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We, Bermudians from all walks of life, by circumstances of parental choice or otherwise, were fortunate enough to be born a Bermudian. There is nothing wrong with being passionate about what we believe in and, therefore, we must make a meaningful con...
DATE: Dec 10, 2014
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Sir John Swan
In my student days I had friends in London who gave me a home away from home. And one day I was there alone wallowing in the bath before heading back to my university dorm an hour away. I suddenly became aware the noises in the house had changed. I h...
DATE: Dec 09, 2014
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Glen Smith, JP, MP, is a One Bermuda Alliance parliamentarian
My colleague Mark Pettingill said in the House of Assembly last week that the Opposition was a party full of ideas, but not solutions.
He was talking about their championing of deep se...
DATE: Dec 08, 2014
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“Well-behaved women seldom make history.”
— Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
There are situations in which I can find myself turning to the dictionary despite knowing the meaning of a word. I do it because the dictionary is informative, rather than interpre...
DATE: Dec 08, 2014
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December 4, 2014
Dear Sir,
There are hardly words to express the shock and sadness in learning of the tragic passing of one of the most talented cartoonists I have ever known. Even more sad is that his death was a result of a traffic a...
DATE: Dec 08, 2014
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Today, December 5, marks the first anniversary of the death of Nelson Mandela, a global icon who has left a legacy for us all.
We pause to honour him at a time when we have just secured the America’s Cup, an unprecedented opportunity that offers a pl...
DATE: Dec 05, 2014
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Glenn Fubler
By Bob Settje
Despite the fact the United States is Bermuda’s closest neighbour and primary economic partner, nearly 75 per cent of the Island’s university-bound high school and Bermuda College students choose to attend colleges and universities some...
DATE: Dec 02, 2014
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In an article in Friday’s edition of The Royal Gazette, it was stated that an altercation involving Natalie Simpson took place at Pier 6 on Front Street. The incident actually took place in the Pier 6 building’s lower level, where the Champagne Party...
DATE: Nov 29, 2014
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By Bob Settje
It is Thanksgiving week, and I am sitting here in Casco Viejo, the old quarter of Panama City, on one of my rare trips off-island, musing about my parents and grandparents and the Great Depression.
To explain … depending on which versio...
DATE: Nov 27, 2014
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We’re angry, upset and frustrated!
Once again a piece of Bermuda’s Black history is being rendered virtually unrecognisable under plans submitted by Linberg & Simmons and Fidelity Real Estate Company entitled “Moonray Manor Restoration/Redevelopment...
DATE: Nov 26, 2014
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