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I have always thought of Mr Arnold Francis as one of Bermuda’s most outstanding men. He was born a Pond Dog. He attended Central School, and was one of Berkeley’s brightest students. As a young man he was the physical education teacher at Central Sch...
DATE: Feb 02, 2011
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There comes a time when the people have to act directly to bring about necessary change. The raison d’être almost always involves the failure of the formal political process politicians to move decisively on issues people want to see addressed. Direc...
DATE: Feb 02, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Walton Brown
It's about 7.30pm on the locked unit. People have had their evening meal. Some have settled down to watch television in the group room. Others are sleeping already in their beds.
We used to take people out for a cigarette break but that doesn't happ...
DATE: Feb 01, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Philip Brownell
In “My Top Ten Surprises for 2011” (January 10, 2011) article I said: “The yen begins to reach its ‘Keynesian end-game’. International investors realise they need a risk premium to invest in a country whose public sector debt could reach 300 percent ...
DATE: Jan 31, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Nathan Kowalski
In Egypt, trading on the stock exchange was suspended after dropping another six percent on Thursday in response to escalating protests in the region. This was the second day of declines, with the Egyptian EGX 30 Index down 16 percent as a result.
S...
DATE: Jan 29, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Patrice Horner
There aren’t a lot of absolutes in life, but we all know this one. Either you are rich or you aren’t! What does rich mean to you? Lots of money, lots of clothes, troves of jewellery, the latest car, expensive trips, big house, no debt.
By contrast, ...
DATE: Jan 29, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
A bunch of suits who know nothing about football have fined Blackpool for fielding a weakened team. What a disgrace.
If Sir Alex Ferguson or Arsene Wenger change their teams it’s called squad rotation, if Blackpool or some other team do it they get p...
DATE: Jan 29, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Clyde Best
Deeply into our winter of discontent, the fishing is all but non-existent with even the heartiest souls unwilling to take on the gales, rain and seemingly frigid temperatures. Oh, where is spring? And how soon will it be here?
That is the strange thi...
DATE: Jan 29, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
Hello, Bermuda. I’m staying on the subject of tourism for a second week. Space limited me to only a few comments on this subject last week. But this week I will delve further into the subject of how we can revive tourism. More on this later, after th...
DATE: Jan 28, 2011
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AUTHOR:
DJLT
With merely two and a half months left in the transfer window things are already starting to heat up. Talk of players and even coaches moving from one club to another is already in the air. Clubs are wheeling and dealing to try and bolster their team...
DATE: Jan 28, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
