40 results returned for search: "independence AND " author Khalid Wasi
Many persons were of the opinion that David Burt's slight against the Governor over the assent of the Cannabis legislation was a prelude to the long-held dream, if not commitment, of the Progressive Labour Party to lead the country to independence.
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DATE: Mar 26, 2021
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Khalid Wasi
Let me first declare my personal interest in the subject of cannabis. I won't be like the former President of the United States, Bill Clinton, who said he smoked it but did not inhale. I did inhale — and thus begins my story.
I couldn't handle it be...
DATE: Feb 23, 2021
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Khalid Wasi
The delegates conference, a ritual performed each autumn since the Progressive Labour Party's inception back in 1963, is sacred to the function of the organisation, yet seemingly disconnected and inconsequential to the broad party support.
The conf...
DATE: Feb 02, 2021
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Khalid Wasi
First, I cannot make an apology for my opinion. It’s my qualified assessment, while realising there are levels along a full spectrum of racial attitudes — some more humanly evolved than others.
I therefore speak to the lowest level of that spectrum,...
DATE: Jun 16, 2020
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Khalid Wasi
Has anyone noticed that no one to date has come forward with an economic recovery plan? Please note, we are not saying there have not been any efforts of relief at all, or that there is no attempt to mitigate the Covid-19 effects on the economy, but ...
DATE: May 11, 2020
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Khalid Wasi
After watching the funeral of the late MP Walton Brown Jr, I am mindful of an old comment put on fallen soldiers’ graves: “Let my death have more meaning than my life”.
I listened carefully to all the commentaries, and, indeed, they inspired hope of ...
DATE: Oct 21, 2019
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Khalid Wasi
I think of myself as a Democrat, but not strictly because I also believe in the liberty of the individual. As an example, I believe when a person represents others, they should do so with the best that they can personally offer, and not merely as a v...
DATE: Aug 22, 2019
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Khalid Wasi
So Bermuda is blacklisted with the European Union and the hopes are to get off the list as soon as possible to avoid future losses in business and real damage to the economy. The perception of Bermuda as a tax haven, in spite of everything the Govern...
DATE: Mar 28, 2019
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Khalid Wasi
I recall back in and around 1998, Bermuda’s change to politically appointed MPs for the post of Attorney-General, which caused me to ponder the difference in efficacy between those government systems that have the AG’s chambers as part of the govern...
DATE: Mar 19, 2019
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Khalid Wasi
The revamped North American Free Trade Agreement, now called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, has been established, almost replacing the old agreement without a whimper from the Caribbean, Bermuda or any of the smaller jurisdictions within ...
DATE: Dec 18, 2018
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Khalid Wasi