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Merry Christmas Bermuda! So I bought my Christmas tree this week! So we have been talking about the economy, buy Bermuda, etc. Well, local merchants, here is why people don't like to buy in Bermuda!
The cost of a seven-foot Christmas tree is $85; and...
DATE: Dec 02, 2011
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AUTHOR:
DJLT
Everyone has a few skeletons in their closet but in the interest of full disclosure, I will confess all. Well, nearly all. I am not sure you need to know about The Night of the Apple Martinis. Otherwise, my food-related confessions are as follows: I ...
DATE: Dec 02, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
The hype leading up to the Bermuda Cricket Board’s presidential election is now all over and cricket has a new leader.
The Board has a sound, efficient president to guide them into the next phase of their long term plans for cricket. I have the utmo...
DATE: Dec 02, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
During our present period of heightened public sensitivity around violent crime there are urgent calls for action. People want to see the Bermuda Police Service making tangible progress in this area and they want to see the perpetrators of such crime...
DATE: Nov 30, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Walton Brown
There is a myth that all Bermuda's economic troubles are the result of problems with the global economy. It is illustrated in the saying “when the US sneezes, Bermuda gets a cold”. This myth is reinforced by the Government. In the recent Throne Speec...
DATE: Nov 30, 2011
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Rainfall is still below normal which does not bode well for gardening activity. Temperatures are slowly decreasing and we have put the clocks back one hour, add in the uncertainty of windy conditions and we know that autumn is upon us and with it a s...
DATE: Nov 30, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Malcolm Griffiths
In a world where there are so many negative distractions and mixed messages, raising a child, even for the most dedicated parents, is a daunting task.
Children these days are exposed to things previous generations never dreamed of. As a result, youn...
DATE: Nov 29, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
This last week included two American traditions, one rather old and established and the other kind of new. The first is Thanksgiving and the second is Black Friday.
According to Wikipedia, Thanksgiving Day is a mostly secular holiday celebrated prima...
DATE: Nov 29, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Philip Brownell
Well moving into the early winter doldrums; well, doldrums of spirit and activity because the offshore is likely to be anything other than calm with downright rough a distinct possibility.
Add in to the less than encouraging weather, the seasonal dis...
DATE: Nov 26, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
There are hundreds of investing books along with millions of investment information product websites listing do-it-yourself information, focused investment products, and some very, even extraordinary investments managers.
These do not address the spe...
DATE: Nov 26, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron