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"What I think of PLP"

August 17, 2011 Dear Sir, Today I was stopped and challenged with the question, “Well what do you think of your PLP Government now? You can’t blame white folks for what they have done!” I think that there are others who might make the same challenge...
Aug 18, 2011
Letters to the Editor

"calling open tendering"

August 15, 2011 Dear Sir, I have just finished reading the Government’s two-page “pre-election” spread advertising its Small Business Construction Incubator programme in your paper today. On the one hand I applaud their efforts, but in the interest ...
Aug 18, 2011
Other

"How should small businesses back up their data?"

It’s not just the Island’s large companies that should be worrying about backing up their data in the event of a disaster. The HWP fire brought the issue to the forefront, but for many small and home-based businesses cost is a concern, especially in ...
Aug 17, 2011
Opinion Writer

"BAD is good, but boycott isn’t"

BAD is acting badly. In the latest incarnation of its long running effort to abolish conscription in Bermuda, Bermudians Against the Draft have launched a campaign to persuade young black men not to cast their ballot in the next general election. The...
Aug 17, 2011
Other

"Dwayne Caines to become Director of DCIS"

Police media manager Dwayne Caines will next month take over the position of Acting Director of the Department of Communication and Information Services. Mr Caines, who has previously worked with the Bermuda Broadcasting Company, the Bermuda Telephon...
Aug 17, 2011
Politics

"PLP’s expanded Civil Service would shrink under OBA Richards"

Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards hopes civil servants would be enticed into a growing private sector under a One Bermuda Alliance Government. Giving more details on his plan to reduce Bermuda’s crippling debt, Mr Richards said his party would all...
Aug 17, 2011
Other

"Clueless in Washington"

It’s sobering that three-fourths of Americans, according to a new Washington Post poll, have little or no confidence in our elected leaders to solve the nation’s economic problems. At this point, though, it’s hardly surprising. If anything, we should...
Aug 16, 2011
Other

"Regiment recruit camp numbers could be cut in 2012"

Officers could switch departments as the Bermuda Regiment shrinks due to budget cuts, according to Commanding Officer Brian Gonsalves. Lt Col Gonsalves dismissed rumours of widespread staffing reductions, but he said the number of recruits is likely ...
Aug 16, 2011
Politics

"OBA pledges to cut Island’s debt and get people back to work"

Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards last night pledged a One Bermuda Alliance Government would get people back to work, cut overspending and reduce the Island’s crippling debt. Speaking at the OBA’s town hall meeting on the economy, Mr Richards pain...
Aug 12, 2011
Politics

"New Border Control Agency to be rolled out next month"

A new agency to protect Bermuda’s borders will begin “soft implementation” on September 1, despite reports of Customs officers being confused over the move, Government has announced. As The Royal Gazette reported yesterday, more than 50 disgruntled C...
Aug 12, 2011
Other

"No plans to use controversial airport scanners in Bermuda"

Bermuda’s authorities have “no intention” of installing controversial full-body scanners such as those at US airports. Collector of Customs Winniefred Fostine-DeSilva said her department uses radiation-free technology instead to find contraband hidde...
Aug 12, 2011
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