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So what does the upcoming by-election mean for the One Bermuda Alliance and the Progressive Labour Party? In parliamentary terms very little. The 24-12 result ensured that not only would the PLP have the ability to be one of the strongest governments...
DATE: May 16, 2018
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The FBI’s investigation last autumn into corruption and fraud in men’s college basketball cannot really be called a wake-up call. Not when the problems — big money, flouted rules, sham classes and never any consequences for wrongdoing — had been so o...
DATE: May 16, 2018
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The Washington Post
Importantly, these trends of rising income inequality also are reflected in our widest measures of personal income in Bermuda and over the same time period. The data presented in Figure 1 is taken from Bermuda’s Household Expenditure Survey of 1993 a...
DATE: May 15, 2018
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We keep hearing it and, yes, sometimes get tired of hearing “race”, which seemingly is behind every inclination we have.
America’s Cup — race.
Politics — race.
Flora Duffy celebration, or lack thereof — race.
So in the Bermudian vernacular, “I mus...
DATE: May 14, 2018
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Khalid Wasi
Dear Sir,
We are long-time visitors to Bermuda and have good friends and “family” here. We arrived last week and checked into our cottage on Needle & Thread Alley — also known as Turkey Hill Lane — in St George’s.
As we had to ferry our luggage from ...
DATE: May 12, 2018
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The Progressive Labour Party has levelled many accusations at the One Bermuda Alliance. Chief among them was that it did not put Bermudians first.
Before the last election, the PLP played its oppositional role to the maximum. It criticised at every...
DATE: May 12, 2018
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Without question, the twin afflictions of extreme income inequality and mounting poverty are recognised as the defining economic and public policy challenges facing the world today. Far from being isolated to a few countries or a specific region of t...
DATE: May 10, 2018
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The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Bermuda helps young people between the ages of 14 and 25 to discover, develop and achieve their greatest potential, but what does this really mean? The word “potential” could also be interpreted to mean suc...
DATE: May 09, 2018
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The outlook for Gina Haspel’s nomination to run the CIA is not good. As The Washington Post revealed, White House aides had to talk Haspel out of withdrawing her nomination on Friday. On Monday, CNN reported a back-up nominee is in place in case Hasp...
DATE: May 09, 2018
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I have been clear in saying I deeply regret the creation of our new Domestic Partnership Act 2018, which takes away marriage equality for same sex couples.
The United Nations has an entire area devoted to sexual orientation and I quote from its websi...
DATE: May 08, 2018
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