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On March 19, I attended the reading of the British Virgin Islands Budget 2018-19. Having just finished our own Budget session, I was very interested in witnessing their procedures.
While sitting in the gallery, I was sent a note asking me to sit with...
DATE: Apr 27, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
You should probably check the obituaries section after this one. I’ve taken on a bit too much and might have died from overload in the interim.
Being busy isn’t cool any more — I know that, I got the memo! We all know that stress is a killer, so I’m ...
DATE: Apr 27, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
As I grow older, the more I believe that some people appear in my life not merely by chance; they carry for me some very important message that I need to recognise and understand.
When I travel to Miami, I always visit Wynwood Walls. It is a one-of-...
DATE: Apr 26, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nina London
A few weeks ago, my fellow fitness enthusiast shared with you all her experience after running an amazing 5K.
Betty Doyling was “feeling pretty good” about herself until a gentleman who watched the race told her she could be unstoppable — if she los...
DATE: Apr 25, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Dre Hinds
For many Canadians, the viral Starbucks video is both shocking and abhorrent. The incident, like the Stephon Clark shooting in Sacramento, California, sparked broader public discussions about the ubiquity of racial injustice in the United States.
Ho...
DATE: Apr 25, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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A new Gallup poll has some folks excitedly tweeting that President Donald Trump’s re-election chances are similar to those of Barack Obama and Bill Clinton before him — both of whom, you may recall, did get re-elected — but the more important story i...
DATE: Apr 25, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Greg Sargent
From a fabulous February to a mad March — Mother Nature has once again proven her unpredictability, as can be seen from the many defoliated plants and burnt foliage.
Often when driving around the island, a plant “jumps out” at me displaying its flowe...
DATE: Apr 23, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Malcolm Griffiths
The weather through the week may not be doing too much to instil the thought of fishing in the heads of many but this should be ignored and attention paid to the calendar instead.
Thus far there have been a few wahoo caught here and there; some of th...
DATE: Apr 21, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
This new monthly series on retirement, will be featured in the third week of every month.
Retirement is a big deal everywhere. Longevity in so many countries has produced long-tailed retiree populations of epic proportions.
Governments, the last res...
DATE: Apr 21, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
Summer, winter, summer, winter? Who the hell knows any more?!
I arrived at work in boots yesterday, but left in flip-flops. Bermuda’s weather is all over the place and we’ve thrown in some tank rain for good measure.
I arrived at the doctor’s the ot...
DATE: Apr 20, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns