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The Bermuda Immigration and Protection Amendment Act 2021 will come into effect on December 1, 2021. This will create new pathways to a permanent resident’s certificate for long-term residents. Although previous Progressive Labour Party ministers re...
DATE: Nov 26, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Peter Sanderson
Bermuda Electric Light Company Limited is committed to sustainability and a renewable energy future for Bermuda. We were delighted to recently see the world leaders gathering in Glasgow for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26, to...
DATE: Nov 26, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Wayne Caines
Now that we have had a chance to hear the Progressive Labour Party government’s Throne Speech, we are reminded how bare its cupboard of courageous leadership and meaningful ideas really is.
Right now, a number of residents on the island are in need. ...
DATE: Nov 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Douglas De Couto
Young people are frustrated about the availability of jobs and opportunity. They see the red tape of bureaucracy and their lack of access to capital and think that they can’t make their dreams come true.
They see people working with skills they want,...
DATE: Nov 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Owen Darrell
The decision by the Bermuda Post Office to expand its international courier service should have come as no surprise to anyone. After all, its Business Plan 2020 was announced in the House of Assembly a year ago and one of the deliverables was parcel-...
DATE: Nov 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Malcolm Raynor
I read Khalid Wasi’s response to my op-ed entitled “Know your place” with interest and some bemusement. Typically, it contained once again his revisionist take on Bermuda’s mid to late 20th-century history for about the 500th time.
Khalid, please le...
DATE: Nov 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Rolfe Commissiong
Dear Sir,
The Leader of the Opposition, Cole Simons, gave a Reply to the Throne Speech last week and he gave stark warnings about the rising level of youth violence and gun crime occurring on the island. He called upon the Premier to increase resourc...
DATE: Nov 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Letters to the Editor
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AUTHOR:
Letters to the Editor
Ho-hum, another Throne Speech marks the start of a new parliamentary session. I have seen and heard a number over the years, maybe as many as 50, dating back to my years in journalism, and even had a hand in a few, dating back to my years in governme...
DATE: Nov 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
It is a fairly simple task to pillory Wayne Furbert for his recent ham-handed handling of plans to reform the Bermuda Post Office.
The Minister for the Cabinet Office blundered into a storm of controversy when he defended plans to have the Post Offi...
DATE: Nov 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Editorials
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AUTHOR:
RG: In our Opinion
I know we are all concerned about the recent return of gun violence and gang-related activities. The dilemma reveals the level of hate and insensitivity to life that has overtaken the minds of too many of our young men and women — prompting the deep...
DATE: Nov 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
