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The Bermuda Turtle Project is anxious to get back out onto the water this month to get a clearer picture of sea turtle abundance. Due to the restrictions brought upon us all by the pandemic, we have been unable to do any in-water research for nearly ...
DATE: Aug 17, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Jennifer Gray
The Delta variant of Covid-19 is well and truly in Bermuda now.
Last night, the health ministry reported that 92 people had Covid-19, up from just 19 a mere three weeks ago.
Of those 92 cases, the vast majority are the Delta variant, which is more i...
DATE: Aug 13, 2021
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Editorials
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AUTHOR:
RG: In our Opinion
Over the past week, the Caribbean region has lost two of its foremost statesmen. Similar in age and political era.
Both were part of the political maturation of their respective islands, closely involved in the leadership that took their countries fr...
DATE: Aug 13, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
With the threat from the Delta variant bearing down across the United States, it is almost hard to remember the heady days this summer when many of us were experiencing relief, joy, even euphoria as we began to resurface from the pandemic. Barbecues ...
DATE: Aug 12, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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It may be that the Government’s plans to close half of the island’s primary schools are so popular and make such good sense that that is the reason there has been virtually no opposition to the announcement last month.
But that seems unlikely. But i...
DATE: Aug 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Editorials
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AUTHOR:
RG: In our Opinion
Fireboats shot glorious arcs of water as the remains of Officer George Gonzalez were driven across the Potomac River last Friday, on the way to the funeral home where the Pentagon police officer’s body would be prepared for burial.
Bike cops, patrol ...
DATE: Aug 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Petula Dvorak
August 1 marked the anniversary of emancipation. Today, we reflect on the life of Bob Moses, a quiet hero of the American Civil Rights movement who died on July 25, aged 86.
Bob, an unpretentious soul, voluntarily confronted Mississippi terror alone...
DATE: Aug 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Glenn Fubler
Crime stories have been vying with Covid-19 headlines for attention in recent days, and that is bad news for Bermuda.
Two different shootings that left four people wounded on Court Street over the past eight days have been the most shocking incident...
DATE: Aug 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Editorials
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AUTHOR:
RG: In our Opinion
On the eve of the holiday to commemorate our emancipation, the government of the day dipped its pen into the inkwell of callous arrogance and removed with one stroke 152 years of Black history. West End School in their minds should exist only in a mu...
DATE: Aug 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Cecille Snaith-Simmons
The Olympics women's gymnastics tournament suggests that this is a sport coming to terms with its devastating recent history. Indeed, Simone Biles has been determined to make sure this is the case.
The superstar was assaulted by physician Larry Nassa...
DATE: Jul 31, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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