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In spite of Bermuda's proximity to the US, it would be easy to be lulled into thinking that a terrorist attack could never happen here.
But the bombing on the other side of the world in a disco in Bali, Indonesia should be a forcible reminder that te...
DATE: Oct 18, 2002
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October 8, 2002
Dear Sir,
Mr. Eddie Fisher is quoted in your newspaper (Page 1, Oct. 7, 2002) as saying "the word visitation is grotesque. A parent should not be classed as a visitor in their child's life". He states that to do that, is begging for a...
DATE: Oct 17, 2002
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Another episode from the Don't You Know Who I Am? files.
Thrilled though she was to see Renee Webb get the nod for the Tourism portfolio, your columnist has to report some rather disheartening news from the top of Bermuda's tottering second pillar.
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DATE: Oct 17, 2002
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New Tourism Minister Renee Webb has had a generally positive response to her appointment as the successor to the late David Allen, and she is entitled to a honeymoon in one of the toughest Cabinet portfolios.
In following Mr. Allen, she will benefit ...
DATE: Oct 17, 2002
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Call it what you like - a sick-in or a strike - but last Friday's closure of four schools showed teachers are prepared to take industrial action over their stalled pay negotiations.
As a result, the dispute has been referred to mediation by Governmen...
DATE: Oct 16, 2002
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October 9, 2002
Dear Sir,
Your story regarding the NDC (October 7, 2002) has prompted me to share my experiences in Bermuda, in particular my involvement in the addiction treatment system. In February 2001 I was hired in a clinical position at Fairha...
DATE: Oct 16, 2002
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The stand-off between two insurance companies and the Island's physicians only has one loser - the patient.
It has been alleged that the dispute boils down to money and there is some truth in that.
Both sides agree that Bermuda needs a new fee schedu...
DATE: Oct 15, 2002
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October 8, 2002
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I am writing in reference to the recent incident at Spice Valley School. I am a parent there. My son is an M1 student and is adjusting quite well. I was apprehensive about sending my son to public education, especially at Sp...
DATE: Oct 15, 2002
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Many years ago, I covered court cases as a reporter for The Royal Gazette. I think of that experience as one of the most valuable of my life.
In those days, Sir Alan Smith and then Sir Myles Abbott were on the bench in the Supreme Court, the razor-sh...
DATE: Oct 14, 2002
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There is some irony in the fact that the House of Assembly session on Friday night - which dealt the Boundaries Commission report - featured one of the finer debates of this Parliamentary session.
The irony, of course, is that this is likely to be on...
DATE: Oct 14, 2002
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