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We have had a difficult 18 months, along with the rest of the world in battling a once-in-a-century phenomenon. Our gloom, however, has been going on for far longer.
Unlike the United States, Bermuda was slow to recover from the Great Recession of 20...
DATE: Jul 01, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Malcolm Raynor
Bermuda observed National Heroes Day last week, honouring the contributions of eight distinguished Bermudians.
It is no disrespect to their accomplishments to state the obvious. There are numerous unsung heroes and heroines who have given much to Ber...
DATE: Jun 30, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Meredith Ebbin
Today's world of Covid realities has a new and present-day dilemma aside from that of strictly health implications. This is a time that requires every bit of our active reasoning to navigate through a plethora of theories and opinions. Families and s...
DATE: Jun 30, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
The theme for the 40th anniversary of the Launch of the Anti-Apartheid Movement in Bermuda — “Thinking Globally, Acting Locally” — includes layers of meaning. This theme is most appropriate given the unprecedented challenges facing our entire planet ...
DATE: Jun 29, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Glenn Fubler
“This could be the first trumpet, might as well be the last, many more will have to suffer, many more will have to die, don’t ask me why”
— Bob Marley
An interesting dynamic has taken place in Bermuda politics. The Progressive Labour Party ha...
DATE: Jun 28, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Vic Ball
Margaret Carter
In Margaret Carter’s house, wherein we would reside every Wednesday and every other weekend for visitation with our father, the kitchen table was central to all domestic and public matters. Margaret taught us how to bake raisin b...
DATE: Jun 28, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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Although much of the world is still battling the pandemic, which has disrupted lives and continues to have an impact on several countries — not least Bermuda — world leaders gathered in Cornwall, England, for the G7 summit that saw America’s new admi...
DATE: Jun 26, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
The Covid-19 pandemic is far from over. The Delta variant is raging around the world and the unvaccinated are at particular risk.
This new mutated variant is highly contagious and is already leading to more hospital admissions, including for younger...
DATE: Jun 25, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Lindsay Simmons
Maybe it is a sign of old age when one becomes sensitive about subjects such as democracy or the lack thereof. Certainly, day-to-day management items tend rather to look at the implications of broader moves that affect the freedoms and livelihood of ...
DATE: Jun 25, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
“The stone that the builder refused has become the head cornerstone.”
— Psalm 118:22
Growing up in the rural mountains of Tortola in the Virgin Islands, my mother and her four sisters never had to worry about going hungry, being bullied or ...
DATE: Jun 25, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
