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A sincere 'thank you'
December 10, 2003
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The Bermuda War Veterans Association sincerely thank all those who assisted us in our Poppy Day Collection. Many thanks also to those who helped to count the cash, and to the Anglican Cathedral for th...
DATE: Dec 19, 2003
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It would be easy to dismiss Hardell Cable TV Ltd. as a litigation-happy company that prefers to tie up its rivals and Government regulators in court rather than actually getting down to business.
But the recent production of correspondence between th...
DATE: Dec 19, 2003
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Health Minister Patrice Minors is right to be launching a probe into the finances of anti-drug agencies that receive Government funding.
There is a risk with any charitable organisation that they will become top-heavy and bureaucratic, meaning that p...
DATE: Dec 18, 2003
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Deadly mix
December 15, 2003
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This morning, on a pedestrian crossing in Hamilton, I was within milliseconds of being knocked down by an inattentive driver who was using a cell phone. He had little idea where he was going, was unable to 'see'...
DATE: Dec 18, 2003
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The Royal Gazette's stories over the last couple of weeks on the two families who are living in cars should prove once and for all how serious the Island's affordable housing shortage is.
It may be tempting to surmise that these people have somehow b...
DATE: Dec 18, 2003
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The plane truth
December 12, 2003
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'Air arrivals tumble again' - why is this headline a surprise? The cost of a plane ticket to Bermuda is outrageous and the powers to be in Bermuda Tourism continue to stick their collective heads in the san...
DATE: Dec 18, 2003
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December 11, 2003
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As a shareholder of the Bank of Bermuda I wish to express my displeasure at the announcement of an $11 million payout to five bank executives tasked with sacking 150 employees most of whom will probably be Bermudian and, d...
DATE: Dec 16, 2003
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Ruben Gonzalez, who was buried last week in Havana, was the second to die this year of the vintage Cuban musicians who played on the Grammy-winning album called the 'Buena Vista Social Club'.
Gonzalez was the pianist, and he was 84. Compay Segundo, t...
DATE: Dec 16, 2003
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It would appear that many people welcome the news that Nelson Bascome Jr.'s sentence for importing cannabis will be appealed by the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Bascome, the son of MP and former Health Minister Nelson Bascome, received three year...
DATE: Dec 15, 2003
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December 3, 2003
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When the century-long Spanish monopolistic grip on the settlement and exploitation of the New World began to weaken after the defeat of the Armada in 1588 England began tentatively in the early 17th Century to encourage the...
DATE: Dec 13, 2003
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