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The shambles surrounding Bermuda’s much hyped Covid-19 testing system worsened at the end of last week with the resignation of Dr Carika Weldon as the Government’s scientific adviser.
Dr Weldon returned to Bermuda from the UK at the beginning of the...
DATE: Jan 10, 2022
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Editorials
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RG: In our Opinion
The tradition of making resolutions for a new year dates back four millennia. This is evidence that reflecting on the circumstances and outcomes of past events and considering alternative options for moving forward is an ancient wisdom-practice.
It’s...
DATE: Jan 10, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Glenn Fubler
If the experience of other countries is anything to go by, the greatest threat from the Omicron variant is not that it will cause serious symptoms and widespread death, but that its rapid transmission will paralyse everything from hospitals to shops ...
DATE: Jan 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Editorials
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RG: In our Opinion
Dear Sir,
In recent days, I have been reflecting on my years working with Dame Jennifer Smith. Since we often neglect to thank those who impacted our lives, I want to publicly recognise someone who was influential in my professional life.
I began wor...
DATE: Jan 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Letters to the Editor
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In 2019, Bermuda hosted 808,242 tourists, which is the most in our history. In the same year, the tourism industry directly contributed 5.1 per cent to our GDP. Of course, tourism has been severely impacted these past two years. There is no reason, h...
DATE: Dec 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Malcolm Raynor
In two years, Bermuda’s first political party will be 60 years old. I decided to look through our 1963 PLP platform to compare those pledges to those made in our 2021 platform. Lest we forget, back then the PLP was often vilified for proposing so-cal...
DATE: Dec 16, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister, faces yet another week of political crisis even as his Government confronts new public-health challenges posed by the Omicron variant of Covid-19.
His leadership is being questioned at an especially delicat...
DATE: Dec 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Therese Raphael
History is perhaps the best tool to evaluate actions and determine mistakes or formulae promoted that did not succeed. It is inevitable that the human family learns through tragedy and at times endures difficult and painful experiences before they le...
DATE: Dec 14, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
It has been a longstanding tradition for Bermudian premiers to host dinners for Bermudian students studying in Britain.
For obvious reasons, there was no dinner held last year.
This year, two dinners were held, one in London and another in Manchester...
DATE: Dec 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
I cannot stress strongly enough that this is a last-chance, life-or-death situation, not only for human civilisation as we know it, but for the biosphere (all life) as a whole.
We have let this creep up on us without serious consideration for far too...
DATE: Nov 27, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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