LARRY BURCHALL
How the U.S. auto crisis could hurt Bermuda
GM, Chrysler, and Ford are in the same business. Two years ago, GM and Chrysler made strategic financial decisions that were different from Ford's.
XL's struggles a huge wake-up call for BDA
(Bloomberg) - "XL Capital Ltd., the biggest Bermuda- based insurer by assets, is seeking a buyer after reporting investment losses larger than its market value, four people with knowledge of the matter said."
It's been a good year: I visited Mandela's cell and enjoyed the Obama victory
This will be a special Christmas. Several things have happened. Though they were not directly connected, they were still strongly connected.
The billion dollar questions we face
This year is ending. GMC and Chrysler may be ending. Lehman Brothers, Northern Rock, Zoom Airlines have ended. The island nation of Iceland is up-ended by national banking failures. I'm wondering about Bermuda in 2009 and beyond.
BDA is only half as strong as it should be
I lived my first eighteen years in Bermuda's deeply segregated society [*], so I know the realities.
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Will Obama be gentle with us?
Barack Obama becomes the 44th President of the United States of America next Tuesday.
Yesterday, euphoria. Today, war and economic chaos
Yesterday's Inaugural was all about happiness, the past, and the future. More than anything else, it showed that America is a great nation and Americans are a people still able to rise to the ideals set out in their Constitution.
How many thugs in our public school system?
My recent questions about private versus public educating systems upset some readers. Several readers replied.
Explained: how job cuts will affect BDA
With the global layoff and downsizing wave roaring, tsunami like, onto our shores, I've looked at how this tsunami will impact our unique economy.
Our path to desegregation smooth by comparison
I enjoyed the 'walk-and-talk' put on by Glenn Fubler and Imagine on February 8. It was a guided tour of Flatt's Village and its environs.
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What's the upshot on historic hall?
A quick reminder: Alexandrina Hall on Court Street was built in 1852 by black ex-slaves who had formed themselves into a cooperative group, purchased the land and then designed and built the magnificent building that stands today.
Don't fault the Auditor General for doing his job
Bernie Madoff, now in prison, admits making off with $50bn.
Why we should scrap Black History Month
It took me a while, but I've finally calmed down, though I did have to count to ten and a half. One more Black History month has gone. This one, though, was different.
Let's not name the new court building after Dame Lois
Honesty - the quality of being honest - free of deceit, truthful, sincere.
PART II OF III
Tourism's Promised Land is barren
How many additional tourist beds might there be in Bermuda's Promised Land?
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