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May I respond to Jan-Ann Martin who critiqued, in The Royal Gazette of January 13, my overlong comments on the proposed government health reforms?
First, it is worth noting and recording that Bermuda does come out reasonably well by comparison with o...
DATE: Jan 22, 2020
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The World Economic Forum, the most concentrated gathering of wealth and power on the planet, will begin once again amid a natural fortress of snow and ice in the Swiss Alps. President Donald Trump is jetting in for a scheduled address. Dozens of othe...
DATE: Jan 21, 2020
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Dear Sir,
Recently, the Government of Bermuda has introduced a new standard of qualifying for work in Bermuda for speakers of other languages.
While I agree that persons that serve with the public, especially waiters, etc, should be able to take ord...
DATE: Jan 18, 2020
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In light of the news regarding Bermuda’s 2020 Rhodes Scholar, I am forced to consider the legacy of Cecil Rhodes and whether it is reconcilable to accept an opportunity founded upon a legacy of genocide and colonialism. I post these thoughts not in d...
DATE: Jan 17, 2020
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Readers have spoken. The launch of the year-long, once-a-month Moneywise pretend portfolio project has generated interest and reader feedback.
We thank everyone who has taken time from their busy schedules to send commentary. The Moneywise mission h...
DATE: Jan 11, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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Martha Harris Myron
I really enjoy opening an old bottle of wine and thinking of all that has taken place since the grapes were ripening on the vine.
For instance, I had strategically placed a double magnum of 1990 Cignale on our kitchen island before Neil and Maria Em...
DATE: Jan 10, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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Michael Robinson
Like nearly all Americans of a certain age, I was told in school that tobacco, alcohol and marijuana are gateway drugs — and that is why marijuana should remain illegal.
First of all, even if you accept that these three substances are “gateways” to ...
DATE: Jan 09, 2020
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I first met Clinton Smith in the early 1960s as a fellow student at Berkeley Institute, where his mother, Hyacinth Smith, served as school secretary.
His team-mates from that 1966 championship PHC Juniors football squad remember how Clint would be i...
DATE: Jan 06, 2020
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Glenn Fubler
We know this much already: there will be an election next year. People will spend money, eat food, watch (and play) sports, use phone apps and play video games, and countries around the world will engage in diplomacy — and conflict. The details of al...
DATE: Dec 31, 2019
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On November 23, St James Church in Somerset was filled for the Celebration of the Life of the late Veronica Ross. The congregation heard aspects of how this loving mother, iconic educator and community exemplar was not only concerned about some, but ...
DATE: Dec 21, 2019
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