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The pandemic of obesity is a well-known phenomenon affecting the world population, but more so the Western Hemisphere, with Americans being among the heaviest people in the world.
This pandemic has occurred since the 1980s with increasing frequency,...
DATE: May 31, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Joe Yammine, MD
Dear Sir,
I just wish to comment on the passing of Colin Benbow.
Mr Benbow taught me history at Warwick Academy, and a finer history teacher you could not find.
He had the knack of making some of the most boring historical figures come alive.
He i...
DATE: May 31, 2016
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Letters to the Editor
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Dear Sir,
The May 21 Royal Gazette editorial titled “Graduating from eye for an eye” for the graduating students was in my opinion a good article. Like the more recent article on May 23, titled “Bermuda’s schools, we salute you”, it jumped all over t...
DATE: May 28, 2016
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Letters to the Editor
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The formation of a public education trust fund could be a way of creating the capital necessary for the reformation of the public education system. It would also save middle-class parents from expending $500,000 in private school fees for two childre...
DATE: May 27, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Cheryl Pooley
One thing you learn when you’ve been around the America’s Cup for as long as I have is that time passes quickly as the races approach.
Today we’re marking the milestone of having one year to go to the first races in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Q...
DATE: May 26, 2016
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Other
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Globally, a private school education is something that is generally afforded by the wealthy, the elite, expatriates or for religious reasons. The average percentage of the student population attending private schools in Britain is 7 per cent, Japan 7...
DATE: May 26, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Cheryl Pooley
National anxiety over the decline in middle-class living standards is driving this year’s presidential contest like no other issue.
Donald Trump promises a return of manufacturing jobs as the solution, but he misleads voters into thinking those jobs ...
DATE: May 25, 2016
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Other
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• The Adult Education School will host the unique event, Transformations Art Auction and Cocktails, on Wednesday, June 1. From 6pm until 9pm at Gosling’s Wine Cellar, this event will feature more than 25 local artists, including some notable alumni f...
DATE: May 23, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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Nothing to do in Bermuda?
And so we have come to the end of another Bermuda National School Salute. Bigger and better was the ambition for the second edition and, by all accounts, it has been mission accomplished.
But we still have some ways to go for the schoolchildren who r...
DATE: May 23, 2016
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Editorials
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RG: In our Opinion
It’s graduation season. At the Bermuda College this week, a new crop of freshly minted graduates were offered sage advice on life and the never-ending pursuit of knowledge and excellence by Opposition senator Kim Wilkerson, the commencement speaker. ...
DATE: May 21, 2016
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Editorials
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RG: In our Opinion