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Last weekend, with very little ceremony, Bermuda marked the 400th anniversary of the first meeting of its legislature.
Part of the reason for the lack of pomp and circumstance was the impact of the novel coronavirus, which has hampered any kind of l...
DATE: Aug 04, 2020
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RG: In our Opinion
Like so many other things this year, the Cup Match 2020 holiday will be unlike any held in many decades, with no cricket and very few of the other events that usually make this midsummer celebration unique, not only in Bermuda but in the world.
If t...
DATE: Jul 29, 2020
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RG: In our Opinion
The Bermuda Public Services Union was right last week to criticise public works minister Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch for his attack on black female civil servants in the health ministry.
That the BPSU should come to the defence of civil servants ...
DATE: Jul 28, 2020
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RG: In our Opinion
In the recent Cabinet shuffle, David Burt took on responsibility for tourism, having already taken charge of economic development in an earlier round of appointments.
Doing so creates some risks for the Premier.
There is no doubt that these two por...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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RG: In our Opinion
Almost lost amid the controversy, the debate and the mudslinging of a sexual-abuse sentencing hearing has been the person most central to the case — the victim.
A 13-year-old girl who more than likely will be scarred for life by the events of last ye...
DATE: Jul 16, 2020
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RG: In our Opinion
His ears had to be ringing all weekend and by the time the last video nasty involving one of his trusted lieutenants hit the mainstream media, David Burt had had enough.
After months of preaching and imploring that the Bermuda public follow the rules...
DATE: Jul 07, 2020
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RG: In our Opinion
Just when you thought it was safe to go back … in the past ten days, Bermuda has recorded five new cases of Covid-19.
That is disappointing because, to all intents and purposes, Bermuda had appeared to have succeeded in flattening the curve of Covid-...
DATE: Jun 23, 2020
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RG: In our Opinion
Marcus Rashford challenged the British Government to do better, and it did. Using his profile as a star footballer for Manchester United and England, Rashford spoke out on the plight of disadvantaged children who would go without because of the econo...
DATE: Jun 22, 2020
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RG: In our Opinion
In an editorial that was published on Monday, it was incorrectly suggested that the Bermuda Football Association had acted unethically in deciding the destination of the First Division title when declaring on May 27 that the 2019-20 season could not ...
DATE: Jun 10, 2020
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RG: In our Opinion
With attention focused on the uproar caused by the death of George Floyd in the United States and the continued Covid-19 crisis, many may have missed the mini-Cabinet shuffle that took place last week.
In normal times, this would have received more a...
DATE: Jun 10, 2020
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RG: In our Opinion