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Today is Nomination Day for the 2017 General Election. It could be the day when we learn of the historically biggest field of independents, including a former leader of the country, ever to put themselves forward as candidates to run against the esta...
DATE: Jul 04, 2017
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RG: In our Opinion
“What screws us up most in life is the picture in our head of how it is supposed to be.”
— Anonymous
We did it, Bermuda. We may not have got the result we wanted, owing to the utter and undeniable brilliance of Emirates Team New Zealand, but what was...
DATE: Jun 28, 2017
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RG: In our Opinion
The original idea that Bermuda could host the America’s Cup was fanciful. Laughed at by some. Fanciful turned to brilliant once our little island’s bid was accepted by the crème de la crème of international sailing. And no one can doubt that, 26 days...
DATE: Jun 22, 2017
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RG: In our Opinion
Will he or won’t he? Those are the questions that have been sweeping the political landscape in the days in advance of the motion of no confidence that David Burt plans to call against the One Bermuda Alliance government led by Michael Dunkley when P...
DATE: Jun 08, 2017
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RG: In our Opinion
Within the Preserve Marriage group, there are many genuinely good people — you would say a very large majority of them. Of that there is no doubt. Other than being altruistically God-fearing, this large majority are law-abiding, upstanding and loyal ...
DATE: Jun 02, 2017
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RG: In our Opinion
The Premier League in England is undeniably the richest football league in the world and, despite convincing arguments to the contrary over the past decade at least, it is viewed largely in these parts as also the best league in the world.
It was not...
DATE: Jun 01, 2017
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RG: In our Opinion
So this is it. The time has come. All the planning, practising, foot stomping, politicking and praying since Sir Russell Coutts and Grant Gibbons hoisted the gleaming “Auld Mug” at the forefront of a motorcade for the ages have led to this one grand ...
DATE: May 27, 2017
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RG: In our Opinion
In seven days’ time, Bermuda will be the sporting centre of the world. Given that the 35th America Cup will have no shortage of global competition between May 26 and June 27 from the “small matters” of the FA Cup Final (English football), French Open...
DATE: May 19, 2017
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RG: In our Opinion
At not long after lunchtime yesterday, a casual look outdoors revealed the sky was not falling; nor was it red.
Upon further inspection, a saunter towards the coastlines revealed there was no tsunami hurtling towards Bermuda to send us whence we came...
DATE: May 06, 2017
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It cannot be easy being a young person approaching adulthood — in this or any generation. On one hand being told that you are the future while on the other having some “long in the tooth” know-it-all highlight your inexperience has to be utterly frus...
DATE: May 05, 2017
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RG: In our Opinion