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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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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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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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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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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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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
