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When it comes to understanding the Republican obsession to undo Obamacare, this number is about all you need to know: 24 million. That is how many people would lose coverage under the GOP’s supposedly choice-enhancing, access-increasing replacement p...
DATE: Mar 15, 2017
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What was supposed to be a charming little story went viral last week: a college student who was pulled over by police in Arkansas was able to literally juggle his way out of a ticket. Blayk Puckett was driving slowly in a car with a broken tail-light...
DATE: Mar 15, 2017
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On Friday, February 24, Bermuda lost one of its heroes of the past 50 years when Eduardo Cutillas passed away peacefully in Miami surrounded by his loving family after a short illness.
When Eduardo Cutillas was born in Cuba in 1935, he had no idea th...
DATE: Mar 13, 2017
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For years, an outdated and overly complex immigration system for scientists and engineers has threatened America’s position as a magnet for scientific and engineering talent from all over the world. Now, the Government is finally taking action; only ...
DATE: Mar 13, 2017
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On the last day of 2016, the Catholic Church announced a remarkable political breakthrough in Congo, a sprawling country nearly the size of Western Europe that for decades has been a fount of war and instability in Africa. Joseph Kabila, the country’...
DATE: Mar 13, 2017
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The Washington Post
Last week, New York’s famed Waldorf Astoria hotel closed for two years of renovations amid continuing concerns that the Chinese Government could be spying on guests. For decades, United States Government officials stayed at the hotel during the Unite...
DATE: Mar 11, 2017
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“Mr Speaker, the PLP’s Agenda for Growth will reduce the cost of doing business in Bermuda, tackle income inequality, reform our tax system, diversify our economy, create jobs in Bermuda, harness technology, promote entrepreneurship, increase our glo...
DATE: Mar 10, 2017
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Bryant Trew
“Hocus-pocus”
“Abracadabra”
Two of the signature terms of magicians.
Whether they are pulling rabbits out of hats or sawing damsels in half, magicians have been using smoke and mirrors combined with the art of distraction to trick their audience fo...
DATE: Mar 10, 2017
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Christopher Famous
To serve as the Opposition leader of Bermuda is an honour. I would like to emphasise the word “serve”.
To the voters who elected me: I serve you. To those who didn’t: I serve you. All my parliamentary colleagues will always be mindful of whom they se...
DATE: Mar 10, 2017
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David Burt, Premier of Bermuda
I read with interest Bryant Trew’s February 24 column, “Good governance: actions speak louder than words”, in which he criticises the Progressive Labour Party for proclaiming that it is the party of transparency yet it repeatedly fails to support tra...
DATE: Mar 09, 2017
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