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The kitchen confrontation between Deputy Premier Derrick Burgess and Cabinet Minister Michael Scott may seem to be nothing more than a minor diversion.
Many people may see it as one more example of the often strange behaviour of politicians. Certainl...
DATE: Jun 05, 2012
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It was good to see young Bermudian Sea Cadets representing the Island at the Diamond Jubilee pageant on the River Thames in London.
That they were one of the few groups from outside the British Isles to take part adds to the distinction.
They will ...
DATE: Jun 05, 2012
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The differences between KFC Bermuda Ltd and the Bermuda Industrial Union are clearly wide and deep, and it is equally clear that they are deadlocked, with little prospect of either side giving way.
What is paramount now is that a dispute concerning a...
DATE: Jun 04, 2012
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The finding of a Coroner’s jury that prison inmate Kino Outerbridge died of a heroin overdose while at Westgate Correctional Facility shines a light on a reality that few want to admit, and even fewer wish to tackle.
The reality is that Bermuda’s pr...
DATE: Jun 01, 2012
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Does the public have any business knowing what’s happening with the finances of the Bermuda Industrial Union and sports club Pembroke Hamilton Club?
None at all, according to a comment from Christ Furbert, who is president of both organisations. The...
DATE: May 30, 2012
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Premier Paula Cox’s tabling of the Referendum Act last Friday is a welcome step towards widening public participation in critical decisions about Bermuda’s future.
And assuming the legislation passes, it is right that gambling should be one of the f...
DATE: May 23, 2012
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The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR), perhaps because it is acutely aware that its members are guests, has historically been very careful not to say anything publicly that would be deemed to offend Government or Bermudians.
In d...
DATE: May 22, 2012
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The dispute over whether Belco should be allowed to increase its rates is a classic example of competing interests.
One the one hand, Belco says it needs the increase in its basic rate in order to pay for a replacement for one of its main, and outdat...
DATE: May 21, 2012
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The revelations this week by former Bermuda Land Development Chairman Ed Saunders and his deputy, Leroy Bean, demonstrate very well that the Government quango was in a mess before they took over.
With rental arrears of almost $2.5 million on the boo...
DATE: May 19, 2012
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Students have it drilled into them at endless events that they should “aim for the sky if they wish to reach the rooftops”. There’s nothing wrong with ambition, or setting goals which are slightly out of reach.
But ambition also needs to be tempered ...
DATE: May 15, 2012
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