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“Rain, rain, go away.
Come again another day”
Bermudian environmental planner Andrew Outerbridge commented in great detail in The Royal Gazette this week about his first impression of the new airport terminal.
He gave some mixed reviews th...
DATE: Feb 19, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
There has been much negative thought and talk surrounding these Covid-19 vaccines. Conspiracy theories such as Bill Gates wanting to monitor our every move, the illuminati wanting to wipe out half the world's population, and the threat of widespread ...
DATE: Feb 12, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
Over the past week I have heard some of the following conversations:
A senior requesting that someone come to fix a leak in her roof.
One of my colleagues expressing that Bermudians are excluded from well-paid jobs.
A lady expressed gratitude for a t...
DATE: Feb 05, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
Last weekend my family ventured eastward to the Whitehorse Pub & Restaurant, which is located on the square of Ye Olde Towne of St George.
It vas vell
From the minute we were met at the door, until the time we left, it was first-class service ev...
DATE: Jan 29, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
On the morning of January 16, approximately 20 volunteers of all ages came to lend a helping hand for Parish Pride Project's first weekend of activity for 2021.
Some were power washing, some were scraping, others were patching up holes with fresh cem...
DATE: Jan 22, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
“Country roads take me home
To the place that I belong”
— John Denver
Devonshire bonds
Around the year 1900, my great-grandparents, Herman and Rosanna Charles, built their homestead on a very quiet patch of rural Devonshire. There...
DATE: Jan 15, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
One of the most important jobs of being an MP is to continuously stay in touch with your constituents.
At any given time of the day or night, those who voted for you — and even those who did not vote for you — will reach out to you.
Sometimes, more o...
DATE: Jan 08, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
“We've been down in the valley much too long.
For the sake of the younger generations,
Putting hearts and minds to brotherhood and unity.
So rise and shine!”
Bunny Wailer
Season’s greetings and happy new year to you and your ...
DATE: Dec 31, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
“If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one”
— Mother Teresa
For the past few months, a small and dedicated army of volunteers has gathered every other weekend to do its part to assist others.
In early July, MP Michael Weeks was...
DATE: Dec 18, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
“Every time I hear the crack of a whip
My blood runs cold”
— Bob Marley
Every time that many Bermudians drive or walk near the gates of the House of Assembly on Reid Street or Parliament Street, their blood runs cold.
Deep in their sou...
DATE: Dec 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous