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Not one to practise tooting my own horn, I had mixed feelings when inducted an honorary fellow by the Bermuda College. My wife, Deonn, reminded me that Jesus once said, “Don’t hide your light under a bushel”.
I recalled how in 1999, it was only when ...
DATE: Mar 08, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Glenn Fubler
Last week, the Senate passed legislation aimed at reducing the stress and cost of obtaining a divorce by introducing “no-fault divorce” to Bermuda. This legislation will be the first of a raft of reforms that aim to modernise Bermuda’s legislation, w...
DATE: Mar 07, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Bailey-Munroe
It has taken Russia's invasion of Ukraine for Britain to pursue more concerted action against the flow of dirty money through the City of London and the capital’s property market. Government reforms announced last Monday focused on lifting the veil o...
DATE: Mar 07, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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Much of our world these days seems to be seeking new ways to solve old problems that have been a part of life on this planet for many centuries. One of the key elements found in almost every conflict involves critical divisiveness, usually based on d...
DATE: Mar 05, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
In 2020, Caricom produced a report that the Caribbean region imported more than $10 billion worth of food items per year. Considering that most islands had historically produced their own foods, this is more than a tragedy.
Caricom began to set a pla...
DATE: Mar 04, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has shaped a visual narrative about the power of vulnerability, the persuasiveness of simplicity and the public’s collective need to believe that modest men can rise to meet any moment. Eight days into a war for...
DATE: Mar 04, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Robin Givhan
I love history, in particular the nuance that different perspectives lend to its narrative and accounts.
I remember years ago reading about the beginnings of the Bermuda Union of Teachers and the cause of its inception. At the time, my interest was ...
DATE: Mar 04, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
Winfield Herbert Simpson, nicknamed “Kid McCormick”, was the son of Horace McCormick Simpson, a Jamaican national, and Doris Trott (née Joell), a Bermudian.
Doris was the granddaughter of William Herbert T. Joell, the first Coloured or Black man ele...
DATE: Mar 03, 2022
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Opinion
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When a young mind is inspired it is more than hopeful, it is great
— Lisa Baksh
Aspiring boxer Chanz Smith met his hero last week in the culmination of a Black History Month Celebration project assigned by his teachers at Purvis Primary Scho...
DATE: Mar 03, 2022
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Opinion
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AUTHOR:
Dexter Smith
“It is not enough to be compassionate. You must act.”
— Lhamo Thondup, 14th Dalai Lama
The Progressive Labour Party believes in easing the burden of our people in practical, impactful ways through legislation and policy. This approach is refl...
DATE: Mar 03, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Vance Campbell
