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“I know we Bermudians like to think that we are a cut above all other offshore financial centres. I was personally a fierce proponent of that viewpoint, both at home and abroad. But I have had a ‘road to Damascus’ moment on this issue because, try as...
DATE: Mar 22, 2019
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Christopher Famous
In February, Walter Roban, the Deputy Premier, and I were chosen to represent Bermuda at the 30th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of Caricom held in St Kitts.
Upon arrival, we were warmly welcomed by two kind-hearted ...
DATE: Mar 15, 2019
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Christopher Famous
“The truth is an offence but not a sin.” — Bob Marley
Below are some of the constant narratives expounded by those closely related to the OBA:
“We need more boots on the ground.” — Opposition leader Craig Cannonier
“Swing open the gates to the out...
DATE: Mar 02, 2019
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Christopher Famous
As a follow-up to last week’s missive about community service hours, it gives great pleasure to state that over the weekend a number of young and not so young men came out to assist with the scraping and painting of a wall in Green Acres, Devonshire....
DATE: Feb 15, 2019
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Christopher Famous
Within a few short months, hundreds of our young adults will be standing together wearing caps and gowns for their respective high school graduation ceremonies.
A culmination of between 12 and 13 years from primary school to senior school. The sum to...
DATE: Feb 08, 2019
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Christopher Famous
A few days ago I was browsing the internet and came across a headline that caught my attention.
“Forget the banks, build your own home”
Something jumped out at me and said, “read it a bit more”. Upon doing so, it became glowingly apparent that there ...
DATE: Feb 01, 2019
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Christopher Famous
“We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools”
— the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr
On February 10, please join us on Hott 107.5FM with host Kim Swan and myself for our first cross-Caribbean conversation of the year.
We wi...
DATE: Jan 25, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
If you ask any politician what is the most common question that they are asked, it will be without a doubt something along the lines of: “I am looking for a job. Can you help me out?”
Unfortunately, we all know someone who is either underemployed or ...
DATE: Jan 18, 2019
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Christopher Famous
If you build it they will come
Field of Dreams
It may be subjective whether or not they will come, but one thing for sure, you still have to build it.
To build “it”, one would have to have the skill set to build and maintain whatever “it” is. To ha...
DATE: Jan 11, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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Christopher Famous
As we know, Christmas Eve is traditionally one of the busiest days in any country. With Bermuda being no exception, locals are focused on: shopping, visiting, bar-hopping and domestic duties.
Those duties include cooking, changing curtains, washing d...
DATE: Dec 28, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous