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Chris Furbert levelled a threat in a recent address without any hint of frailty in saying that labour could bring down the Progressive Labour Party government. He went on to say that there are five members on the back bench they could count on for su...
DATE: Sep 07, 2021
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Khalid Wasi
“The pen is mightier than the sword” is a word picture as a metaphor created by an English author Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1839, which characterises how powerful and superior effective words, information and even education can be in resolving conflict...
DATE: Aug 30, 2021
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Khalid Wasi
I had hoped never to have to write about an issue such as this episode between the Bermuda Industrial Union and the Government — in reality, about Chris Furbert and David Burt, the leaders of both groups. The stated issue of disagreement over the tra...
DATE: Aug 26, 2021
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Khalid Wasi
I applaud Andrew Cuomo for resigning as Governor of NewYork. The governance and the work of the state needed to be the highest priority, and his resignation was the better thing to do.
With regard to the allegations of sexual harassment, as a govern...
DATE: Aug 12, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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Khalid Wasi
First, let me say it is good that the Government is looking at ways to develop North Hamilton and should be encouraged to do so. That this is 40 years overdue will have to be forgiven.
I tried to promote a vision of what North Hamilton should look l...
DATE: Aug 06, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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Khalid Wasi
I have been treated by watching a documentary on CNN about Jerusalem and the epic struggles and six big battles it has faced over a period of 3,000 years as a city venerated by three major religions. There is known truth when it comes to the history ...
DATE: Aug 04, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
Flora Duffy did it. She is an Olympic gold medal-winner and is indeed the best in the world as a female triathlete. I can remember her as a young child competing in short-distance races, including events such as the Front Street Mile. I remember her ...
DATE: Jul 31, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson, both billionaires, went into suborbital space, the first steps in privatising space travel — hearkening back to the days of the great adventures of the mid-century. Then, too, for those who understand history, Atlantic...
DATE: Jul 26, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
I remember the popularity of Fidel Castro during the 1960s. The cigar-smoking man in army fatigues who, as a charismatic leader, transformed Cuba into a communist state 90 miles from the United States at the height of the Cold War. Expressed then as ...
DATE: Jul 21, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
If anyone wonders what the intent is behind some of my articles, let me explain. There are two compelling motivations: the first is that I had long grown tired of there being an absence of thought and dialogue about political and social evolution, wh...
DATE: Jul 15, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi