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Government's decision to investigate the Operation Ceasefire as part of the effort to combat gang violence should be welcomed.
This newspaper has long advocated this programme, as has the Opposition, and especially Opposition Senate Leader Michael Du...
DATE: Jun 21, 2011
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For months now, the call has gone out for Government to cut spending and to reduce the size of the Civil Service.
So when 93 jobs were cut in education last month, this should have come as no surprise.
These are not easy decisions, and Dame Jennife...
DATE: Jun 16, 2011
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If gambling was permitted in Bermuda in the way that Tony Brannon would like, then there would have been a book open at the Hamilton City Casino setting odds and taking bets on how long he was likely to last on the Tourism Board.
This newspaper predi...
DATE: Jun 16, 2011
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The conviction by a Supreme Court jury of David Cox for the murder of Raymond Troy (Yankee) Rawlins is rightly being celebrated by Police and prosecutors. There was a time, not so long ago, when juries seemed to be unwilling to convict people of seri...
DATE: Jun 13, 2011
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Political commentator Christian Dunleavy first noted the curious fact that the Progressive Labour Party now has as many members elected under the banner of the United Bermuda Party as the United Bermuda Party does two.
Mr Tucker, who has sat as an I...
DATE: Jun 13, 2011
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MP Walter Lister's recent comment that a Bermudian could do the Governor's job as well as Sir Richard Gozney, and for less, has sparked debate in the community. To some degree, Mr Lister is right. There are Bermudians who are quite capable of doing t...
DATE: May 31, 2011
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Decades ago, Dr Eustace Cann, who was one of the small band of black Members of Colonial Parliament (as MPs were then known) who for decades fought for equal rights and against segregation, made a selfless and statesmanlike decision.
Women were seek...
DATE: May 26, 2011
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There was more gloom in the March Retail Sales figures released on Friday, which showed that sales had dropped 8.6 percent after taking account of inflation compared to March last year.
While the plunge in car sales and a rise in motorbike sales sug...
DATE: May 24, 2011
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The members of the Bermuda Public Service Union deserve credit for agreeing to their new pay contract without taking industrial action.
Instead, and using a secret ballot, the members voted for a small wage increase and, presuakbly, a modicum of job...
DATE: May 20, 2011
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Yesterday’s formation of the One Bermuda Alliance represents a watershed in Bermuda politics. Although Kim Swan and Charlie Swan look likely to try to keep breathing life in the United Bermuda Party, the reality is that it is dead and gone.
It is re...
DATE: May 18, 2011
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