OPINION
Today’s Budget won’t stop the runaway train of debt
This morning Finance Minister E.T. (Bob) Richards will read the ‘national’ Budget for the coming financial year.
BUDGET ANALYSIS: “A DAUNTING CHALLENGE”
Budget analysis: A mix of good ideas, missed opportunities
My first impressions of the 2013 Budget, presented this morning by the OBA, are that it presents a mix of good ideas, missed opportunities — and some ideas that raise concerns.
A take out lobster dinner — is it really too much to ask?
For the past few weeks I’ve been on a roll addressing the good, the bad and the ugly of customer service.
Reach out and talk to people you don’t know
Today I wish to address three issues; gratitude, respect and diversity.
Credit people power for OBA’s U-turn on work permits
Christopher Famous: It seems Senator Fahy is beginning to understand “Power to the people.” And quite frankly, simply saying it “most likely” will not happen is not good enough. We the people of Bermuda demand it in writing.
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Non-Bermudians played key roles in our economic development
Bob Stewart: In 1998, the wreckers took over with their short-sighted and astonishingly foolish policies, of which term limits was probably the most lethal.
No more vitriol! We must stop ‘flogging’ each other on talk shows, blogs
Cheryl-Ann Griffin: I don’t know when actual flogging was outlawed but its modern incarnation takes place daily on the talk shows, on the blogs, in social media, in the office, at social events and in the media.
Gun crime is a home-grown virus; we all must take responsibility for it
Sharon Wilson: I was in a meeting when someone shared with me the fact that the recent violent murders made her want to weep for the country. My response was something like “don’t bother, that won’t help.”
Burton’s Banter: A special Bermudian welcome
James Burton: Once I'd overcome the language barrier on my introduction to island life, the famed Bermudian politeness shone through - a much-needed antidote to the horrific recent murders.
BUDGET BUILD-UP / TO SPEND OR NOT TO SPEND
Bob must put the sword to chronic overspending
Larry Burchall: OMG! In text language, that's what I thought when I first glimpsed the Financial Statements for 2011/12, which is the last full year of the Seventh Minister for Finance.
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A slash-and-burn approach to spending cuts won’t work
Christopher Famous: In a slight departure from the norm of social and or political commentary I have worked with one of my knowledgeable cousins to put together a summary view of where we should all look in regards to one of our challenges.
We are not anti-foreigner: we are pro-Bermudian
Christopher Famous: It is we who built Bermuda, alongside guest workers. Frankly, we refuse to listen to any more anti Bermudian insults.
Resentment and envy fuelled the folly of term limits
Bob Stewart: The new OBA Government is to be congratulated for ending the financially destructive policy of term limits.
My parents epitomize the joys of a lifelong romance
Elaine Murray: You could do a lot worse than hearing three simple words, "I love you," every day from the love of your life, for as long as you both should live.
I had to stop kidding myself and face up to my diabetes
Darlene McCarthy Butterfield: Two months into 2013, I have finally initiated my New Year’s resolution to stop kidding myself.
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