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What is it that I love about the West End of Bermuda? Perhaps it is the feeling that it is a bit closer to the old Bermuda that I see in paintings and faded photographs.
When I ride my bicycle from Mangrove Bay in the village of Somerset and over Wa...
DATE: Jul 10, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nina London
The world will be watching with curiosity an upcoming meeting of US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin this month.
It comes on the heels of that infamous summit Trump had in Singapore with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, w...
DATE: Jul 09, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Southeasterly winds, rough seas and uncomfortable conditions. No surprise — typical weather for the start of this month’s billfish fest.
For some reason, despite great conditions before and after, the onset of marlin madness seems predicated on slopp...
DATE: Jul 07, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
One of the great advantages Bermuda has enjoyed historically is the fact there were no wars fought on its shores, unlike most other countries.
Unless we count the single cannon ball fired from Gates Fort in St George’s at a Spanish rowing boat.
We d...
DATE: Jul 07, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
It is a scenario that will be familiar to thousands of Bermuda residents — a letter arrives regarding your accounts at local institutions. It contains requests to complete a new set of forms to verify who you are, where you live, where your tax resid...
DATE: Jul 07, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” — Psalm 133
They say that confession is good for the soul. So today is as good a day for some confession as it gets.
It is not often enough that I attend church.
Sa...
DATE: Jul 06, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
In the second part of his two-part commentary on inequality in Bermuda, economist Robert Stubbs discusses tax burdens on people of varying incomes.
If governments globally are reluctant to publish data concerning poverty, they regard releasing infor...
DATE: Jul 05, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Robert Stubbs
On July 4, 1952, renowned swimmer Florence Chadwick entered the grey and forbidding waters of the North Pacific off the island of Catalina.
Florence was already the first woman to swim the English Channel twice. Now she was determined to become the ...
DATE: Jul 05, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nina London
In the first of a two-part commentary, economist Robert Stubbs examines inequality in Bermuda.
My recent column exposing our unenviable, internationally extreme degrees of income inequality and poverty in Bermuda, advocating for the adoption of a th...
DATE: Jul 04, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Robert Stubbs
Staying healthy this summer isn’t just about having plenty of hand sanitiser and avoiding sick children.
Fighting with your significant other and staying up late watching television fall on a long list of things that can also impact how our bodies f...
DATE: Jul 04, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Betty Doyling
