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February is Black History Month. Throughout this month The Royal Gazette will feature people, events, places and institutions that have contributed to the shaping of African history.
Anne Wortham, a prolific academic who has opposed aspects of the t...
DATE: Feb 09, 2017
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Spelman College, a historically black, liberal arts college for women, opened in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1881. The previous year, a fledgeling New England organisation called the Women’s American Baptist Home Mission Society secured funds for a college ...
DATE: Feb 09, 2017
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There is a great lesson for all in what it takes to perform a great symphony with so many musicians and a wide range of different instruments. They have specific parts to play and ultimately produce a special sound of beauty in rich harmony.
It is al...
DATE: Feb 06, 2017
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Al Seymour
Brexit. A Donald Trump presidency. These are two of many uncertainties that can potentially affect Bermuda’s future. There is one key driver, however, that in my mind is certain to affect us all — education.
Education is key to the future success of...
DATE: Feb 03, 2017
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February is Black History Month. Throughout this month The Royal Gazette will feature people, events, places and institutions that have contributed to the shaping of African history
Kofi Atta Annan, born on April 8, 1938 in Kumasi, Ghana, served as t...
DATE: Feb 01, 2017
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First impressions matter and there is no denying that the existing facilities at LF Wade International Airport set the wrong first impression. We welcome visitors, including a rising number of first-time visitors, through a gateway that does not refl...
DATE: Jan 31, 2017
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Bermuda needs a new airport. The need is most keenly felt by the people working there — mopping up rainwater from lounges and offices, jerry-rigging ageing systems so they do not fail, or accompanying disabled and elderly people in wind, rain and shi...
DATE: Jan 30, 2017
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Michael Dunkley
What does it mean to be free? To you personally? Well, you think — that’s an easy answer. “I can own and do what I want with my private property, express my opinions, think what I want, vote for who I want, marry whom I choose, I have equal rights ag...
DATE: Jan 28, 2017
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Martha Harris Myron
“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them” — Dalai Lama
The announcement of Bermuda being selected back in December 2014 to host the 2017 America’s Cup has Bermuda now experiencing the p...
DATE: Jan 27, 2017
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Vic Ball
My family went to dinner at L’Oriental in the first week of 2017 and next to us was a table of what looked like 18 to 20-year-olds eating, drinking and talking. Six of them were black and six of them were white, having a good time. In contrast to tha...
DATE: Jan 24, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Cheryl Pooley