against the backdrop of a sustained global recession and two competing views about how to get out of it. The debate will be particularly robust and acerbic given the election cycle we ...
DATE: Feb 29, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Walton Brown
The Royal Gazette’s Budget headline of “Premier favours growth over austerity with $1.08b Budget” misses the mark.
Bermuda has been in economic contraction for a number of years, and there was nothing in this Budget that was a break from the past whi...
DATE: Feb 28, 2012
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A little over a week ago I watched the Whitney Houston funeral. They called it a “homegoing”. I think I did okay really until R Kelly started to sing. He sang “I Look To You”. He pointed up. It completely undid me. I sat in front of the streaming fee...
DATE: Feb 28, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Philip Brownell
When you get to my age, there are few things that we really look forward to as much as going to the movies. Ah! The Silver Screen. I miss the days when going to the cinema was considered to be a fun-filled evening when people used to get dressed up. ...
DATE: Feb 27, 2012
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Grumpy Old Man
Holding public office along with the responsibility of performing in a manner that upholds integrity, transparency, and accountability is a tall order, and very often throughout the free world, officials fall short to the point where the only way out...
DATE: Feb 27, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
England’s interim coach Stuart Pearce has made a few bold decisions by leaving out several senior players in his squad to face the Netherlands next week.
I for one think Pearce’s has made the right decision to blood some of the younger guys to see if...
DATE: Feb 25, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Clyde Best
The annual budget of the current Bermuda Government was presented yesterday, after this article went to press. I will have commentary on its content next week.
According to biztaxlaw.com, a basic budget is defined as: “a financial document used to p...
DATE: Feb 25, 2012
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Martha Harris Myron
Government is planning to spend $1,081,700,000 while projecting revenue of $909,634,000. That leaves a shortfall of $172,100,000.
The Minister plans to make up the shortfall in 2012/13 and the carried over $60,000,000 shortfall from 2011/12 by:
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DATE: Feb 25, 2012
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