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I first met Clinton Smith in the early 1960s as a fellow student at Berkeley Institute, where his mother, Hyacinth Smith, served as school secretary.
His team-mates from that 1966 championship PHC Juniors football squad remember how Clint would be i...
DATE: Jan 06, 2020
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Glenn Fubler
When the history of our time is written, the year 2019 may stand as the turning point in the battle for liberal democracy — a year when millions of people rose to fight against the forces that for more than a decade have been bulldozing it, trampling...
DATE: Dec 30, 2019
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Things could not have gone better for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. His ruling Conservative Party scored a thumping victory in last Thursday’s elections, securing dozens of new seats to forge a solid majority in Parliament. Johnson won what h...
DATE: Dec 17, 2019
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As the General Election in Britain approaches, the country’s continuing political turmoil over Brexit continues to overshadow the strained relationship with the Overseas Territories.
The critical issue is whether Britain and OTs will have a closer re...
DATE: Nov 28, 2019
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Months ago, when former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg said he would not run for president, a palpable feeling of relief flooded the global newsrooms that bear his name.
“The sound of 2,700 exhaling,” as the quip had it.
Now — with the 77-year-ol...
DATE: Nov 26, 2019
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I have loved hot chocolate ever since I was little — preferably covered in whipped cream and marshmallows.
I was definitely sugar-addicted, but there was a comfort element too. A cup of something warm and sweet when you’re growing up in the drizzly ...
DATE: Nov 15, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
Dear Sir,
I read with interest your comment on October 2, 2019 about racial hatred and about an individual supporter of Vasco Da Gama who abused a black referee.
I also read recently a very virulent attack on Walker Zupp, whom Cheryl Gibbons believed...
DATE: Nov 15, 2019
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Letters to the Editor
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Letters to the Editor
“It can be easy to forget the lessons of history, including the tragedies of war, and ramp up divisive and destructive rhetoric without concern for the consequences.”
— Gudjon Bergmann
I have taken the time to review the Premier’s speech at the Pro...
DATE: Nov 14, 2019
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Vic Ball
Dear Sir,
May I start this letter by saying I totally understand the reason why some Bermudians think independence is the best thing for the island.
It is like getting out of college and leaving the family and starting on one’s own. But before we ta...
DATE: Nov 12, 2019
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Letters to the Editor
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Letters to the Editor
Dear Sir,
Even under better economic circumstances, the continuance of the people’s business, concurrent regular-performance reporting of same and the plan for the next 12 months needs personal broadcast by the Premier to the entire tax base, as that...
DATE: Nov 05, 2019
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Letters to the Editor
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Letters to the Editor