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On a small Philippine island some 75 miles southwest of Manila, a Japanese soldier emerges from the jungle. Carrying a .25 calibre rifle, 500 rounds of ammunition and several hand grenades, he meets his commanding officer. The officer tells him that ...
DATE: May 13, 2005
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Premier Alex Scott will likely see some troubling similarities in the result of Wednesday's General Election in the Cayman Islands ? which saw the governing party tossed out of power ? with his own drive for Independence.
McKeeva Bush's United Democr...
DATE: May 13, 2005
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May 11, 2005
Dear Sir,
Thanks to the Deputy Governor's letter to the Editor in the May 4 edition of we can make an informed decision on the Independence issue. While he is diplomatically appropriate his remarks left no doubt than when two key issues ...
DATE: May 13, 2005
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David Burch's resignation as Government's "quangos chief" will have come as a surprise at first glance, but it seems likely that reports at his frustration at not being able to make more progress, especially on housing issues, are largely accurate.
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DATE: May 13, 2005
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May 11, 2005
Dear Sir,
Please allow me space to respond to "Insulted" in Somerset, whose letter appeared in the May 10 .
I will start by saying that I agree to a large degree with almost everything in that letter. Briefly ? respect is earned; it cann...
DATE: May 12, 2005
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Bermuda and our American neighbours have a couple of odd political couples; the PLP are Bermuda's Republicans and the UBP the Democrats.
This connection isn't a philosophical one. In some cases the parties couldn't be further apart, with significant ...
DATE: May 12, 2005
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Fellow Bermudians and friends of Bermuda, I would like to talk to you today about our beloved home, Bermuda - the present, its recent past and our future together.
We live in a time of great hope, mingled with moments of great despair. We live in an ...
DATE: May 11, 2005
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Shame on you
April 23, 2005
Dear Sir,
This message is for landlords who, because they know housing is a disaster, want to treat their tenants like hell. I'm not talking about the tenants who destroy your apartments.
I'm talking about the decent ones ...
DATE: May 11, 2005
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Premier Alex Scott?s televised speech last week ended up being more about crime than the ?state of the nation?.
That?s was not surprising, given the hike in violent crime and most notably the murders of the Cooper twins.
But it was strange to hear hi...
DATE: May 11, 2005
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More than three years after the Housing Corporation scandal erupted and Auditor General Larry Dennis completed his report, the House of Assembly was finally allowed to debate the issue on Friday.
That's a long time to wait, and if part of Government'...
DATE: May 10, 2005
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