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The whole Covid-19 crisis has seemed unreal, from beginning to where we are now, for those relatively unaffected by health or job worries. We are all probably functioning on “hope for the best” basis at this point in time. The gradual, monitored sma...

First, I cannot make an apology for my opinion. It’s my qualified assessment, while realising there are levels along a full spectrum of racial attitudes — some more humanly evolved than others. I therefore speak to the lowest level of that spectrum,...

With attention focused on the uproar caused by the death of George Floyd in the United States and the continued Covid-19 crisis, many may have missed the mini-Cabinet shuffle that took place last week. In normal times, this would have received more a...

Scylla and Charybdis were monsters in Greek mythology — one a whirlpool and the other a six-headed creature — situated on either side of a narrow channel. If mariners avoided one danger, they were certain to be caught and destroyed by the other, and ...

Has anyone noticed that no one to date has come forward with an economic recovery plan? Please note, we are not saying there have not been any efforts of relief at all, or that there is no attempt to mitigate the Covid-19 effects on the economy, but ...

It is timely and right, with World Press Freedom Day having been internationally recognised yesterday, that we remind Bermuda of the significance of independent media and their value to society — especially amid the scourge of the coronavirus pandemi...

February 21 was the anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X or El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. Two days before his death, in 1965, the photographer Gordon Parks interviewed him. Malcolm’s words follow: “Listening to various African leaders awakened ...

Mr Premier, I implore you to take your Brexit Committee seriously. In Britain this week, the Prime Minister’s special political adviser, Dominic Cummings, hired a 27-year-old adviser called Andrew Subisky. Within 48 hours, Mr Subisky had quit, owing ...

Many things divide the 27 member states of the European Union these days, but one controversy in particular sums up the bloc’s fundamental dilemma. It is over “enlargement”, and specifically whether to formally start accession talks with North Macedo...

The Moneywise Pretend Portfolio yearlong series has been updated to reflect stock and bond prices at original issue and as at end of January. The portfolio is not yet complete as each month in the year-long programme, but please take the time to see...