OPINION
The quiet, vital role played by our ‘civic sector’
In contrast to the range of festivities being hosted in other jurisdictions, today, November 15, 2013 — National Philanthropy Day — will pass by without so much as a whisper in Bermuda.
Rabain: We can save the clinic
Diallo Rabain: Like most I have come in contact with, I read with dismay the recent letter to the editor from OBA MP,Ms. Suzanne Roberts-Holshouser.
COMMENT
Cannonier: Building Bermuda together
Premier: Bermuda needs everyone playing their part in solutions, and it's going to require change that goes beyond the "what's in it for me" mindset.
Big business and non-Bermudians look set to gain the most
Christopher Famous: Why is the OBA only earmarking 20 per cent of their spending on goods and services to 85 per cent of all businesses? Why is there a lack of any plans for jobs for Bermudians?
If the Governor’s right, the Finance Ministry must be wrong
Larry Burchall: On Friday, reading the Speech from the Throne, the Governor of Bermuda appeared to tell the whole country an untruth
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Burton's Banter: Vegas and its 7 deadly sins
James Burton: Another bucket list entry ticked off. I can now add my view of Las Vegas to The Hangover (first one, I've got taste) and Rain Man.
Life is short - we must savour every day
Shawnette Somner: Life is short. Enjoy it. Savour it. Live it.
Our private sector must grow, to expand tax base
Larry Burchall lays out the facts on Bermuda private sector worker numbers.
Stop the blame game and let’s work as one
Anthony Richardson: The collective Bermuda will either sink or swim together. That is a reference to needing more money and not a reference to bankruptcy.
‘Turn a weakness into a strength’
Shawnette Somner: Try to address a weakness you know you possess and set out on a path to turn it into a strength — something you can use to your advantage.
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Dr Clifford Maxwell was a ‘giant among giants’
Christopher Famous remembers master mathematician, former Berkeley principal and Progressive Group member Dr Clifford Maxwell, a man he describes as a "giant among giants".
Our falling population helps to sustain the recession
Larry Burchall: Right now, I’m having a series of tragicomic moments. I’ll share them with you. Perhaps, like me, you’ll be sadly amused. Or, perhaps, you’ll just get angry.
Judge’s chauvinistic comments undermine women
Elaine Murray: Justice Carlisle Greaves failed miserably in his duty and should recuse himself from any further domestic violence cases.
We used to pray at bedtime. Now we check our smartphones
Christopher Famous: Our way forward as a country requires ordinary citizens to pull together, find common ground and start moving in the same direction.
Dealing with theatre over substance
Christopher Famous: The OBA must be held to the task of "urgency of now" and get unemployed Bermudians to work, first and foremost.
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