8 results returned for search: "independence AND " category "Other" author Khalid Wasi
When I was a younger man, I was very inclined towards the thought of Bermuda as a nation. Perhaps influenced by the postwar environment where from my house as a child I watched American naval ships, aircraft carriers and seaplanes — at times crashing...
DATE: May 31, 2018
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The United States just passed a tax code and it “trumps” the tax impositions that sparked the 18th-century French revolution.
The 2016 wave of populism that created this presidency has handed the greatest gift in American history to the fewer than 1...
DATE: Dec 30, 2017
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Perhaps with Robert Mugabe’s resignation, we have come to the beginning of the end of an iconic era of Mugabe and a step closer to ending a series of like dictatorships that emerged during the latter part of the 20th century.
A once-celebrated hero ...
DATE: Nov 25, 2017
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The recent call for independence by Senator Jason Hayward at the Labour Day rally should not be a cause for alarm or surprise — and it was to be expected. There has always been a sector of labour that has wanted independence. They are not alone becau...
DATE: Sep 11, 2017
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Nova Scotia just returned the liberal government back to power. Although there was clearly movement closing the gap between them and the opposition parties, the result shows that there is still tremendous support for the liberals, perhaps somewhat bo...
DATE: Jun 07, 2017
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Theresa May has sent her six-page letter to the European Union headquarters in Brussels, filing the beginnings of the end of Britain’s 44-year membership within the EU. With 50 per cent of its exports going to Europe and its convenient location and s...
DATE: Apr 04, 2017
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Interesting how that maxim “Be careful what you ask for, you may get it” sure is playing out in the healthcare fiasco in the United States. We can remember the “Repeal Obamacare” chants during the election. Did they know at the time what they actuall...
DATE: Mar 15, 2017
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Does anyone remember the introduction of the Office of Ombudsman?
I do, and also remember that it came at the advice of the British Foreign Office and not because of any evolution of government consciousness on our end. In fact, I can clearly rememb...
DATE: Sep 29, 2016
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