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The fight against being oppressed is not the same as fighting for freedom. Every liberation battle does not end with freedom as an automatic consequence.
Liberators and seekers of freedom are often conflated; the very ideas are often conflated. We co...
DATE: Jan 31, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
Horticulture has always been “green” but today, “green” is a driving force in the marketplace where people with environmental concerns are blossoming in numbers.
Consider the not-so-new idea of staying healthy by growing your own fruit and vegetable...
DATE: Jan 31, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Malcolm Griffiths
“Ok, we need to talk!” said Belle.
She patted the spot-on the sofa next to her and indicated (with a tilt of her head) that I should sit down.
I looked into her extremely solemn eyes and tried to remember everything they say in parenting books abou...
DATE: Jan 31, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
With great amusement, I read some words recently penned by One Bermuda Alliance MP Scott Pearman in his op-ed, published on Monday, aptly titled: “How much do words matter?”
Here are some key takeaways:
“Fast-forward to today’s politics and people se...
DATE: Jan 31, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
It all started back in 1652 when the Dutch East India Company planted vines in South Africa. This was done so that grapes and wine could be given to sailors during their voyage along the Spice Route. The vitamin C in fresh fruit warded off scurvy; si...
DATE: Jan 31, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Michael Robinson
Nina London
Why do I love travelling so much? At the top of my list is meeting wonderful people whom I would probably never encounter in my daily life. Many have become my good friends; Bill, who I met in Bermuda when I arrived one sunny day at Docky...
DATE: Jan 30, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nina London
A client just back from vacation was at a grocery store where the cashier commented on her size. “Wow, what happened to you? You put on weight!”
This week, I had a comment directed at me: “You’ve been eating well! You sure look good in your dress!” ...
DATE: Jan 29, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Betty Doyling
Your life is not about you. It’s about everyone else whose life you touch, and the ways in which you touch it — Neale Donald Walsch
As regular readers of this column may be aware, the more I progress through life the more I try to emulate the behavi...
DATE: Jan 28, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Robin Trimingham
I have now been in my profession for nearly two decades. While not long compared to some, I have learnt several lessons and survived the great financial crisis. Here are a few things I think I might know:
1, You will feel great being a long-term inv...
DATE: Jan 27, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nathan Kowalski
Dramatic changes to the Bermuda National Pension Scheme (Occupational Pension) Act 1998, the contributory benefit pension plan designed for all eligible employees in the private sector workforce, were announced by the Bermuda Government last month.
A...
DATE: Jan 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
