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On the eve of the August, 1995 independence referendum, then-United Bermuda Party MP Wayne Furbert and I chatted outside of Number 1 Shed, where inside a capacity crowd of some 1,000 Bermudians exuberantly expressed their support for statehood. Again...
DATE: Jan 26, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Walton Brown
New types of jobs appear as new technologies and services come to the fore and eventually disappear as the tasks get subsumed into daily operations. One of these new types of jobs I did not discuss in last week's column on IT jobs is being called the...
DATE: Jan 26, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Ahmed Elamin
Several weeks ago Barry Dunsmore, the Pastor at Christ Church, Warwick, asked me if I would fill in for him at the 8am service on January 23rd.
You know, I groaned inside. I said, “Yes, sure”, but I groaned inside. The reason is that I've become muc...
DATE: Jan 25, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Philip Brownell
In 2008 food prices soared resulting in significant unrest throughout the world. People seem to be able to put up with corruption, nepotism and cruel laws but when they can't eat things get ugly.
Currently we have riots in Algeria over the cost of su...
DATE: Jan 24, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Nathan Kowalski
Yield spreads have narrowed dramatically since the blow-out three years ago. They returned to more normal levels as the financial market regained its legs with support from gratuitous government funding. Bond investors look to yield spreads as indica...
DATE: Jan 22, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Patrice Horner
Avram Grant needs to spend some money, and quickly.
The diabolical performance West Ham put in against Arsenal last week shows how fragile we are as a team.
We had a few good games against Birmingham in the Carling Cup and Barnsley in the FA Cup, bot...
DATE: Jan 22, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Clyde Best
No, there isn’t much fishing going on and it is unlikely that things are going to change anytime in the near future. The weather is “iffy” and certainly game fish seem to be thin on the ground and most anglers are content to follow one form or other ...
DATE: Jan 22, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
There have been some interesting studies posted by various investment and planning firms on the status of comfort level of women with their finances and the advisers that they may work with. Google the description to see the results.
Ladies, particu...
DATE: Jan 22, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
Naughty Nana has been promoted to Supernana not bad for a week's work! This evening she put the kids to bed solo while I did a few extra hours at the office. I came home to sleeping babies, a tidy house and dinner on the table. She did look a little ...
DATE: Jan 21, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
Kamau Leverock and Damali Bell are the new kids on the block.
Having recently been on tour with the Bermuda national cricket team to UAE these two young players have the world at their feet. Talented, focused, and disciplined are just a few words I c...
DATE: Jan 21, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
