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A Reply to Robert Stewart — On Welfare
While Mr Stewart’s first article focused rather generally on the question of “who pays” and the role of the state, his second article zeroed in on the question of welfare. He also raises the question of whether ...
DATE: Jul 09, 2015
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Jonathan Starling
A Reply to Robert Stewart – The State within Capitalism
Mr Stewart paints quite a caricature of the operation of the State as regards taxation.
Despite his claims, the majority of the electorate fully understands that the State is funded primarily ...
DATE: Jul 08, 2015
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Jonathan Starling
Opposition MP Michael Weeks just could not wait to have his regular rip at the OBA government on Monday.
Although the Minister of Community, Culture and Sport on Friday corrected government information provided by the department about the number of ...
DATE: Jul 08, 2015
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Since taking office, the One Bermuda Alliance has demonstrated that its priorities are out of step with Mr and Mrs Bermuda.
From breaking promises and being repeatedly caught in untruths, to implementing policies that have made it harder for Bermudi...
DATE: Jul 07, 2015
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Michael Weeks
One of the hallmarks of good governance is legislative change that betters the lives of people, whether through improvements to economic wellbeing, improvements to security or improvements to the application of justice.
Our criminal justice system i...
DATE: Jul 02, 2015
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Last week, during a late afternoon swim, I was surprised at seeing a thirtysomething woman swim out into the deep water, towards the reef line, by herself.
The weather was not ideal (although not rough) on that day and, in fact, I was the only other...
DATE: Jul 02, 2015
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Glenn Fubler
Not everyone has the privilege of being birthed and raised by a lady as special as my Mother, Carol Smith. Before she passed on October 24, 2009, I was lucky enough to receive warm teddy bear hugs on a regular basis and an abundance of her overflowin...
DATE: Jun 29, 2015
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The ever-accelerating rate at which technology changes challenges everyone, but perhaps lawmakers more than most.
The process of writing and passing laws and regulations can be time-consuming and complex. By the time legislation has been written to...
DATE: Jun 26, 2015
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•This is the second and final part of Robert Stewart’s opinion piece on the economy
By Robert Stewart
Many Bermudians seem to be engaged in a process of mass deception. They seem to believe that there are unlimited government funds or government magi...
DATE: Jun 23, 2015
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A recent letter from Jason Hayward, head of the Bermuda Public Service Union, and an appeal by Charles Jeffers, of Age Concern, for a healthcare safety net seeks to make the case for the Bermuda Government to become even more involved with solving th...
DATE: Jun 22, 2015
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