1052 results returned for search: "education AND " category "Opinion Writer"
For several years now my pet peeve has been drivers who are at an intersection, see traffic coming at them, wait until the last minute then pull out. We talk about driving with care, caution and courtesy but this is simply UNSAFE and places oncoming ...
DATE: Sep 28, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
DJLT
A few days ago, my One Bermuda Alliance colleague Senator Mike Fahy expressed reservations about the solar array that has been proposed for that little area of land at the LF Wade International Airport that juts out into Castle Harbour, called The Fi...
DATE: Sep 27, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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Hi Kids!
Lots of Bermuda events coming up so let's just get right down to it! As usual, once the weather starts to cool a little, more organised events start popping up:
* Ten Cafe & Bar are bringing you a little taste of the Land of the Rising Sun ...
DATE: Sep 27, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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Nothing to do in Bermuda?
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission released their Study Regarding Financial Literacy Among Investors in the United States that was mandated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. (See www.sec.gov f...
DATE: Sep 22, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
Investment markets took a sharp rise upwards on Thursday of this week in reaction to supportive moves from the European Central Bank, under president Mario Draghi, with the implementation of an unlimited buying programme of EU zone sovereign debt. Ye...
DATE: Sep 08, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
It’s hurricane season and many of us are scurrying around looking for stuff. I hear that there is no more plywood on the rock! Wow. It’s good to see people protecting their property. I found it interesting yet not surprising that landlords generally ...
DATE: Sep 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
DJLT
Steps to Success: Back to School
It’s that wonderful time of year again, students of all ages heading back to school: the start of the academic year. I delight in this time, not only as a parent after a long summer holiday and because I have a pench...
DATE: Sep 04, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Julia Pitt
Hi Troops!
I am kind of shocked and distressed to find out that it isn’t Friday yet — is anyone else having a really long week or is it just me? Anyway, enough of this complaining, here are the latest Bermuda events:
* The next in the Historical Hear...
DATE: Aug 23, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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Nothing to do in Bermuda?
The future of any society, large or small, depends on instilling values like decency, honesty and respect in young minds.
Here in Bermuda, in recent decades, too much emphasis has been placed on material success, while crumbling family values leave m...
DATE: Aug 15, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Bermuda’s economy became tourism-based in the 1940s due to the introduction of the first commercial flights when people travelled here to see Bermuda’s beautiful sand and surf. However, tourism began to suffer due to the abundance of new destinations...
DATE: Aug 13, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Swan and Burchall