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Due to an editing error, a headline on yesterday's front page should have said "Reinsurers take $250m hit" not a "$250b" hit.
DATE: Jan 18, 2008
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The Police's announcement that they have launched an Island-wide crackdown on crime in the wake of the Christmas shootings is to be welcomed, with one caveat. The Police have stated that a dedicated team of officers are now stopping all people suspec...
DATE: Jan 17, 2008
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No wonder our kids fight
January 10, 2008
Dear Sir,
We have people killing each other; we have the youth fighting each other, because they live in a different neighbourhood. Why? When a car hits a wall ¿ it's the driver's fault.
If a ship sinks, the ...
DATE: Jan 17, 2008
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By and for Bermudians
January 12, 2008
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To Fellow Supporters of the BSoA: Needless to say I am somewhat put out by this turnaround coming from the Corporation of Hamilton, an ally to the arts these many years? They and the Society were bonde...
DATE: Jan 16, 2008
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The following are editorial opinions from newspapers from around the world which may be of interest to Royal Gazette readers.
Boston Globe, on lessons from the movie 'Charlie Wilson's War'
Two messages are appended to the end of "Charlie Wilson's War...
DATE: Jan 15, 2008
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Grossly deceptive product
January 8, 2008
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So Bermuda has a GDP of $5.35 billion which equates to $83,935 per person, the highest in the world beating even tiny Luxembourg and the mighty USA.
A word of caution; GDP figures are notoriously in...
DATE: Jan 15, 2008
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@rh18bold:Today in History
Today is Tuesday, January 15, the 15th day of 2008. There are 351 days left in the year.
On this date
In 1559, England's Queen Elizabeth I was crowned in Westminster Abbey.
In 1973, US president Richard Nixon ordered a halt...
DATE: Jan 15, 2008
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Once again, the Bermuda Regiment's annual recruit camp has given added impetus to the debate on conscription.
Aside from the camp itself, a Supreme Court case challenging the very principle of conscription is getting closer and anti-conscription acti...
DATE: Jan 15, 2008
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ROCHESTER, N.H. — By Wednesday, the headlines that had blared "Panic" and "On the Edge" were as infamous as "Dewey Beats Truman." The advance stories written to explain Hillary's defeat had all been sacrificed to the delete button.
The irrepressible ...
DATE: Jan 14, 2008
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A very positive experience
January 2, 2008
Dear Sir,
I am grateful for the opportunity through your columns, to start the year off on a positive note by relating a recent rewarding experience. During the holiday week, I had occasion to be treated in ...
DATE: Jan 14, 2008
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