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December 9, 2001
Dear Sir,
I fail to see the logic in the new Historic Wreck Act 2001. The taxpayer is going to have to pay higher taxes and the people of Bermuda will lose out on new exploration and discoveries of our heritage.
Why would anyone spen...
DATE: Dec 19, 2001
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We want our privacyDecember 10, 2001
Dear Sir,During our recent bi-annual ten-day visit to Bermuda, we read, on December 6, of the proposed Bermuda Tourism database to be established.
We were appalled.
We visit Bermuda 20 days of the year to be “on v...
DATE: Dec 19, 2001
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Invariably, by-elections are seen as barometers of the standings of political parties in the middle of a Parliamentary term.
The Pembroke West by-election, caused by the resignation of United Bermuda Party MP Gary Pitman, will almost certainly be wat...
DATE: Dec 19, 2001
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December 12, 2001
Dear Sir,
I feel compelled to respond to Mr. Duperreault's comments regarding the injection of $9 billion to $10 billion of new insurance capital to the Bermuda market. Mr. Duperreault assessed the impact on the Island's economy in ...
DATE: Dec 19, 2001
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Invariably, by-elections are seen as barometers of the standings of political parties in the middle of a Parliamentary term.
The Pembroke West by-election, caused by the resignation of United Bermuda Party MP Gary Pitman, will almost certainly be wat...
DATE: Dec 19, 2001
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December 10, 2001
Dear Sir,
During our recent biannual ten-day visit to Bermuda, we read, on December 6, of the proposed Bermuda Tourism database to be established.
We were appalled.
We visit Bermuda 20 days of the year to be "on vacation". This incl...
DATE: Dec 19, 2001
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The current concern about discipline in the schools is heartfelt and valid.
And there is a strong temptation to do something now to solve it.
Education Minister Paula Cox is right to resist the temptation and to consider all the options before decidi...
DATE: Dec 18, 2001
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December 10, 2001
Dear Sir,
Please allow me to respond, on behalf of the SPCA, to the two letters in the newspaper dated November 19, 2001, regarding the cruelty case involving "Fluffy".
The first writer, Kevin Grigsby, defends Fluffy's owner Mr. Wal...
DATE: Dec 18, 2001
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December 13, 2001
Dear Sir,
For the past few years I have opened The Royal Gazette, read the entire paper and turned to the Classified Ads... Accommodations. What a sorry listing. The rents are outrageous and simply unbelievable. Most laugh but it is...
DATE: Dec 18, 2001
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Bermuda’s traffic problem is simply diagnosed. There are too many vehicles and not enough space.
Finding the right cure is more complicated.
More roads could be built or existing roads could be widened or they could have more lanes added, although th...
DATE: Dec 18, 2001
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