OPINION
We must protect our economy and our environment
Current concerns about land development in Bermuda have an environmental face, but our economic viability and the future direction of our country are just as important.
OPINION
White Bermuda does not owe Black Bermuda anything
Marc Bean: If black Bermudians feel the need to gain "equality" in a cultural and economic sense, we must "cooperate in order to compete". This demands a shift in thinking away from a "victim mentality" and to a consciousness of "self-knowledge".
OPINION
Put Bermuda first. Be the best you can be
Craig Cannonier: Bermuda is challenged on many fronts these days and it is essential if we are to perform better as a society that we do everything in our power to strengthen Bermuda's competitiveness.
OPINION
Tighter regulation needed to thwart unsuitable dog owners
Maggie Fogarty: Education is needed to improve animal welfare in Bermuda.
OPINION
Government deficit now hitting young people in psychological care
Donte Hunt: Some 55 young Bermudians are the latest victims of the Government's multi-year spending spree that overspent millions of tax dollars.
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SPECIAL REPORT: BERMUDA IN RECESSION
We must grasp new realities to recover from this slump
Martin Law: Only Bermuda can deal with Bermuda’s economy. Survival and economic success is up to all of us.
Riots erupted from a potent mix of social ills
Maggie Fogarty: The London rioting did not come out of the blue - the cauldron has been simmering for some time and is a toxic mix.
A twisted sense of superiority explains acts of hatred
Tom Vesey: There are many public manifestations of hatred due to self-satisfied superiority in Bermuda society.
OPINION
We need to extend the tourist season in Bermuda
Cordell Riley: Can tourism return to the prosperous years of the 80s? Probably not. But we can, if there is a will, make it more prosperous than it is today.
Farewell freedom and goodbye bling for island's crooks
Maggie Fogarty: Bermuda is set to follow the UK with the Proceeds Of Crime Amendment Act 2011 allowing civil action against crooks without the need for a criminal conviction.
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OPINION
Swim race will pit me against Father Time
The Masters vs Teenagers Swimming Race will take place at 8.30am on Saturday at the BASA pool. Ric Chapman says he and the Masters want "to prove our sell-by date is not up".
Duty hike adds to the mounting irritations of residents
Tom Vesey: We make it too easy for visitors - be they tourists or guest workers - to get frustrated and head for other places with a warmer welcome.
Public sector pay rise flies in the face of economic reality
Larry Burchall: Why is the Minister for Finance now poised to grant a tax-funded pay increase to Government's 5,800 personnel?
THE ECONOMY - PART II OF III
How one of the world's best economies was torpedoed
Bob Stewart: The Bermuda economy is in uncharted waters, experiencing unpleasant financial circumstances that are the worst in living memory.
We need a local version of able Cain's 9-9-9 tax plan
Ric Chapman observes upcoming elections and compares the OBA's Craig Cannonier to Republican Herman Cain.
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