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WASHINGTON — John McCain was telling the truth when he said that economics wasn't his strong suit.
In response to what many economists have called the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, the Republican nominee has sounded — and let's b...
DATE: Sep 20, 2008
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Comparing water costs
September 16, 2008
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Having spent seven wonderful years in Bermuda and now residing in Perth, Australia I recently drew up a comparison of water consumption costs. Given that we are so reliant on that limited resource ca...
DATE: Sep 19, 2008
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Government released the Terra Nova results for the 2008 academic year this week, and, if nothing else, they made the case for the need for education reform.
While there were some marginal improvements in the tests of language and reading, maths score...
DATE: Sep 19, 2008
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September 18, 2008
The US Consul General Gregory Slayton's determination that because the road alongside his nation's Consulate premises is "literally a death trap" and thus conveniently for him justifies his grabbing of a further piece of the rock, ...
DATE: Sep 19, 2008
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To date, Bermuda has proven to be relatively resilient to the sub-prime credit crisis in the US and the associated weakness of western economies.
To be sure, tourism arrivals have dropped and the sector has been rocked by the collapse of Zoom Airline...
DATE: Sep 18, 2008
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Deafening silence
September 15, 2008
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Numerous religious institutions have vehemently argued against Harry Potter books, gay rights and gay cruises. Nothing has been said about the Premier visiting the Playboy Mansion.
HOW BIZARRE
Southampto...
DATE: Sep 17, 2008
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August 21, 2008
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I recently read in the newspaper that an islet on park land off of Tobacco Bay is to be used for one of the holes of the new golf course in St. George's. There is an islet between Coot Pond and Achilles Bay very close to the...
DATE: Sep 17, 2008
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On Friday in special session, the House of Assembly passed the Park Hyatt Act, which will enable the former Club Med property to be redeveloped.
The bill will be debated today in the Senate, and if it passes there, will be enacted into law, thus clea...
DATE: Sep 17, 2008
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The pace of change of our culture is placing extraordinary pressure on our families. One of the greatest challenges facing Bermuda is, therefore, the social consequence of families in decline.
The family is the primary unit of society. A country will...
DATE: Sep 17, 2008
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Now can we get some subpoenas flying? What happened this weekend at Lehman Brothers Holdings is nothing short of remarkable, and I'm not just talking about its death. Sunday night, one by one, stunned Lehman employees were filmed by TV news crews lea...
DATE: Sep 16, 2008
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