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The Speech from the Throne brought to mind the comment from Mario Cuomo, the first member of that family to govern New York, that politicians “campaign in poetry, but govern in prose”.
Throne speeches are often filled with grand phrasemaking and aff...
DATE: Nov 06, 2021
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Editorials
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AUTHOR:
RG: In our Opinion
If you have been experiencing migraines on and off throughout the year, trying different over-the-counter medication, you may decide on visiting your doctor to find out what is going on. The doctor would not only treat what is ailing you, perhaps wit...
DATE: Sep 24, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Malcolm Raynor
It has been said that there are no friends in politics, only allies who have common interests that can and do shift from time to time. In fact, as former US president Harry Truman once famously said about life in Washington (read politics): if it is ...
DATE: Sep 16, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
Happy Labour Day to the workers of Bermuda. As we celebrate this day, I take this opportunity to give my sincere thanks and gratitude to each and every worker for the contributions you make to our island home.
The previous year has been a tumultuous...
DATE: Sep 07, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Jason Hayward
On August 14, a magnitude-7.2 earthquake struck Haiti's southern peninsula. Coming a month after the assassination of the President and amid a severe coronavirus surge, the quake was the latest blow to the Caribbean nation. Haiti has still not fully ...
DATE: Aug 23, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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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
The recent assassination of the Haitian president Jovenel Moïse has sent shock waves throughout the Western hemisphere. Haiti, which is known as the first of the enslaved colonies to break free and declare independence, has long suffered from authori...
DATE: Jul 10, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
In the 1950s, two young girls from the island of Tortola in the Virgin Islands sat next to each other in primary school and in high school.
One young girl from the east end of the island; the other from the central mountains of the island.
Rocky ...
DATE: Jul 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
Bermuda has lived for decades with the spectre of foreign governments shattering the economy with the stroke of a pen.
Changing a few words in a tax code could cause immeasurable harm to international businesses, which has as one of its cornerstones...
DATE: Jun 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Editorials
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AUTHOR:
RG: In our Opinion
Naomi Osaka, winner of four grand-slam tennis tournaments, has declared her independence and in doing so is exhibiting interdependence – a refined empathy for others.
Osaka took a stand to preserve healthy boundaries when she declared that for the 2...
DATE: Jun 01, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Glenn Fubler
