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One of the core elements of a democracy is the right to vote the right of the people to freely decide which politicians and which parties have earned their support and deserve their vote.
A dark chapter in Bermuda’s quest for a more democratic socie...
DATE: Jan 25, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Walton Brown
Recent updates to the Human Rights Act When does a duty to accommodate a disabled employee amount to unreasonable hardship?
In May 2008, Michael Roberts and Stephen Hayward won the first disability discrimination case in Bermuda’s history. During the...
DATE: Jan 24, 2012
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My children grew up for the first part of their childhoods as the pastor’s kids. Two out of three did okay with that, but my younger son, the middle child, did not.
He is an extremely intelligent and sensitive man. As a child he masked his sensitivi...
DATE: Jan 24, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Philip Brownell
Unless the Rip Van Winkle syndrome has blocked out the past 13 years of the Progressive Labour Party Government, it would be incredible to think voters in the upcoming general election would not reflect on serious Government blunders on matters conce...
DATE: Jan 23, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
The Bermuda National Pension Scheme (the Plan), while brilliant in conception and as currently in force, is not meeting the needs of older workers in our public workforce during this unprecedented decline in economic job activity in Bermuda.
Here’s...
DATE: Jan 21, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
It is winter; no doubt about that. Just look at he gear that people are wearing and despite living in a sub-tropical paradise, most inhabitants resemble Eskimos. The only really good thing is that the weather is variable and can go from seeming frigi...
DATE: Jan 21, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
I wish to commend Philip Barnett for having the courage to present the reality of the challenges facing business operators in Bermuda. Many of us have had conversations with senior officers of Immigration and have expressed the challenges we face but...
DATE: Jan 20, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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It’s time to move forward and move on family. We have to figure out what’s going wrong in Bermuda and whatever it is we need to do to grow our economy, improve the standard of education of our people, develop our workforce, decrease crime, stop murde...
DATE: Jan 20, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
DJLT
As you read this I will be recovering from having three wisdom teeth wrenched out of my head. No doubt I have woken up looking like a chipmunk and have submerged my face in a bucket of ice. The good news is, by the time this is in print, it will also...
DATE: Jan 20, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
I am a firm believer that one player doesn’t make a team, but Sunday gone I witnessed firsthand how one player can make a huge difference with a stellar performance by Raymond Beach. However, he is not alone as Antwan Russell of PHC, can also single ...
DATE: Jan 20, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
