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Column: ‘Recovery Is Obviously Underway’
[Opinion column written by OBA Senator Lynne Woolridge] The fact that we dodged the fury of Nicole last week isn’t the only reason I have a smile on my face today. I want to remind you that we have had three very, very encouraging pieces of news about progress in the One Bermuda Alliance Government’s fight to get the country back on an even economic... Read more of this article
Column: Understanding Public Services Delivery
[Opinion column written by Senator Lynne Woolridge] Some of the comments I’ve heard people make about the problems we’re having with garbage and garbage trucks, indicate to me that many Bermudians misunderstand the relationship of politicians and public servants in the delivery of public services. To judge by what people say, Public Works Minister... Read more of this article
Column: International Business Efforts Paying Off
[Opinion column written by OBA Chair, Senator Lynne Woolridge] The bad news is that the report that Finance Minister ET Bob Richards recently tabled in the House of Assembly, Bermuda in the World Economy: Economic Relations with Asia, Canada, Europe and the United States [PDF] – 2014, is long, and occasionally too technical to be something you’d... Read more of this article
‘Goal To Get Bermudian Families Back On Feet’
[Opinion column written by OBA Chair Senator Lynne Woolridge] Opposition MP Michael Weeks just could not wait to have his regular rip at the OBA Government yesterday morning. Despite the fact that the Minister of Community, Culture and Sport on Friday corrected Government information provided by the Department about the number of young Bermudians who’d... Read more of this article
Sen. Woolridge: Cash Back For Communities
[Opinion column written by Senator Lynne Woolridge, One Bermuda Alliance Chairman] November so far seems to have been a busy month for the news media, so one story that I hoped would be given prominence threatens to fade into relative obscurity. I’m therefore using this medium to draw people’s attention to it once again. I am talking of the Cash... Read more of this article
Opinion: Lynne Woolridge On The Economy
[Opinion column written by OBA Senator Lynne Woolridge] I’m sure there are many people in Bermuda who, like me, learned as children to believe that hard work, thrift, honesty, and patience were the keys to a successful life. Those ethics were at the root of the success of the newly-independent American colonies. Young Americans were taught them in... Read more of this article
Opinion: Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde, And Mr. Bean
[Opinion column written by OBA Senator Lynne Woolridge] There are two Marc Beans. The first one is Marc Bean, the Opposition Leader, who stays on script, urging Bermudians to cooperate and work together. The second is the Opposition Leader who goes off script, expressing anger and scorn, rudeness and making threats. It’s a departure in which his words... Read more of this article
Opinion: OBA’s Five Decisions For Bermuda
[Opinion column written by OBA Senator Lynne Woolridge] By now most Bermudians understand that the road to recovery will be a long one with plenty of potholes on the way to trip us up. From Day 1, the Government had a strong sense of what lay ahead and it has been busy making decisions to move Bermuda away from a situation that, without change, threatens... Read more of this article
Senator Woolridge On Politics, Business & More
[Opinion column written by OBA Senator Lynne Woolridge] ‘Twas the week before Christmas, and in the upper House, Senators debated and had a little grouse! Last Wednesday’s was the final session of the Senate for the year, a full day of dealing with legislation, together with a three-and-a-half hour discussion of the SAGE report – a constructive... Read more of this article
