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Dear Jason,
By the time you read this, the results will be in and final. No matter the results, you are always a winner to us, your family.
Why do I say this?
Well, basically, since the day you were born, the family have seen you take the path of l...
DATE: Nov 22, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
“Plastic, a material invented to last for ever, can no longer be used to make products intended to be thrown away. There is no away.”
The excessive production, usage and disposal of plastic materials has serious consequences for the environment. Eve...
DATE: Nov 21, 2019
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Other
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When someone mentions a personal trainer, what comes to mind?
Do you automatically think of some immortal being sculpted with six-pack abs who sips green shakes every morning?
Or a drill sergeant who barks orders in order to get you scared and make y...
DATE: Nov 20, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Betty Doyling
The late John Stubbs is best known today for being the name behind the “Stubbs Bill”, which decriminalised anal sex, or sodomy, in Bermuda. But as a parliamentarian of long standing, he was also a great student of politics and political behaviour. On...
DATE: Nov 20, 2019
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Editorials
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RG: In our Opinion
Representatives from 31 countries, including Bermuda, talked about supporting the health of more than 700 million of their people. The representatives grappled with defining a common purpose of healthcare, and having the difficult conversations about...
DATE: Nov 19, 2019
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Other
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Dear Sir,
Tucked away on Page 9 of The Royal Gazette of November 12 is the bad news for young Bermudians up to Primary 6 level; that, under the Cambridge Checkpoint system, they achieved in mathematics a score of 1.9 out of a potential 6.
A disgra...
DATE: Nov 18, 2019
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Letters to the Editor
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Letters to the Editor
On June 20 and 21, all middle schools received acceptance letters outlining how many students were to be expected for the 2019-20 school year. Acceptance letters were distributed to allow schools to plan at the site level, order resources and establi...
DATE: Nov 14, 2019
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Other
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Bermuda is now well on the road to recovery from Hurricane Humberto, and it is impossible to ignore the reality that it is the fourth serious hurricane to have done damage to our island in the past five years.
Hurricanes Fay and Gonzalo hit in 2015 ...
DATE: Nov 13, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Editorials
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AUTHOR:
RG: In our Opinion
Political leaders around in the world, especially in jurisdictions operating under democratic principles, too often are heavily involved with racial, ethnic, religious or political divisiveness, on a scale that overshadows efforts to do what is best ...
DATE: Nov 09, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
The Ministry of Education needs to urgently deal with the teaching conditions at Dellwood School, caused by a poorly planned merger with TN Tatem.
The teachers at Dellwood School are continuing their work-to-rule and continue to feel stress caused by...
DATE: Nov 08, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Cole Simons