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RECENTLY in the Mid-Ocean News I used the example of a larger-than-life statue of Ghanaian leader Kwame Nkrumah as a fitting example of why Bermudian freedom fighter Sarah (Sally) Bassett should be commemomarated with an epic piece of statuary. I wen...
DATE: Oct 24, 2008
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MORAL courage, the willingness to brave rejection, opposition and opprobrium, has never been a common virtue. Not in Bermuda. Not in the world at large. Which is why it's generally regarded as the acid test for heroism - that ability to maintain what...
DATE: Oct 17, 2008
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Bermuda ushered in the observance of its first National Heroes' Day holiday with an impressive celebration of the life of Dame Lois Browne Evans, attended by hundreds at the National Sports Centre.
The event was marked by eloquent speechmaking, soul-...
DATE: Oct 17, 2008
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FROM time to time I have posed the question, "What is it that I, as a black Bermudian, have in common with my fellow white Bermudians?" The recent criticisms of the former Corporation of Hamilton Councilor Graeme Outerbridge concerning the scale and ...
DATE: Oct 10, 2008
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Dear Annie: For at least five years, my mother-in-law has been receiving nasty harassing telephone calls from my sister-in-law, "Cruella." These calls usually pertain to Cruella's distorted belief that Mom doesn't accept her as a worthy daughter-in-l...
DATE: Oct 03, 2008
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'France has no permanent friends; only permanent interests' Charles de Gaulle, president of the fourth Republic of France.
Charles de Gaulle may have been the only head of state to voice the above sentiment. But it is the guiding principle of all hea...
DATE: Oct 03, 2008
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Memorial Hall, one of the jewels of the Centennial Exposition of 1876, had lost its lustre many years ago.
Rain poured inside through the magnificent but neglected glass dome, soaking elaborate plasterwork and pooling on the marbl...
DATE: Sep 19, 2008
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There cannot be anyone in Bermuda who has not heard of or enjoyed steelpan music, be it here or abroad. The national instrument of Trinidad, steelpans have been a welcome part of our music scene for decades. Whether as a solo instrument or a full-blo...
DATE: Sep 16, 2008
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There were many ultimate fans in attendance on Friday night at the Definitive Bob Marley presentation.
The event was produced by Latoya Ahknaton of Rhythm at Random and Bob Marley biographer and archivist Roger Steffens – aka Ras Rojah – delivered a ...
DATE: Sep 15, 2008
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There were many ultimate fans in attendance on Friday night at the Definitive Bob Marley presentation.
The event was produced by Latoya Ahknaton of Rhythm at Random and Bob Marley biographer and archivist Roger Steffens – aka Ras Rojah – delivered a ...
DATE: Sep 10, 2008
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