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The most precious commodity any politician has in a democracy is the voter. Without support from the person stepping inside the freedom booth, they know that they will either be removed from office, or hopes of gaining one would be dashed.
This is wh...
DATE: Jun 06, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Do not doubt that it is summer. The humidity is way up there, it is getting hot; the overnight low’s often more than 70 degrees and the talk is of hurricanes. Happily, the offshore temperature has not yet reached that number that seems to be the magi...
DATE: Jun 04, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
Attention! United States persons meaning US citizens residing abroad, dual citizens with the United States, green card holders (Permanent Residents) and US residents for income tax purposes, deadlines are fast approaching for compliance with US repor...
DATE: Jun 04, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
“You’re allergic to whining aren’t you mummy?” said Chloe innocently this morning. “Yes I am,” I replied, delighted that she had got the point.
“Well” she said, “I’m allergic to grown-ups.” And there we have it. I’ve officially been outsmarted by a t...
DATE: Jun 03, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
From time to time, political pundits and party leaders raise the spectre of restructuring aspects of Bermuda’s electoral system. While almost always presented as being in the “national” interest there is, nonetheless, an unmistakable more narrowly de...
DATE: Jun 03, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Walton Brown
Welcome to Hurricane Season! Yup, its that time of year again. We need to start getting ready. The experts are saying that 2011 is going to be another busy year for hurricanes, tropical depressions, storms, etc.
Bermuda has had its own political hur...
DATE: Jun 03, 2011
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AUTHOR:
DJLT
When I thought I couldn’t be any more discouraged by the happenings with cricket in Bermuda, last weekend made me feel as if there is no hope for the sport in our country.
For a game that I eat, sleep, and drink for, I never thought I would contempl...
DATE: Jun 03, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
If FIFA isn’t in a crisis, which president Sepp Blatter says it is not, then CONCACAF certainly is.
The governing body for football in this region, of which Bermuda Football Association is a long-time member, has been hit by one scandal after another...
DATE: Jun 03, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Adrian Robson
I had no bites to my suggestion that Bermudians create an archive similar to the BBC's Domesday project, which attempts to capture a snapshot of life as it is today.
However one of the developers of the Geograph Britain and Ireland site (www.geograph...
DATE: Jun 01, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Ahmed Elamin
History is full of world-changing events where the quality of leadership made the difference between victory and defeat.
In the political arena, many leaders in democratic societies often shift gears once in office, and seem more focused on keeping t...
DATE: May 31, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
