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This week we take a quick look back at Cup Match while also discussing what could be the game of the season between St George’s and St David’s. The Smith family has been waiting for this game all season, as Wendell and I go head to head as coaches fo...
DATE: Aug 05, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
This is an excerpt from Walton Brown’s book on Bermuda’s political history “Bermuda and the Struggle for Reform: Race, Politics and Ideology, 1944-1998.” It will be available on August 10.
Although the BWA was, by the 1950s, an institution which had...
DATE: Aug 03, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Walton Brown
With Google, Microsoft, Apple, HTC and everyone else in a patent war for mobile phone software, one can say the market is in a period of instability until someone wins. Right now, it looks like Google's Android platform is winning the battle, holding...
DATE: Aug 03, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Ahmed Elamin
Sometimes you can look back and say to yourself, “That was another world.” Indeed, some things have changed so much, a person must shake his or her head. A memory seems to emanate from not just another time, but a whole different worldmaybe even a wh...
DATE: Aug 02, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Philip Brownell
In recent weeks there has been a fair amount of discussion in the global media concerning “phone hacking”, “superinjunctions” and “gag orders” involving celebrities, athletes, politicians, media barons and even ordinary people. To the average person,...
DATE: Aug 01, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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Ah, the middle of a long weekend. What could be nicer than to have two days off and still have two more days to look forward to? Obviously not a luxury enjoyed by everyone but there are enough who are taking full advantage of this circumstance. Not o...
DATE: Jul 30, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
With the announcement last week from one of our major local banks, HSBC Private Bank Bermuda that they would no longer support accounts owned by US citizens, Bermuda residents with dual-citizenship with the United States, and green card holders livin...
DATE: Jul 30, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
The great value of Cup Match is that all of us can step back from our day-to-day challenges and take a breather.
This year more than most, Bermudians are living with real doubts about the Island's direction and our ability to find a way to a better f...
DATE: Jul 27, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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Cup Match is a game that brings out the best in some players. However, there are some that have not had the best experiences, and if I dare to say the magnitude of Cup Match causes some players to retreat into a shell, humbling the best of players.
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DATE: Jul 27, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
While an election date has yet to be announced, the atmosphere is so charged with speculation over a wide range of issues, that many people are sensing what appears to be an attempt by the Government to shift the political goal posts.
Whether Bermudi...
DATE: Jul 26, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
