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Be the change you wish to see in the World — Gandhi
By Glenn Fubler
The first meeting of the Progressive Group (PG) took place on Sunday, February 8, 1959, in Flatts. They came together with a shared passion to see change in Bermuda. Having “walke...
DATE: Feb 09, 2015
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In battle, it is somewhat difficult to advance an attack when your soldiers are mistaken as to who is their adversary. So, too, in law, where one’s lawyer is mistaken as to whom (or who) their claim is against.
Most of us are aware that Bermuda oper...
DATE: Feb 07, 2015
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I, for one, take great exception to Cordell Riley’s cynical and negative assessment of the importance of the America’s Cup to Bermuda.
In a column widely published, he says it is adding “to an already strong racial undertow” in Bermuda.
He says that ...
DATE: Feb 06, 2015
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It is amazing really, Mr. Editor, what people can come up with when their backs are against the wall.
One of the things we learned from last week’s events was that when Cabinet sat around the table for four hours in the early evening hours of Day On...
DATE: Feb 06, 2015
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
The Bermuda Trade Union Congress (BTUC) and its members should reconsider the question of whether to agree to one furlough day per month or make some compromise related to the number of furlough days to be considered by its members.
The trouble Ber...
DATE: Feb 04, 2015
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In recent months, two things have become increasingly clear about the One Bermuda Alliance: they have run out of ideas to create quality jobs for Bermudians and diversify our economy, and they are now in permanent election campaign mode.
Twenty-five ...
DATE: Feb 02, 2015
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AUTHOR:
David Burt, Premier of Bermuda
Bermuda Tourism Authority CEO Bill Hanbury spoke recently of a series of seven tasks the BTA had set for itself in order to improve Bermuda’s tourism industry.
One of them, he said, was “Don’t boil the ocean.” What he meant was that Bermuda shouldn...
DATE: Jan 26, 2015
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The Finance Minister’s recent press statement contained the following: “Changes in the black working population and white population are indeed significant and are something of note.”
This tidbit came after the Minister and his Government found them...
DATE: Jan 22, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Rolfe Commissiong
In our public schools today, there are excellent students making great strides forward in their education and achieving top grades in internationally recognised assessments.
We have great principals and teachers who go above and beyond to ensure the...
DATE: Jan 22, 2015
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Born Michael King Jr on this day in 1929, MLK’s life was a journey of transformation. His father had declared independence as a teen; turning around a challenged background through perseverance and some luck.
Daddy King changed their names to “Martin...
DATE: Jan 15, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Glenn Fubler
