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Union must be more vocal
December 16, 2007
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Since the election will be in a few days I personally would encourage the successful party to initiate an in depth discussion on our overheated economy. This topic in my opinion is of far greater i...
DATE: Dec 20, 2007
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Thank goodness it's over. An unedifying election campaign is finally done. Scurrilous e-mails, YouTube videos, empty promises, threats and wild assertions, character assassination, epic doses of utter nonsense – and then, allegedly, a bullet in the p...
DATE: Dec 19, 2007
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Election 2007 is now in the history books and most of us will be at least pleased that this campaign is behind us and that we can look towards the holidays.
1998 was for all intents and purposes a two-term victory for the PLP.
Yesterday was the first...
DATE: Dec 19, 2007
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The people have spoken, and judging by last night's results, they have said that they are generally satisfied with the status quo.
In returning the Progressive Labour Party and the United Bermuda Party to the House of Assembly with precisely the same...
DATE: Dec 19, 2007
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The general election campaign is finally over and now the decision over who will form the next government of Bermuda lies with the voters.
The most important thing today is not which party has the best candidates or the most perfect platform. The mos...
DATE: Dec 18, 2007
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It's bad enough
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I was absolutely appalled when my five year old came home from school today proclaiming that I needed to vote for Dr. Brown. Firstly, we are staunch UBP supporters, and our family has personally experienced the "reverse" rac...
DATE: Dec 18, 2007
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Hug an expat day
December 10, 2007
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For no particular reason other than this is the season of peace and thanksgiving, I'm declaring December 20 "Hug an Expat Day". All of us in Bermuda should be thanking our guest workers, our non-Bermudian ...
DATE: Dec 17, 2007
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As the general election campaign stumbles to a close, the suspicion here is that the main emotion felt by most voters will be relief that is finally over, regardless of who wins. It has been one of the longest campaigns in living memory, and it has a...
DATE: Dec 17, 2007
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Taking the high road
December 12, 2007
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There have been frequent claims that this general election is being contested in a particularly dirty manner. As a result of numerous allegations of this kind, the impression is being created that both...
DATE: Dec 15, 2007
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Not born yesterday
December 10, 2007
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Time's getting short – we had better get our Dear Dr. Brown letters in quickly.
I'd like to ask for no more land tax – no more tax on food – free college education in any country – free airline tickets t...
DATE: Dec 15, 2007
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