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“When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers” African Proverb
In a perfect world, Bermuda’s leaders could sit down, work together and focus on the best interests of our people. And sometimes that is what happens: we find common ground and we ...
DATE: Apr 24, 2019
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Michael Weeks
Michael Weeks, in a recent opinion, accused the One Bermuda Alliance of being revisionist. I thought it was a wonderful piece of deflection — the Progressive Labour Party’s usual modus operandi, which ordinarily is not worth the time it takes to read...
DATE: Apr 22, 2019
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Dear Sir,
Margaret Lloyd, in her letter published on April 2, stated that for 225 years mould was not an issue, but rather a lack of fresh air combined with poor maintenance. Are this lady and myself the only persons who can see an easy solution, ie,...
DATE: Apr 17, 2019
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Letters to the Editor
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Dear Sir,
I would like to thank the Dellwood family for stepping in and handling the situation with the students and the vapour pens. Tina Duke, the principal, and the teachers should be commended.
They always put our students first. Keep up the fig...
DATE: Apr 16, 2019
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Letters to the Editor
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“I wanna say I lived each day, until I die
And know that I meant something in somebody’s life
The hearts I have touched will be the proof that I leave
That I made a difference, and this world will see
I was here
I lived, I loved
I was here”
— Beyoncé...
DATE: Apr 12, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
It is interesting that the same One Bermuda Alliance that had four education ministers in five years, slashed scholarships and educational opportunities for Bermudians and, on the issue of school mould at TN Tatem, referred to teachers as “mischievou...
DATE: Apr 12, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Michael Weeks
The issue of mould has come to a head at TN Tatem Middle School because it has not been adequately and effectively addressed by the education ministry or public works ministry.
We have tests after tests performed by the Government’s health and safety...
DATE: Apr 11, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Cole Simons
I sat on the plane fighting back tears, looking down at my phone as the text messages I missed while in the air were finally delivered. Then I looked down at the Eritrean baseball jersey I was wearing — in complete disbelief.
Nipsey Hussle had died.
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DATE: Apr 09, 2019
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On March 16, I had the privilege to participate in what I consider a “Community of Practice” on early childhood education. The Early Childhood Symposium, spearheaded by Penny Saltus, of Union Square Productions in partnership with the Child Developme...
DATE: Apr 02, 2019
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Charles Lloyd Tucker was Bermuda’s first black professionally trained artist and a dominant figure on the art scene during the 1950s and 1960s. As the first art teacher at the Berkeley Institute, he inspired a generation of Bermudians. Some, among th...
DATE: Mar 28, 2019
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