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Ratings agency Fitch’s downgrade of Bermuda’s currency ratings is not a great surprise.
Fitch traditionally has been the most bullish of the agencies towards Bermuda, so the fact it has now followed the others’ lead was mainly a matter of time.
What...
DATE: Jun 27, 2012
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Any beliefs that Bermuda had somehow “solved” the Island’s shooting murder crisis must have been dispelled this weekend when the Island recorded its second shooting murder of the year.
To be sure, this is a far cry from the terrible period of 2009 a...
DATE: Jun 25, 2012
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For many years, Bermuda was able to boast that it had among the highest per capita incomes in the world, one of the highest standards of living in the world, overemployment and virtually no poverty.
That’s not to say that there was no poverty, or th...
DATE: Jun 22, 2012
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It’s impossible to disagree with good governance legislation, but that does not mean that there shouldn’t be a vigorous debate on the issue.
That’s why the debate on Friday in the House of Assembly was welcome.
Several issues arise when debating goo...
DATE: Jun 20, 2012
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For some time, this newspaper has been urging that the movement to a single licence structure in the telecommunications sector be acted on, and quickly, because the glacial rate of progress was hurting the sector and the economy.
Those predictions h...
DATE: Jun 16, 2012
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For better and sometimes for worse, Bermuda tends to borrow political discussions from other countries.
Right now, the big worldwide debate concerns whether governments should encourage growth or engage in austerity to bring their economies out of r...
DATE: Jun 12, 2012
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Government’s decision to make Mary Prince a national hero and to commemorate her contribution to the abolition of slavery is welcome, even if it is overdue.
This newspaper has long felt that Mary Prince’s importance has been underemphasised, and the...
DATE: Jun 11, 2012
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The Bermuda Union of Teachers has thrown its support behind the transfers of some 40 teachers within the Island’s middle and primary schools, despite the trauma it may cause.
In fact, the move is a knock-on effect from the creation of permanent dep...
DATE: Jun 11, 2012
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When politicians resign over alleged transgressions, it’s common for them to deny or play down their actions but state thy are going because they have become a needless distraction from the Government’s more pressing business.
That, in essence, is w...
DATE: Jun 08, 2012
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It’s not only angels who fear to tread on the debate over the importation and breeding of dangerous dog breeds.
Few subjects generate such fierce emotions, and the divisions cross all boundaries.
In a nutshell, the arguments comes down to “nature v...
DATE: Jun 07, 2012
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