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Health care an essential
September 8, 2009
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On CNN today, (channel 17) there was a report that in Afghanistan the vast majority of the population (85 percent) is covered with some form of "Medical Care". This is a so called "Third World Coun...
DATE: Sep 12, 2009
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Bermuda, I will be back
After a six year absence, this writer returned to beautiful Bermuda to be a part of the celebration of this island which was first settled in 1609 by the survivors of a shipwrecked English vessel, The Sea Venture. Bermuda was ...
DATE: Sep 12, 2009
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Ratings agencies don't exactly get the respect they once did after misjudging the strengths of banks and mortgage backed securities so spectacularly, but they remain some of the only measures for judging the financial strength of companies and countr...
DATE: Sep 11, 2009
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A few weeks ago a young white male pleaded guilty to using racist words against the Police. The words were terrible and inexcusable and I think virtually all Bermudians know this, even those whose minds remain clouded by racist thoughts.
I say that b...
DATE: Sep 11, 2009
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Eight years ago on this day many of us lost our collective innocence – Americans, British, Bermudians and citizens of many other countries lost loved ones.
The unbelievable, the unimaginable happened. Yet we survived and became even stronger in the p...
DATE: Sep 11, 2009
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The following opinion piece was submitted to The Royal Gazette
It was once highlighted that it was the single parent family that had a problem with their children — how quick that has changed. It is now like cancer — spreading out of control.
The onl...
DATE: Sep 10, 2009
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Crime rises, tourism falls
September 8, 2009
Dear Sir,
There never seems to be a day that goes by without some serious crime occurring in Bermuda and the Police appealing for witnesses. The muggings and shootings are enough to make many potential tou...
DATE: Sep 10, 2009
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A story in Tuesday's newspaper should have stated that Jean Howes had received an award from the 2009 Bermuda International Women's Leadership Awards.
DATE: Sep 10, 2009
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In yesterday's edition of The Royal Gazette it was incorrectly reported that Richard Gaglio was shot during an armed robbery at Hinson Hall. The article should have stated the robbery took place at a home in Hinson Lane. We apologise for the error.
DATE: Sep 09, 2009
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Tim Smith
Some weeks ago, this newspaper praised the Ministry of Education for finally drawing the line on social promotion.
Twenty-four students were to repeat year three of middle school after failing to achieve 50 percent in a proficiency exam aimed at dete...
DATE: Sep 09, 2009
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