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Today is Monday, April 26, the 116th day of 2010. There are 249 days left in the year.
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In 1607, English colonists went ashore at present-day Cape Henry, Virginia, on an expedition to establish the first permanent English settlement in t...
DATE: Apr 26, 2010
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Few in Bermuda dispute that Bermudians who are qualified for particular jobs should get them before a non-Bermudian is considered for the post.
And few fail to recognise that Bermuda must have non-Bermudians in the workforce – there are simply not en...
DATE: Apr 26, 2010
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The great land giveaway
April 19, 2010
Dear Sir,
How should Bermuda go about deciding what to do with 1/50th of its land area? Should Bermuda trade 11 acres for 80 acres or 34 acres for 260 at no extra cost to the beneficiary? At 260 acres, Morgan's ...
DATE: Apr 26, 2010
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Avoiding the chaos
April 20, 2010
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It seems our foreign residents are becoming just as testy about every little thing as Bermudians. What is especially disturbing is the fact that collectively, they've never had it so good. Regarding Ministe...
DATE: Apr 24, 2010
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TODAY is Friday, April 23, the 113th day of 2010. There are 252 days left in the year.
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In 1616, English poet and dramatist William Shakespeare, 52, died on what has been traditionally regarded as the anniversary of his birth in 1564.
In ...
DATE: Apr 23, 2010
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"Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner" – James Bovard
Some odds and ends for you this week, Mr. Editor, along with a couple of what ifs:
Someone has asked: If I had my way and could overhaul t...
DATE: Apr 23, 2010
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Please stop the violence
April 15, 2010
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I have lived in Bermuda for my whole life, feeling safe and free. There would sometimes be random outbursts of violence, but it was nothing compared to the incidents that occur nowadays. It started ou...
DATE: Apr 23, 2010
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Transparency needed
March 19, 2010
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We all know, having been resident in Bermuda for ten years, that we are being governed by an "Alice in Wonderland" group.
With that said, we also know that this Government has a huge responsibility to make...
DATE: Apr 23, 2010
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The following are editorial opinions from newspapers from around the world which may be of interest to Royal Gazette readers.
The Natchez Mississippi Democrat
on frustration with the government
Frustration and a feeling of helplessness can drive a p...
DATE: Apr 23, 2010
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The following are editorial opinions from newspapers from around the world which may be of interest to Royal Gazette readers.
The Sydney Morning Herald
on US nuclear weapons posturing
The shifts in the American nuclear "posture" just announced by Pr...
DATE: Apr 22, 2010
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