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The year 2020 was supposed to be a year of fresh vision — and in some senses it has been — as it has shone the light upon several important realisations; our vulnerability as human beings, not just to a tiny virus whose effects are felt on a global s...
DATE: Dec 24, 2020
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I would like to make mine the words that Pope Francis said once during the pandemic lockdown:
“Tonight before falling asleep, think about when we will return to the street. When we hug again, when all the shopping together will seem like a party. Le...
DATE: Dec 24, 2020
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To small business and entrepreneurs struggling for life in a global pandemic and economic crisis, last Friday’s power failure was another cut on an already abused body. To those in the retail and hospitality industries already suffering before Covid-...
DATE: Dec 22, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Jarion Richardson
Christmas is usually the biggest festival of the year in Bermuda for religious, cultural and economic reasons. This year is different.
Our community is now overshadowed by one of the most difficult challenges in living memory — the impact of a global...
DATE: Dec 22, 2020
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On December 11 during a busy session in Parliament, one of the Bills debated was the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 2020. The Bill consolidated the Trade Union Act 1965, the Labour Relations Act 1975 and the Labour Disputes Act ...
DATE: Dec 21, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Michael Dunkley
Looking back on 2020, no question that two big events stand out: Covid-19 and the historic landslide election victory of the Progressive Labour Party. They were not entirely unrelated.
The pandemic presented the Premier with what was an unforeseen an...
DATE: Dec 21, 2020
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
The old saying “Out of sight, out of mind” is perhaps more prevalent at this time of the year as many countries engage in Christmas festivities, usually with colourful lights, music, family gatherings, and plenty of gifts and food.
Few would disagre...
DATE: Dec 19, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
With more than 100,000 Covid-19 patients in hospital, cases still rising in most states, and healthcare workers overwhelmed, the United States is once again facing a crisis.
In the weeks ahead, before vaccines can be widely distributed, health offic...
DATE: Dec 19, 2020
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No matter the temperatures that cooled Washington, this past summer as the midnight hour came to Juneteenth, a couple of hundred people protesting in memory of George Floyd at Black Lives Matter Plaza remained hot-tempered and found their way to the ...
DATE: Dec 19, 2020
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A while ago, there was a publication in The Royal Gazette and a discussion below about the plans of the Government of Bermuda to ditch the early announced collaboration with Bitfury on implementing blockchain to the land registration sector.
After 1...
DATE: Dec 18, 2020
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