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Last week, I was in Miami for my annual testing and screening.
It is always a very emotional time for me. I got to Mount Sinai Medical Centre and was engulfed by harsh memories. Yet, among my strong feelings of fear, anxiety and dread, deep in my pe...
DATE: Apr 25, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nina London
Did you know that there’s something that ladies carry daily that may be more contaminated with bacteria than a toilet seat?
Researchers swabbed ladies’ handbags and found that their handles were the dirtiest part.
As for the items in the bags, bottl...
DATE: Apr 24, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Betty Doyling
It may be hard to imagine better days are coming, particularly when everything around us represents chaos: the closure of the Rosebank branch of Butterfield Bank, school populations declining, some very old established businesses folding and the scar...
DATE: Apr 23, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
When the subject of overcoming loss comes up, most people immediately assume it is in reference to a family member or loved one.
Bermuda being a small community I often wonder whether we feel this kind of loss more acutely because we frequently are ...
DATE: Apr 23, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Robin Trimingham
Part two: survival planning for relationships in cases of divorce, becoming a widow/widower, partner incapacitation situations and just plain relationship common sense.
Readers, you should know that I often use case examples to explain concepts and...
DATE: Apr 20, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
Bermuda will mourn the death of Lloyd James, a tall, imposing batsman who was a true legend.
My memory goes back to his first Cup Match century of 147 runs. His century was devastating to Somerset, who at the time had dominated the Cup Match classic...
DATE: Apr 18, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
“While 88 per cent of employers think that their employees worry about money, just a third (30 per cent) think money worries impact their staff while at work. However, the reality on the ground is very different. Three-quarters (73 per cent) of emplo...
DATE: Apr 18, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Bill Storie
‘We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit — Will Durrant
In every thing that we do, with every move that we make, every choice, every step, we are either hindering our progress or working towards our goal with de...
DATE: Apr 17, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Dre Hinds
There has been a lot of buzz on the internet regarding the evils of the “rag trade”, particularly the working conditions that some Third World garment workers are subjected to and the global environmental impact of the clothing manufacturing industry...
DATE: Apr 16, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Robin Trimingham
April in Bermuda sees the start of an uptick in temperature, which makes it a good time to concentrate on carrying out work on the lawn, be it verticutting, aerating, fertilising, repairing or laying a new one.
Three grass types are grown for residen...
DATE: Apr 15, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Malcolm Griffiths