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By chance, a few years ago I spotted an advert on Facebook for an event to be held at the Hamilton Princess. At first I paid it no mind then it dawned on me that it was an event that held some interesting possibilities. I then contacted the person wh...
DATE: Sep 02, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
Too many of us still seem to labour under the delusion that Bermuda has unlimited financial resources at its disposal.
It’s almost as if we have embraced the comforting deception Bermuda can draw on a miraculously self-replenishing treasure trove le...
DATE: Aug 31, 2016
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Editorials
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RG: In our Opinion
Here’s something about the deal to build a new airport you may not have noticed before: if the Combined Opposition get an answer they can’t deny to one issue, they move on to another.
Take the question of whether Bermuda needs a new airport. The Prog...
DATE: Aug 30, 2016
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Other
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Several weeks ago, the Bermuda College was featured in a front-page news article that carried the concerns of former nurse Meredith Ebbin, regarding our Associate of Science (Nursing) Degree programme, specifically in respect to its sustainability an...
DATE: Aug 30, 2016
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The reporting on August 13 of the rift between Progressive Labour Party leader Marc Bean and three former members of his shadow cabinet raised more questions than answers. I investigated online sources that weekend and got answers and more for a mode...
DATE: Aug 29, 2016
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One of the key arguments often given for why it is important to increase the diversity of America’s teaching force is that students of colour do better academically when they have teachers of colour.
A 2010 study titled Diversifying the Teaching For...
DATE: Aug 23, 2016
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Children and teenagers in the world’s developed countries have a more than 50 per cent chance of living past 100. By the early 2100s, in other words, “being a centenarian will no longer be a rarity. In fact, it will be the norm”.
That from Lynda Grat...
DATE: Aug 23, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Justin Fox
On August 13, 1996, Leonard Frederick Wade, the leader of the Progressive Labour Party suddenly passed away while he prepared to travel to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for the 42nd Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference.
His passing saddened an...
DATE: Aug 22, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Walter Roban
The Bermuda Government is responsible for many things that affect our daily lives. Think of health standards, garbage collection, taxation, education, firefighting, child services, libraries, parks ...
The list goes on, but if you boiled it down to ...
DATE: Aug 15, 2016
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The issue of same-sex marriage must be addressed with due consideration for every human being, but we are not the only country who has faced this issue.
There are several countries around the world that recognise same-sex marriage: Argentina, Canada,...
DATE: Aug 12, 2016
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sir John Swan