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One year ago, my husband and I arrived for the first time in Northern Thailand to the ancient capital of Chiang Mai, a small city with more than 300 Buddhist temples and, for many, Thailand’s spiritual heartland.
Monks in ochre robes were chanting b...
DATE: Feb 13, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nina London
We are now in February and commitment may be dwindling. However, if you are sticking to your fitness regime, congratulations!
Almost 40 per cent of people who start fitness and diet routines give up within the first seven days.
The most common reason...
DATE: Feb 12, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Betty Doyling
It is entirely possible that Bermuda could find itself excluded from the future of financial services. Companies such as PayPal, Square, Venmo, Stripe and Revolut are revolutionising the payments and remittances industry, just not in Bermuda. None of...
DATE: Feb 11, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Denis Pitcher
Today I have a simple question for you: Are you trusted? I imagine that many of you quickly answered “yes”, without giving the matter much thought. Note here, though, that I didn’t ask whether you are “trustworthy”, I asked whether you are “trusted”;...
DATE: Feb 11, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Robin Trimingham
I read Sir John Swan’s opinion with interest, and let me first say I don’t disagree with his take on the state of Bermuda’s economy because it has become a manifest reality.
When the Premier himself concludes the same, it means it is not a conversati...
DATE: Feb 11, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
This is an update, 18 years later, of the original Moneywise article published in January 2002.
It has now been 20 years since the ground-breaking, game-changing Bermuda National Pension Scheme (Occupational Pensions) Act 1998, a contributory benef...
DATE: Feb 08, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
Countries throughout the world, large and small, should be gravely concerned about recent political events in America. The nation described as the most powerful on earth, and a leader in the area of wealth, is at the moment the subject of discussions...
DATE: Feb 08, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Beat the Couch season is upon us and I’ve been busy rounding up a gang of beginners who are ready to start running either the first time, or the first time in a long time!
As usual, we’ve started to gather a very eclectic list with people as young a...
DATE: Feb 07, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
“No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”
— Matthew 6:24
Lately, the One Bermuda Alliance has taken a new tact in their public relations narrative. No doubt, based on polling, ...
DATE: Feb 07, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
Let me share some information on the favourite grape in our home.
We are not alone as it is the most planted worldwide even though, historically, it is rather the new kid on the block.
It all happened in the seventeenth century when, accidentally, a ...
DATE: Feb 07, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Michael Robinson