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You learn a lot writing a book, as I did with my latest effort, Fixing the Racial Wealth Gap: Racism & Discrimination Put Us Here, But This Is How We Can Save Future Generations. I researched the history of the economic racism that is responsible for...
DATE: Apr 04, 2022
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The March 25, 1953 General Election was pivotal to the movement for social progress in Bermuda. Activists had quietly facilitated a deft move and outwitted the shenanigans of the oligarchy, enabling E.F. Gordon to secure re-election to represent St G...
DATE: Mar 31, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Glenn Fubler
Recently, the Cannabis Licensing and Regulation Act has passed through the House of Assembly. It does not have to be approved by the Senate again and instead will head straight to the Governor for Royal Assent.
Despite being touted as a highly suppor...
DATE: Mar 31, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Dwayne Robinson
The group of youth attending Bermuda’s first Youth Climate Summit in November 2021 addressed the issue of climate change with an impressive sense of motivation. The ideas collected at the YCS in the tracks of Conservation, Sustainability and Climate ...
DATE: Mar 31, 2022
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Bermuda is heading for a full-blooded constitutional crisis. The Cannabis Licensing Act was passed for a second time by the House of Assembly on Friday, and was tabled in the Senate on Monday.
However, that tabling is a simple procedural matter. Hav...
DATE: Mar 30, 2022
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Editorials
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RG: In our Opinion
After 50 years of sociopolitical activity preceded by a nebulous or nascent introduction through church and family, I think my tales of that experience may be of interest for those who are going forward with any political ambition. It is useful to kn...
DATE: Mar 24, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
The protection of children is a fundamental tenet of civilised society. To protect a child is innate in every adult, regardless of being a parent or not.
In early 2020, we witnessed the horrific images of overwhelmed hospitals, spiralling deaths as C...
DATE: Mar 21, 2022
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Under the guise of “emergency powers” and fearmongering, the Premier has instilled a post-Covid authoritarian regime like no other. To come out of this, we need a quick-jolt recovery, financial stability and sustainable economic growth. Time is not o...
DATE: Mar 17, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Sir John Swan
The National Youth Policy sets out the Government’s plan to empower and engage Bermuda's young people through 2026 while providing a unified approach to tackle issues they are facing and providing them with the support to have positive and productive...
DATE: Mar 17, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Arianna Hodgson
This week I laid out before a teachers group a few positions, and made some assertions about the Bermuda Union of Teachers’ hierarchy, hoping to be thumped and countered by contrary facts by any of its 1,000 members — but “nada”.
Today, it should be ...
DATE: Mar 16, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi