13 results returned for search: "education AND " category "Opinion Writer" author Walton Brown
Over the past few decades, more and more rights have been won by people through their campaigns for a more just society. Globally, these rights have taken on many different forms; here in Bermuda we too have made steady progress along the rights cont...
DATE: Jun 28, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Walton Brown
Last Thursday, 122 Bermuda College graduates received their degrees, certificates and diplomas. It was an occasion for celebration as yet another year of students are now better positioned to further pursue their education overseas or better position...
DATE: May 23, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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Walton Brown
There is a brooding apathy among young people today. Our future leaders are immersed in a sense of disillusionment and a rejection of much of what an older generation embraces as the status quo. Political leaders attempt to bridge this divide by maki...
DATE: Feb 23, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Walton Brown
One of the core elements of a democracy is the right to vote the right of the people to freely decide which politicians and which parties have earned their support and deserve their vote.
A dark chapter in Bermuda’s quest for a more democratic socie...
DATE: Jan 25, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Walton Brown
Education reform remains one of our most significant challenges. It tends not to produce stark headlines nor is it ever the topic of sustained debate in any public arena.
Yet major reforms are necessary and the Ministry of Education has set about mak...
DATE: Jan 11, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Walton Brown
BAD is acting badly. In the latest incarnation of its long running effort to abolish conscription in Bermuda, Bermudians Against the Draft have launched a campaign to persuade young black men not to cast their ballot in the next general election. The...
DATE: Aug 17, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Walton Brown
The decision by then Premier Ewart Brown to provide refuge to four Guantánamo detainees in Bermuda in June 2009 continues to vex residents some two years after the fact. We now know that the American and British governments are involved in discussion...
DATE: Jun 15, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Walton Brown
Today’s planned rally on the steps of City Hall marks an important symbolic step forward for the rights of gay people in Bermuda. Ms Krystl Assan’s recent experience at a local guest house has pushed her to organise this effort to rightly demand that...
DATE: May 25, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Walton Brown
Last week's visit by the Earl and Countess of Wessex titillated many residents as they flocked to gain sight of two members of the British Royal Family. Awe-inspiring as they are for some, however, monarchies are an imperfect fit in our modern world ...
DATE: Mar 23, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Walton Brown
“Inoffensive” is the word that first came to mind after reading the 2011-2012 Budget. As we confront a global financial challenge that has crippled many other countries, Premier Cox has sought ways to be fiscally prudent while being sensitive to the ...
DATE: Feb 23, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Walton Brown