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The period of the 1940s through to the early 1960s saw tremendous movements in Africa inspired by many new activists such as Kwame Nkrumah, of Ghana, Patrice Lamumba, of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Jomo Kenyatta, of Kenya, to name a few.
Th...
DATE: May 12, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
Human societies undergo shifts from time to time; for the better or the worse. The sources of those shifts are never fully understood — shrouded in some mystery. In the spring of 1981, during a dispute that mushroomed into a general strike, there...
DATE: May 03, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Glenn Fubler
This is not intended as an anti-political party opinion, as much as it is intended to cause reflection and hopefully develop a sense of accountability for the truth of the effects of party politics on Bermuda.
It has been stated and even repeated tha...
DATE: Apr 26, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
The 1960s saw real and explosive change in Bermuda. Given the international background, change abounded globally. In Africa, the Caribbean, and through civil rights and other movements in the United States, a potent environment was established.
On r...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
More than a week ago, the Premier expressed concern that some families of elders who had loved ones in senior homes were refusing permission for the Covid vaccination to be administered to their relatives. I share his concern in the circumstances we ...
DATE: Apr 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Glenn Fubler
SOS! There is an urgent need to have put forward a few direct questions that have real-time significance and are of national importance.
What must one do in Bermuda to attain justice or even relief, if everyone from the very head of our judicial fram...
DATE: Apr 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
Many persons were of the opinion that David Burt's slight against the Governor over the assent of the Cannabis legislation was a prelude to the long-held dream, if not commitment, of the Progressive Labour Party to lead the country to independence.
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DATE: Mar 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
Dear Sir,
I just hope that our premier thanked the British Government for sending a free vaccine supply to Bermuda, as a UK Overseas Territory. I have never heard a word of appreciation from the Premier for this gesture, but perhaps he has written to...
DATE: Mar 11, 2021
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Letters to the Editor
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AUTHOR:
Letters to the Editor
The Progressive Labour Party discovered this week that even a landslide General Election victory does not give a government a blank cheque to do whatever it wants.
While the PLP was quick to frame the defeat of the Cannabis Licensing Act in the Senat...
DATE: Mar 06, 2021
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Editorials
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RG: In our Opinion
Arguably, our children are suffering the most right now. Research evidence seems to support this with child mental-health difficulties increasing, particularly in respect to anxiety and depression.
There are a few reasons why we should be especially ...
DATE: Mar 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Gemma Harris