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United Bermuda Party MP John Barritt's departure from what is now Appleby Spurling and Hunter is a sad day for public service in Bermuda.
Last summer, Mr. Barritt was told by his fellow partners that he had to make a choice between politics and his j...
DATE: May 21, 2004
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Governor Sir John Vereker last night delivered the inaugural lecture to the Foundation for Bermuda Studies at Bermuda College. Here is the text of his speech.
I stand before the board in Government House, which proudly lists the names and dates of my...
DATE: May 21, 2004
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May 11, 2004
Dear Sir,
Listening to the talk shows I am shocked at the deafening silence and denial from members of the PLP when their people sitting in Parliament make so many bad and disastrous decisions that hurts and affect the whole Island.
Sad....
DATE: May 20, 2004
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We?re all exhausted with the never-ending battle between Dr. Brown and the taxi industry. In case you?ve missed Government has generated some great ideas and lots of controversy recently. Some of these proposals are so good that Cabinet should implem...
DATE: May 19, 2004
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?It is obvious to me that the Independence debate is actually a debate about racism?. So declares John Zuill in the letters column of the Royal Gazette published May 5, 2004. I agree with Mr. Zuill that the independence debate is befuddled by racial ...
DATE: May 19, 2004
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One of the less pleasant aspects of education when I was a child was the extent to which teachers relied on making you memorise things. Inspiring curiosity about the subject seemed almost a breach of the rules.
Perhaps as a result of that, of all the...
DATE: May 17, 2004
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A poor example
May 6, 2004
Dear Sir,
How can we expect the general state of lawlessness and disrespect so prevalent among our young black males be eradicated when we have old black males exhibiting the same type of behaviour?
The behaviour of our Tra...
DATE: May 13, 2004
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I'm no atheist
May 4, 2004
Dear Sir,
A. Medeiros is quite off the mark in his response to my letter. In the first place I am not an atheist.
Second, “May the Church rule!” is an unconstitutional attack on Bermuda's democratic system of government.
Th...
DATE: May 12, 2004
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On March 22, Mr. Gavin Shorto severely criticised the PLP for what he calls ?breathtaking carelessness? with respect to the PLP?s widening associations with Cuba despite dire warnings by the retiring US Consul and an irate Cuban exile. Although Mr. S...
DATE: May 12, 2004
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Once a week, six months of the year, our MPs dutifully trudge to the House of Assembly to execute their routine. This rigorous schedule begins early at 10.30 a.m. with Ministerial Statements followed by Congratulations and Obituaries (aka constituenc...
DATE: May 11, 2004
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