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If one were to ask many Bermudians which Caribbean island they can trace their roots, most would justifiably answer St Kitts. There would be some, though, who would say that they can trace their roots back to the Dutch colony of St Eustatius.
“St Whe...
DATE: Oct 01, 2021
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Christopher Famous
“Men lie, women lie, numbers do not lie”
— Jay Z
Condolences to all we have lost over the past few weeks and months. Unfortunately, Bermuda is not alone in the present health crisis.
So much trouble
Around the region, there are multiple ...
DATE: Sep 24, 2021
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Christopher Famous
In every country and culture, some terms grow organically and become a permanent part of the country’s dialogue.
In Bermuda, we have many terms brought to the mainstream via the long-running Not the Um Um Show and, more recently, Bermemes.
Terms such...
DATE: Sep 17, 2021
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Christopher Famous
The Caribbean region is overtly blessed with a wide variety of peoples, languages, cultures and islands.
Some small islands such as Saba and Sint Eustatius have populations of less than 2,000 persons, while other big islands such as Jamaica and Puert...
DATE: Sep 10, 2021
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Christopher Famous
Across the world, countries have had to put in Covid-19 mandates to stem the rate of infections.
As a prime example, in Paris persons cannot dine indoors unless they have proof of vaccination or a recent negative test.
Canada has mandated that it wil...
DATE: Sep 03, 2021
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Christopher Famous
Often, perhaps too often, we see persons post “negative reviews” online in reference to some customer experience that they had that did not go so well.
With the quickness of social media, more often than not, the manager or owner of the establishment...
DATE: Aug 27, 2021
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Christopher Famous
“...in any society, leaders who are not willing to make sacrifices aren't leaders, they're opportunists, and opportunists rarely have the common good in mind.” —
Sebastian Junger, Freedom
The fourth wave
Around the Caribbean region, the...
DATE: Aug 20, 2021
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Christopher Famous
Over the past week, the Caribbean region has lost two of its foremost statesmen. Similar in age and political era.
Both were part of the political maturation of their respective islands, closely involved in the leadership that took their countries fr...
DATE: Aug 13, 2021
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Christopher Famous
“For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted."
— Matthew 23:12
In life there are those persons who are humble in spirit, and exude kindness and greatness in all that they do.
Devonshire ...
DATE: Aug 10, 2021
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Christopher Famous
Al Gore, the former Vice-President of the United States, produced a 2006 documentary called An Inconvenient Truth. In this film, he spoke about the oncoming climate change. Many, too many, did not want to hear it and labelled what he said as unpopula...
DATE: Jul 23, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous