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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...
DATE: Jun 10, 2020
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Editorials
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AUTHOR:
RG: In our Opinion
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 ...
DATE: May 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Editorials
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AUTHOR:
RG: In our Opinion
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 ...
DATE: May 11, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
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...
DATE: May 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Editorials
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AUTHOR:
RG: In our Opinion
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 ...
DATE: Feb 26, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Glenn Fubler
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 ...
DATE: Feb 19, 2020
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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...
DATE: Feb 19, 2020
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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...
DATE: Feb 01, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
Dear Sir,
During the month of December 2019, there were articles published in The Royal Gazette regarding the new disabled parking in the City of Hamilton. I understand many negative comments have been made on this subject.
On behalf of the physical...
DATE: Jan 27, 2020
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Letters to the Editor
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AUTHOR:
Letters to the Editor
The Britain-European Union trade talks have not started officially, but both sides are testing out negotiating lines. Britain is already colouring some of them red, setting up a fight this year that will encompass the three Fs: fish, financial servic...
DATE: Jan 22, 2020
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Therese Raphael