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It's a rare thing in Bermuda to see triumph and tragedy occur within hours of each other.
But yesterday was one of those days. Bermuda qualified in glorious style for the cricket World Cup, having overcome low expectations and some internal strife to...
DATE: Jul 08, 2005
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One of Bermuda?s most distinguishing features has long been our gunless Police officers. The absence of firearms has been a comforting site for our visitors and residents alike; an indication that violent crime hadn?t arrived at our shores. Oh how ti...
DATE: Jul 08, 2005
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June 16, 2005
Dear Sir,
It takes a long time to earn credibility, especially in the media, and once lost it takes even longer to re-earn.
You have run a short story in today's Royal Gazette with the headline “They are paid too much already, say the p...
DATE: Jul 04, 2005
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At the heart of the values we share as a people there is a fundamental belief that people who work hard, deserve the opportunity to build a better future for themselves and their children. For our parents and grandparents, that belief gave them the s...
DATE: Jul 04, 2005
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June 18, 2005
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Tourism needs to be re-invigorated. Our Government?s income comes from a local source that is foreign owned. We are subjected therefore to an external influence in such a way that is critical to our functioning as an independe...
DATE: Jun 30, 2005
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At one of the recent public meetings on sustainable development, a member of the audience lamented the rapid pace of development in Bermuda. "Do you want to live in Hong Kong?" he asked.
"Stop kidding yourselves," wailed another man. "Hong Kong is he...
DATE: Jun 30, 2005
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June 18, 2005
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I can't believe my eyes as I read today's headline, “Man who rode over wife gets suspended sentence”. I am writing hoping that someone can explain to me how one person, who causes another person bodily h...
DATE: Jun 29, 2005
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Britain and the Royal Navy yesterday celebrated the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. Bermuda should also be celebrating its small but significant role in the battle which established British naval supremacy for more than a century.
At th...
DATE: Jun 29, 2005
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One would think, or perhaps hope, in the post-BHC and current "Pay to Play" era, that a Parliamentary debate on the need to strengthen Bermuda's anti-corruption laws would usher in a rare afternoon of bi-partisanship.
One would also think the debate ...
DATE: Jun 28, 2005
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Friday's debate in the House of Assembly demonstrated the Government's "see no evil, hear no evil" approach to corruption, as columnist Christian Dunleavy notes on this page.
Indeed, the most amazing comment in the whole debate came from Premier Alex...
DATE: Jun 28, 2005
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