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While speculation over whether Joe Biden and the Democrats can hold on to the 2020 election victory and stave off a Donald Trump return with the Republicans can appear as a relevant debate, by comparison in Bermuda there is no such speculation here o...
DATE: Jun 17, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
When did racism begin? Because of how ideas about race shape our contemporary world, some have argued that racism did not exist in the ancient and medieval worlds, that it was a modern invention. Proposing that there was a past before racism helped p...
DATE: Jun 17, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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This is the latest in a series to mark World Oceans Day which looks at how plastics and other pollutants are affecting the marine environment. Here, Bermuda Marine Debris Taskforce member Jennifer Gray explains how plastics enter the ocean and ho...
DATE: Jun 16, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Jennifer Gray
“With friends like these, who needs enemies”
— Joey Adams
This expression is timely when we consider that one’s close associates can often prove to be more adversarial and damaging than one’s enemy or opponents. The quote above is very applic...
DATE: Jun 15, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Vic Ball
No, Bermuda merchants are not ripping us off as some claim — although it certainly feels like it at times. As many would attest, buying goods in Bermuda has been historically expensive. So why does it “feel” like prices on the island have been gettin...
DATE: Jun 14, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Malcolm Raynor
I have been thinking recently about emotion and stress buckaroo. If you remember the 1980s board game, you will know that essentially you load up the donkey until he snaps!
I find it is a helpful analogy at the moment because the pandemic is leaving ...
DATE: Jun 14, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Gemma Harris
The world has been battling the Covid-19 pandemic for over a year and the Carpha Annual Health Research Conference, as a face-to-face event, was one of the many casualties of the forced need to separate to avoid transmission of Sars-CoV-2.
Truth be t...
DATE: Jun 12, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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In a continuing series on marine debris to mark World Oceans Day on Tuesday, Bermuda Marine Debris Taskforce members Hannah Horsfield and Julie Cross Steele look at methods of skimming trash off the surface of oceans, inland waters and harbours
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DATE: Jun 12, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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Time and time again this government has been called out for selective enforcement of Covid regulations, and selective event exemptions. The Premier and his government have had a slew of public relations missteps, including last year’s restaurant deba...
DATE: Jun 11, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Dwayne Robinson
Living in Bermuda, one becomes used to waiting for a considerable amount of time to deliver something ordered online. It is not unusual to wait up to three weeks to a month to receive the desired goods.
More often than not, one can look on Facebook a...
DATE: Jun 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
