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He saved our day
November 12, 2008
Dear Sir,
Last week, my wife and I visited the beautiful island of Bermuda for the first time. My oldest friend was getting married, and we quickly filled up the memory card in our digital camera with pictures from ...
DATE: Nov 15, 2008
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Following an article about inflation and fuel prices in yesterday's edition of The Royal Gazette, we wish to point out that the September fuel adjustment rate increased by 33 percent from the July and August rates of 15.50 cents per kilowatt hour, an...
DATE: Nov 14, 2008
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This editorial first appeared in the Jamaica Daily Gleaner on November 6. We republish it here in tribute to one of the Caribbean's great proponents of freedom of the press:
David de Caires, the Guyanese, who died in Barbados last week where he had g...
DATE: Nov 14, 2008
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Manipulated and deceived
November 12, 2008
Dear Sir,
With all the distractions and diffusions of our Government we are unable to keep our focus on the issues of the day, facing our little island.
Why do we get the feeling (we, the people) are being p...
DATE: Nov 14, 2008
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Correction:
In the November 8 edition of The Royal Gazette we ran a story on the demolition of Arcadia House, a Grade One-listed historic building in St. George's.
The article stated: 'A report by engineering firm Brunel Ltd. described Arcadia House ...
DATE: Nov 14, 2008
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We are one of the most economically self-contained densely populated countries in the world with one of the highest per capita incomes. If we are to survive this world economic turmoil, we have to be innovative, competent and give par excellence serv...
DATE: Nov 14, 2008
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Premier Dr. Ewart Brown has referred to Independence twice while speaking to young people in the last few weeks.
On the first occasion he rightly, albeit surprisingly, conceded that a referendum is the right method to use to decide the issue.
This ma...
DATE: Nov 13, 2008
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Something he said?
November 5, 2008
Dear Sir,
November 3 – Minister of Environment and Sports, Mr. El James: "I'll fight for Southlands park"
November 4 – Premier Brown: "Assuming responsibility for Environment and Sports will be Mr. Glenn A. Blakene...
DATE: Nov 12, 2008
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Puisne Judge Ian Kawaley's decision two weeks ago to reduce the $19,250 in fines meted out to businessman Richard Cox for failing to license and insure his car has brought common sense into the issue of electronic vehicle registration fines.
Now, it ...
DATE: Nov 12, 2008
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At 11 a.m. tomorrow, exactly 90 years will have passed since the guns fell silent on the western front of the First World War, signalling the end of the bloodiest conflict the world had experienced up until that time.
The First World War, and especia...
DATE: Nov 10, 2008
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