OPINION
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The 1988 recession myth
Larry Burchall: The latest myth enunciation was by the Junior Minister for Finance, Senator David Burt, who said in Senate that Bermuda had undergone a recession that lasted from 1988 to 1993.
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Conservation and technology can help us beat the drought
Taaj Jamal: Ever since the arrival of Bermuda's first residents in the early 17th century, finding freshwater has been a challenge.
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It's been slow work on the people's business
Craig Cannonier: A government elected by the people must be a government for the people. Stick to that rule and good things will get done.
Unfortunately some teachers are bullies
Dr Muriel Wade-Smith: The media is saturated with reports of students bullying students, but little attention is given to teacher bullying and it is more common than people believe.
The OBA are the apostles of the economic of despair
Walter Roban: There is a saying that we all may have heard. It’s a message about deception and trusting your instincts, 'if it looks like a duck and sounds like a duck, it's probably a duck.'
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POVERTY IN BERMUDA / PART ONE OF THREE
Bermuda's problems are insignificant when put in context
Robert Stewart: Poverty in Bermuda seems to be everywhere - especially for those whose income has been savaged because of lost jobs.
Everyone is going to have to make sacrifices
Tom Vesey: I'm not saying our politicians need to be good looking, but they certainly need to be charming.
Voters have long memories about where the PLP has gone wrong
Sylvan Richards: I have to say, the smoke-blowing protests of the very people who have spent us into such debt and driven the economy into the ditch are staggering.
PART II OF III
We paid a high price for false remedies for inequality
Bob Stewart: Today, even the poor in Bermuda enjoy a standard of living that would have been the envy of an 18th century King of France, or of someone today living in Burkina-Faso.
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The May 24 tradition has a chequered past
Larry Burchall: 24th May — officially known as Bermuda Day — has a chequered history.
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Our vision for a new housing community out west
Walter Lister: WEDCo is dedicated to improving the quality of life and standard of housing within the west end.
Negligent parents put increasing strain on the state
Shawnette Somner: Although I try my best to focus on the positive things that many of our youth are doing on our island, I can't help but feel a sense of great concern about those who are on the wrong path.
PART III OF III
Move over, Government - and let entrepreneurs weave their magic to restore our economy
Bob Stewart: For the first time in more than 60 years, Bermudians are experiencing unemployment. The world's premier economy was relegated, almost overnight, to the financial second division.
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OBA: Questions and concerns regarding the Ireland Island project
OBA: We have major questions and concerns about the Government's approach to the Ireland Island housing plan.
Campbell: OBA doesn't understand housing market
Vance Campbell: The PLP has dramatically expanded the number of affordable housing units and introduced geared to income housing because we're on the side of struggling Bermudians.
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