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Reuters historical calendar - May 19
May 12 (Reuters) - Following are some of the major events to have occurred on May 19 since 1900:
1906 - The Simplon Tunnel opened, connecting Italy and Switzerland through the Alps.
1935 - T. E. Lawrence, known as...
DATE: May 19, 2009
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Could Bermuda be drifting into a new era of "speak only if you think it will be pleasing to authorities of the day". Hopefully that will not be the direction the country is moving.
No democracy can survive without a healthy free press operating in th...
DATE: May 18, 2009
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"Moral hazard" is a term that has been frequently discussed and rarely acted upon in the global financial crisis and the subsequent bailouts of financial businesses.
A moral hazard arises when people behave recklessly because they know they will be s...
DATE: May 18, 2009
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Today in Bermuda's history
In May 1989, the Bank of Bermuda created its Centennial Fund, later renamed the Bank of Bermuda Foundation.
DATE: May 18, 2009
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On May 17, 1864, the first horse race meeting was held at Shelly Bay Racetrack.
DATE: May 16, 2009
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Open letter to Premier
May 11, 2009
Dear Sir,
This is an open letter to Premier Dr. Ewart Brown.
Dear Premier,
"And he answered, fear not, for they that be with us are more than they that be with them." (2 Kings 6:16 – King James Version)
MYRTLE DURH...
DATE: May 15, 2009
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In 1944, the Women's Suffrage Act, granting female landowners voting rights, passed in the House of Assembly.
DATE: May 14, 2009
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Clear reporting
May 10, 2009
Dear Sir,
I have been following with great interest the Premier's efforts to constantly paint The Royal Gazette as a totally biased newspaper, biased that is, against the Premier and his Government.
And then I recalled se...
DATE: May 14, 2009
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A few months ago the Premier fired his Education Minister, apparently for not making good progress in reforming the education system.
It was a rare example of a Progressive Labour Party Minister being held to account for his performance in office.
Ac...
DATE: May 14, 2009
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There has been a lot of talk in the US that there are now small signs of recovery in the global economy.
That does not mean that the recession is over – far from it. But the suggestion is that although there will be more job losses and contraction, t...
DATE: May 14, 2009
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