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Due to the way the week and the holiday fall this year, I have to wish you all a happy Bermuda Day this week. But, this week’s epidemic is the emasculation of black men. I have labelled 2011 as the Year of the Woman, because it truly is the year of t...
DATE: May 20, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
DJLT
Another week, another business trip. I have been informed that jet-setting is Very Hard Work but I have been fantasising about in-flight movies and oversized baths.
Could we swap maybe? Just once? This single parenting lark is tricky. Despite the gir...
DATE: May 20, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
THE damage has been done and it will be difficult to repair.
Dr. Gina Tucker and her May 24 Derby race committee must be ruing the day they dreamt up the idea of inviting tourists to take part in an event so precious to Bermuda.
It's backfired badly....
DATE: May 20, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Adrian Robson
Bermuda’s way out of this economic morass must be by way of a strong and genuine partnership between government and business. While government provides the framework and infrastructure for business to develop and companies provide the capital and emp...
DATE: May 19, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Walton Brown
This is the full text of Opposition Leader John Barritt’s speech at the launch of the One Bermuda Alliance.
My name is John Barritt and I am here today with colleagues and friends to announce the formation of One Bermuda Alliance.
Before I address ...
DATE: May 18, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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This is the full text of former Bermuda Democratic Alliance Leader Craig Cannonier’s speech at the launch of the One Bermuda Alliance
I am honoured to stand here today at this moment in the history of Bermuda. I want to thank my family my wife, my c...
DATE: May 18, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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The house is quiet. It is more than still; it is absent one person, and her absence makes a difference.
Dixie, one of our cats, jumps up and cries. She looks all over the house for the absent person, and she whimpers unrelentingly. She will not be re...
DATE: May 17, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Philip Brownell
After many decades of adjusting and revamping our educational system, it is still worryingly unclear whether what we have will ensure that the next generation is fully equipped to meet our ever increasing challenges.
Emphasis is placed on what is bei...
DATE: May 17, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Wow! If you thought last week’s weather was unseasonable, this past week really was a turn-up for the books. The almost wintry blasts of cold northern air brought on by gale force northwesterlies had people grabbing for winter coats, sweaters and boo...
DATE: May 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
FOLLOWING on from a prior article regarding the care and coddling of your pension, an vital asset in planning for your financial future, today we will focus on the pension distribution phase for those ready-to-retire individuals.
First, a bit of bac...
DATE: May 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron