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This week, a neighbour posted on social media that one of their parents had passed away suddenly.
Late last week, we were informed by family members of a senior that they were now in the intensive care unit in a fight for survival.
In the same week, ...
DATE: Apr 30, 2021
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Christopher Famous
As a young boy growing up, my mother always told me that I had a big, older cousin who worked for Cable & Wireless. Additionally, this cousin was supposed to be "somewhat" of a good footballer.
You know, one of those legendary cousins that we all hav...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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Christopher Famous
“Stop the racism!” “Stop the violence!” “Stop the hate!”
Chants that are synonymous with the struggle of Blacks around the world.
Chants crystallised last year, during the global Black Lives Matter movement.
As of recently, another ethnic minority gr...
DATE: Apr 16, 2021
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Christopher Famous
A few days ago a very good friend of mine, Jamel Hardtman, posted something on Facebook that grabbed the attention of quite a few people.
Mr Hardtman stated that governments around the world are missing the boat by failing to encourage people to incr...
DATE: Apr 09, 2021
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Christopher Famous
For too many years Bermudians have been fed with the narrative that we need to become more like the Cayman Islands, specifically with regard to work-permit and status issues.
Realistically, it is hard to argue with things like budget surpluses and in...
DATE: Apr 03, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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Christopher Famous
“In the cruise industry the term home port is also often used in reference to the port in which a ship will take on/change over the majority of its passengers while taking on stores, supplies and fuel.”
“A cruise ship company yesterday announced...
DATE: Mar 26, 2021
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Christopher Famous
“See the hypocrites, dem a galang deh” – B
ob Marley
It is always amusing to hear persons or organisations expose a degree of hypocrisy between what they say versus what they actually do.
After the October 2020 General Election, and with a ch...
DATE: Mar 19, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
In March 2020, Bermudians experienced the last week of “life as we knew it”.
Whether it be shopping, family gatherings, company parties, weekly sports games or simply going to work, everything has changed because of Covid-19.
One year on, we have a v...
DATE: Mar 12, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
Upcoming elections
In our sister Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands, it will be having its General Election on April 14.
On Nomination Day, Monday gone, there were 50 candidates vying for 19 seats.
Of all the OTs, Cayman Islands has the di...
DATE: Mar 05, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
Last Friday, there was a General Election held in our sister Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI).
Bermudian Colony
Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous