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Our government is focused on technology as a future pillar of the economy, with increasing emphasis in the fintech area. For Bermuda to succeed in this arena, we need to develop a workforce with the skills to meet the needs and demands of this fast-c...
DATE: Dec 03, 2018
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I am not surprised at the present state of affairs that have led the Bermuda Union of Teachers taking “appropriate action” because this photo-op Minister of Education and his government’s main priority is to eliminate the middle schools and provide f...
DATE: Dec 01, 2018
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The Government sustained another legal defeat as the courts rule in favour of same-sex marriage. We have heard both sides of this issue and everyone is entitled to their opinions and beliefs.
However, every citizen is owed all the rights and privile...
DATE: Nov 29, 2018
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I am the father of a child who has had Asperger syndrome diagnosed. This was a frightening diagnosis because as parents we had no idea what this was. Since that diagnosis, I have become passionate about learning about and getting others to understand...
DATE: Nov 29, 2018
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As far back as 1968, the Progressive Labour Party platform called for comprehensive schools or neighbourhood schools. The failure of Bermuda to move in that direction over the past 60 years is a mark of the PLP’s failure to pursue its stated goal of ...
DATE: Nov 28, 2018
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We are now more than two weeks into a new sanctions regime on Iran, and it will be a long time before it ends. The Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, has listed 12 conditions that Iran needs to meet before that happens. They include a permanent cessati...
DATE: Nov 26, 2018
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Once again Bermuda seems to be drifting into a troubling period where even those without strong political attachments are very concerned as to whether the government of the day is really in touch with critical issues that most Bermudians want address...
DATE: Nov 24, 2018
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Al Seymour
Bermuda is a small place, and I think that we all have cabin fever. But if one is discouraged from speaking freely because of how small the population is, and how we all know one another, can one still argue that we have free speech?
It is difficult ...
DATE: Nov 21, 2018
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The first Throne Speech of this Progressive Labour Party government, which was delivered in September 2017, made many promises and, while many items have been addressed, much remains to be done in spite of one minister at the time, who was fired or r...
DATE: Nov 19, 2018
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Michael Dunkley
Whether it is here in Bermuda or elsewhere, no government that operates on the basis of democratic principles is immune from being held accountable for actions that raise questions about transparency. This is particularly significant when communicati...
DATE: Nov 17, 2018
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Al Seymour