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In February 2020, United States president Donald Trump announced a peace deal with the Taliban, giving American forces 15 months to get out of Afghanistan. Nearly a year later, with the withdrawal nearly complete and only 2,500 US Armed Forces member...
DATE: Apr 26, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Thomas L. Knapp
Bermuda, like many countries large and small, is in the grip of a crisis that has shattered what most would feel is a life of normality, even though much of that normalcy has changed over the years, especially when it comes to basic values such as re...
DATE: Apr 24, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Vaccines are scary to many people because the science behind them is complicated. And social-media misinformation abounds. To simplify things, here is an analogy.
Consider the seatbelt. It has been proven to save lives and reduce injuries in car ...
DATE: Apr 24, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Michael Jarvis
The 1960s saw real and explosive change in Bermuda. Given the international background, change abounded globally. In Africa, the Caribbean, and through civil rights and other movements in the United States, a potent environment was established.
On r...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
As a young boy growing up, my mother always told me that I had a big, older cousin who worked for Cable & Wireless. Additionally, this cousin was supposed to be "somewhat" of a good footballer.
You know, one of those legendary cousins that we all hav...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
I could carp, but I won’t. I could lash out in anger, but I won’t. Complaining and criticising at this critical stage of the fight proves only one thing, and that is that hindsight is 20/20 vision.
So if you are looking for that in this column. Stop....
DATE: Apr 22, 2021
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
A few weeks back I asked if we could get a road map for Bermuda to climb out of this Covid mess. When you are trying to reach a destination and you need others to follow you, it is important that you have a road map and provide it to others so that t...
DATE: Apr 22, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Ben Smith
Vic Ball, the former One Bermuda Alliance senator and unsuccessful candidate for Constituency 9, Smith’s West, Vic Ball, recently penned an op-ed in which he called on Bermudians to be angry.
Really? Angry?
That’s the feeling that the Opposition wish...
DATE: Apr 22, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Owen Darrell
The World Meteorological Organisation released a new report on Tuesday — The State of the Global Climate 2020. The report’s findings will not come as a surprise to Bermudians, as we witness some of these impacts first hand and observe the media repor...
DATE: Apr 22, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Glenn Fubler
Every time I speak with or visit a client at Westgate or one of the other prison facilities, I am reminded of the lack of proper rehabilitation this Island has to offer prisoners and members of our community who have committed serious criminal offenc...
DATE: Apr 22, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Victoria Greening
