Friday, November 20, 2009
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The global economy is shrinking. What that means is that there's less real wealth to go around, even as the number of people claiming on it are continuing to grow. There are some Bermudians who are …
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By Stuart Hayward
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4/17/09
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The good thing - if there is a good thing when millions upon millions of people lose their jobs and billions upon billions in retirement funds go down the drain - is that it might make us reassess …
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By Tom Vesey
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4/17/09
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Writing about the lighter side of the current economic mess is a bit like being the guy at Ford's Theatre in Washington on Good Friday 1865 who asked "Aside from that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the …
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By Fred Barritt
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4/17/09
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84 views
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While the news is saturated with information on job losses and pyramid schemes, political rhetoric surrounding so-called tax havens, and cutting coupons, there's one arena of the credit crunch that …
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By Laura Semos
Sun columnist | 4/17/09 | 47 views |
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In the first two parts of this series, published on March 25 and April 1, I wrote about why it is that white people and people of colour have different perspectives about the current status of race …
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By Lynne Winfield
Guest columnist | 4/15/09 | 77 views |
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The biggest plus to having casinos in Bermuda would be the potential boost to tourism.As everyone knows, Bermuda's share of international tourism has steadily declined in the past twenty years. This …
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By John Allison
Guest columnist | 4/8/09 | 73 views |
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The PLP government confirmed through its Permanent Secretary Warren Jones that seniors were deliberately not told that they must be already enrolled in the Health Insurance Plan (HIP) in order to be …
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By Louise Jackson
Guest columnist | 4/8/09 | 43 views |
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The following is the latest monthly report to the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) by the Senior Public Officer Of Funds (SPOOF).I want to congratulate everybody involved in introducing Bermuda's new …
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By Tom Vesey
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4/8/09
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106 views
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It's distressing to read of the financial and construction tangle surrounding the court/police building being erected on Court Street. That whole project got off on the wrong foot, pushed as it was …
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By Stuart Hayward
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4/3/09
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39 views
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Honesty - the quality of being honest - free of deceit, truthful, sincere. That's how Webster and the Oxford English Dictionary define it. Given some political realities, this global economic …
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By Larry Burchall
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4/3/09
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60 views
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Good policy that helps people isn't sensational enough for Bermuda's media. They would rather harp on the he said, she said political attacks than to tell uplifting stories that sound policy made …
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By Nelson Bascome
Guest columnist | 4/3/09 | 42 views |
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[Re: 'Gov't. should lead apology for racism,' BDA Sun, March 27]Dear Sir Bermuda's colonial system and Westminster style of governance makes any apology symbolic and unsubstantiated. However, I guess …
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4/3/09
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In the first part of this series, published last Wednesday, I discussed why it is that white people and people of colour have different perspectives about the current status of race relations and why …
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By Lynne Winfield
Guest columnist | 4/1/09 | 105 views |
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At first I thought the case of the overturned Athlete of the Year Award was one of those weird one-off kind of things that politicians do, before they come to their senses and move on.But when …
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By Tom Vesey
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3/27/09
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The PLP has published a series of questions in an ad in the Royal Gazette. Unfortunately, most of the questions are framed as accusations, which is a tactic usually adopted for propaganda ratherthan …
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By Stuart Hayward
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3/27/09
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The government's idea of FutureCare as a political winner has always preceded any hard thinking about how the programme will work and how it will be financed.The initial promotion of FutureCare as a …
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By Louise Jackson
Guest columnist | 3/25/09 | 95 views |
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It took me a while, but I've finally calmed down, though I did have to count to ten and a half. One more Black History month has gone. This one, though, was different. …
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By Larry Burchall
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3/25/09
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Despite the progress that has been made since Bermuda desegregated in 1959, here we are 50 years later and there is still equity disparity based on race. Why is it that black Bermudians who hold far …
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By Lynne Winfield
Guest columnist | 3/25/09 | 108 views |
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Dear Sir,[Re: Rowan Hallett's water articles of February 27 and March 6]While I applaud Ms Hallett's commitment to the environment I must take issue with some of her comments. Although not an oceans …
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3/20/09
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Dear Sir, Rowan Hallett's article entitled 'Making saltwater drinkable could leave a sour legacy' is wide of the mark and I feel compelled to respond. Let us begin with the image of the seawater …
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3/20/09
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Dear Sir I would like to express my appreciation to those who have submitted informative and compelling responses to my two articles about water conservation, printed in the Bermuda Sun [February 27 …
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3/20/09
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No matter what the motivation of those pointing to corrupt practices by Bermuda's current administration, the range and instances of suspected corruption are growing. And the public's irritation is …
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By Stuart Hayward
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3/18/09
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Bernie Madoff, now in prison, admits making off with $50bn. Allen Stanford, not yet in prison, is alleged to have snuck off with $8bn. ENRON collapsed and about $65bn turned into dust. Dealing …
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By Larry Burchall
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3/18/09
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134 views
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The Auditor General's reports are detailed, specific and well-documented.They have certainly rattled the Government. But they should rattle every citizen who dreams of something approximating good …
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By Tom Vesey
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3/13/09
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Premier Brown, in receiving the Warwick Long Bay petition last week, turned an opportunity for dialogue into a public relations disaster. He started off on the wrong foot. When handed the binder of …
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By Stuart Hayward
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3/13/09
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If all of this year's hurricanes miss us, we'll have a very quiet summer. The only bad winds that we will feel will be the winds from what Minister Paula Cox called a 'perfect economic storm'. Like …
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By Larry Burchall
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3/11/09
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49 views
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Dear Sir, Is the word catastrophe too lightly used to keep getting our attention? As a person concerned with the environment, I read with great interest the guest columnist of Rowan Hallet on March …
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3/11/09
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Bermuda's crime situation is cause for grave concern. We are in the midst of a prolonged surge and need the Police fighting hard and effectively for us.Violent crime and crimes of dishonesty have …
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By Michael Dunkley
Guest columnist | 3/6/09 | 50 views |
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It is very important that Bermudians research the pros and cons of organised gambling.The government has established a commitee to look into the matter but we should not not rely solely on its …
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By Quinton Edness
Guest columnist | 3/6/09 | 47 views |
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Sometimes you can't see the ocean on account of the salt. Sustainability: the environmental buzzword for the 21st century, and Bermuda's Government is determined to prove that this time, they aren't …
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By Rowan Hallett
Guest columnist | 3/6/09 | 56 views |
