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Cup Match, more than any other event, symbolises Bermuda.
It is a time when people come together, and come home, to celebrate what it means to be Bermudian and to enjoy each other’s company. It is entirely fitting that the first day of Cup Match is o...
DATE: Jul 27, 2011
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Premier Paula Cox’s promise that there will be no repeat of the Transport Control Department construction saga is welcome, as is her suggestion that she would welcome an independent review of the project. Indeed, Ms Cox’s language is telling. She des...
DATE: Jul 25, 2011
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Premier Paula Cox urged Bermudians not to be “self-haters and self-doubters” at a town-hall meeting on the economy this week.
This can be viewed in different ways. As a question of confidence, it is a chicken and egg conundrum. Without economic grow...
DATE: Jul 22, 2011
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The tourism figures for the second quarter of 2011 may have been down overall, but the overall outlook is positive.
That?s because overall arrivals were down almost entirely due to a drop in cruise ship arrivals in May when the Norwegian Dawn was out...
DATE: Jul 21, 2011
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It is perhaps inevitable during an economic downturn that there will be resentment towards immigrants. They are perceived as taking jobs away from citizens, or in some countries, seen as taking benefits. This resentment is especially fuelled when the...
DATE: Jul 21, 2011
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Political pundits could be forgiven for sniffing an election in the air after Premier Paula Cox announced the formation of a committee to look into the pros and cons of price controls on food.
The previous week Government announced plans to relax som...
DATE: Jul 18, 2011
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MPs today will debate the economy. It could not be more timely.
The Mindmaps poll published in The Royal Gazette this week shows that the economy has overtaken crime as the biggest concern of most Bermudians. That’s no surprise. Everywhere you look, ...
DATE: Jul 15, 2011
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When she became Premier, Paula Cox promised that she would make Government more transparent and would raise the level of governance.
Such a promise was needed in the wake of scandals, critical Auditor’s reports and perceptions, fair or not, of corru...
DATE: Jul 13, 2011
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The poll ratings for Premier Paula Cox and the Progressive Labour Party have slumped dramatically in the last three months.
There is no doubt that Ms Cox’s honeymoon is over, and she would be taking a large risk if she called a general election now....
DATE: Jul 12, 2011
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Government announced two major policy changes on Friday, which while late and limited, should do something to improve the economic mood.
The first is an incentive for a limited number of non-Bermudian “job creators” to enable them to get ten-year wo...
DATE: Jul 11, 2011
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