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• The monthly Ciné Club from L’Alliance Française des Bermudes will be showing “Populaire” on Tuesday, November 12th at 8pm at BUEI. This is a French movie with English subtitles and tickets cost $5 for members, $10 for non-members and $5 for student...
DATE: Nov 01, 2013
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Nothing to do in Bermuda?
By Al Seymour
Our narrow winding roads throughout Bermuda keep us ever alert, or they should, about what to expect around each bend, as we move about doing business, and visiting relatives and
friends.
A significant increase in vehicular traffic of...
DATE: Oct 29, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
A misguided concept too often is that children can only be corrected with a beating or a tongue lashing leaving them feeling unwanted and resentful toward any type of authority whether it is a parent, guardian, teacher, or a neighbour. Many of us who...
DATE: Oct 26, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
The stunning shut down of the United States Government in recent days, and the impact it had on life in America, and indeed in other parts of the world, captured the attention of just about everyone, since that nation is considered the power house of...
DATE: Oct 10, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
In some countries almost every day there is an explosion resulting in bodies everywhere, and cries of anguish, mainly because certain groups are obsessed with a deep hatred for anyone who chooses to have a different view about peace, freedom and dign...
DATE: Sep 26, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Reputation, reputation, reputation is the mantra for countries seeking high-grade foreign investment. We, in Bermuda, want to do business with the best of the best: countries and companies with impeccable reputations for transparency, fiscal solvency...
DATE: Sep 21, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
Now is an opportune time to reflect on the type of government we have here in Bermuda — and not because MPs are trooping back up the Hill today for an extraordinary September sitting.
For me the reflection is prompted in part by the recent and somew...
DATE: Sep 13, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
A week or two back you’ll remember I said it sometimes pays to have a sense of humour about the serious matters of state.
As a case in point I referred to Finance Minister Bob Richards who — when asked about the prospect of further job losses before...
DATE: Sep 11, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
It was more than a little disconcerting to see the announcement that Bermuda was placed on France’s tax haven list. One would think that there had to be a substantive reason for this pre-emptive label-tarnishing directly before the G20 meeting that j...
DATE: Sep 07, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
It isn’t rocket science. It isn’t brain surgery. Collaboration, while challenging, is not impossible. But it does require the political will and major effort to achieve the possible. Otherwise, like the word transparency and its equally attractive tw...
DATE: Sep 06, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
