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Dear Sir,
Thank you for acknowledging the equality of the benevolence of my grandfather, Albert E. Nicholl.
May I convey how touched I was to read the inclusion of the help he bestowed for all youth in Bermuda and in founding the Sea Cadets, and his...
DATE: Oct 23, 2017
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Dear Sir,
I refer to the recent controversy regarding the Commissioner of Education, Freddie Evans, who was apparently erroneously dismissed from his post via an e-mail communication to all teachers and principals, which was sent by the Permanent Sec...
DATE: Oct 12, 2017
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Dear Sir,
The life in which we are born brings with it the beginning process of education. From the moment we are born, we are of impressionable minds and easily led. Our curiosity then goes into play and it is from that point on that there is no sto...
DATE: Oct 02, 2017
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Dear Sir,
In last Thursday’s edition of The Royal Gazette, I note the comments of the new education minister, Diallo Rabain, regarding the lack of funding for public schools maintenance:
“It is unfortunate that the previous government did not allocat...
DATE: Sep 05, 2017
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Dear Sir,
For the past month, I have wrestled with writing this. This morning (September 3), I could take it no longer. It was as if I were driven to the computer.
Kwame Kenyatta, in his book entitled Guide to Implementing African-Centred Education,...
DATE: Sep 05, 2017
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Dear Sir,
The following is an open letter to government backbencher Wayne L. Furbert:
My name is Winston Godwin. My husband’s name is Greg DeRoche. We have actually never had the pleasure of meeting. We have crossed paths but have never talked. There...
DATE: Sep 01, 2017
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Dear Sir,
I have lived in Bermuda all of my life and have never known any other country anywhere else in this world in the same way that I have known Bermuda — or at least that’s what I think and believe that I do.
I am one of those people who could ...
DATE: Aug 01, 2017
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Dear Sir,
About the only thing I find useful emerging from Trump politics is the coining of the phrase “fake news”. Fake news is everywhere and has found its way into Bermuda’s politics. I want that to change. Otherwise, how can I make an informed de...
DATE: Jun 24, 2017
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Dear Sir,
The following is a tribute to the Gilbert family, who gave public service to Bermuda.
The death of John Gilbert, former Clerk to the Legislature (reported in The Royal Gazette on June 3) deserves comment on a family, established on the isl...
DATE: Jun 16, 2017
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Dear Sir,
It was a pleasure to see my alma mater, Harrington Sound Primary School, profiled in the May 17 supplement of the excellent Salute to Schools programme.
The listing of principals was particularly interesting. Two names that stood out were K...
DATE: May 20, 2017
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