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We are reminded that Cup Match had its genesis in the celebration of the emancipation of those formerly enslaved in Bermuda. The recent assassination of the Haitian president saw our premier reach out to Haitians, expressing sympathy during their cha...
DATE: Jul 27, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Glenn Fubler
Cup Match returns. It will not be your father’s Cup Match or that of your mother, for that matter. Instead, it will be one for the ages — thanks again to Covid-interruptus. Still it’s great that the game is back. It is, after all, the featured classi...
DATE: Jul 27, 2021
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson, both billionaires, went into suborbital space, the first steps in privatising space travel — hearkening back to the days of the great adventures of the mid-century. Then, too, for those who understand history, Atlantic...
DATE: Jul 26, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
Bermuda has a golden opportunity to show the world that despite many challenges, including overcoming the coronavirus pandemic, pulling together for the good of the country is far more important than which political flag Is flying as the authority i...
DATE: Jul 24, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
London is in a precarious position when it comes to Covid-19. Remaining restrictions were recently lifted in the city along with the rest of Britain even as the highly infectious Delta variant drives cases higher.
London's Delta wave will not be as ...
DATE: Jul 24, 2021
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Al Gore, the former Vice-President of the United States, produced a 2006 documentary called An Inconvenient Truth. In this film, he spoke about the oncoming climate change. Many, too many, did not want to hear it and labelled what he said as unpopula...
DATE: Jul 23, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
Thirty-three years ago I began interviewing seniors on Cup March, one of the foremost events of our Bermudian heritage. Their memories ranged over the years leading up to the 1930s.
Much has been written on the history of the game, but I have chosen ...
DATE: Jul 22, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Cecille Snaith-Simmons
Naftali Bennett began his term as Israel's new prime minister by praising his predecessor for the successful Covid vaccination programme and promising more of the same: “Vaccinations, not lockdowns” has been his mantra. The pivot from state-mandated ...
DATE: Jul 22, 2021
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I remember the popularity of Fidel Castro during the 1960s. The cigar-smoking man in army fatigues who, as a charismatic leader, transformed Cuba into a communist state 90 miles from the United States at the height of the Cold War. Expressed then as ...
DATE: Jul 21, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
People are worried about the coronavirus again. So it is understandable that public health officials are feeling pressure to recommend Covid-19 booster shots soon, before we find out the hard way when the vaccines wear off. Pfizer Inc contributed by ...
DATE: Jul 21, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Faye Flam
