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As the global economy has struggled to recover from the crash of 2008, Bermuda has faced decisions about how to balance social priorities with measures needed to stabilise our economy.
From my perspective, the greatest threat to our economic stabili...
DATE: Aug 14, 2013
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August 12, 2013
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I wish to offer an opinion on the Waterfront Development discussions.
It seems appropriate to begin this analysis by way of the following extract from the Hamilton Waterfront Development proposal: “ADP Ltd will work closely w...
DATE: Aug 13, 2013
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August 7, 2013
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The Ascendant Group owns Belco, which is a monopoly. Their ability to perform work and carry out functions through their various subsidiary holding companies, give the group a grossly unfair competitive advantage in the marke...
DATE: Aug 09, 2013
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By Don Mackenzie
Member, The SAGE Commission
Bermudians Own Our Public Debt
In response to the SAGE Commission’s interim report released in July, one blogger asked why the Commission had included a graph showing the debt per working Bermudian.
The bl...
DATE: Aug 08, 2013
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The second and concluding part of the paper on gambling by the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce (BEST) follows.
Compulsory question 7: Would we want to support a public policy that puts additional financial stress on social services an...
DATE: Jul 31, 2013
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The following is a position paper on the issue of gambling put forward by the Bermuda Environmental and Sustainability Taskforce.
BEST Position Paper: The Gamble of Gaming
Introduction
Bermuda’s Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell recently announced tha...
DATE: Jul 30, 2013
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The following is an opinion piece from a Guernsey-based writer, Tom Ogier. Mr Ogier visited Bermuda for the first time to support his brother who was participating in the Island Games.
Bermuda is hot! And the 2013 Island Games have been swaggering al...
DATE: Jul 24, 2013
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Moving Bermuda in the right direction
I’ve said many times that it’s not where you are but where you are headed that’s important. It’s an approach to life that the Opposition does not appear to share.
In the six months since we formed the Government,...
DATE: Jul 23, 2013
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$46,138. That is what every man, woman and child owes based on the 2010 Census Report of 50,565 Bermudians, divided by our estimated National Debt (at the end of March 2014). Currently the gap between what Bermuda pays out and what it receives back, ...
DATE: Jul 18, 2013
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Whether at home in the United States or in foreign lands, Americans eagerly anticipate Independence Day every year. On this, the 237th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence, we look back with pride and excitement on those hopeful and daring ...
DATE: Jul 04, 2013
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