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Calm seas, light breezes, bright sunshine, but there won’t be much in the way of fishing this weekend; the good weather forecast notwithstanding.
Mother’s Day has a way of shifting the normal onus off Mom on to everyone else and any notion of heading...
DATE: May 12, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
What is cryptocurrency? According to the Bermuda Virtual Currency Business Act 2018, virtual currency means a digital representation of value that:
• is used as a medium of exchange, unit of account, or store of value;
• is not fiat currency, whether...
DATE: May 12, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
“When you hear about slavery for 400 years. For 400 years?! That sounds like a choice.”
These were words spoken by American entertainer Kanye West that speak to the complete lack of knowledge of the true horrors of 500 years of European colonialism ...
DATE: May 11, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
Last week, I witnessed what could have been a horrendous accident. Travelling west, not far from Harrington Hundreds Road at 10.15am, I watched a livery scooter with a driver and a pillion passenger lose control in the eastbound lane and hit a wall. ...
DATE: May 11, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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That white males earn 70 per cent more than black men in the category of personal income with respect to full-time employment of those aged 16 and above in the 2016 census should be pause for significant concern.
Similarly, the companion statistic t...
DATE: May 11, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Rolfe Commissiong
This week we’re riding the high of wrapping up another round of Beat the Couch. Season 11 brought us an amazing pack of beginner runners and we now have another 60 people on the road.
There are a lot of reasons why I love this programme, but one of ...
DATE: May 11, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
Nina London
May is a time of awakening and flowering. I close my eyes and move in my thoughts to my home town of Irkutsk on the far eastern edge of Siberia. I clearly remember how the lilacs were beginning to blossom, the caps of which shimmered with...
DATE: May 10, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nina London
They say athletes, or those deeply into fitness, develop a healthy philosophy about achievement and an ability to tolerate setbacks when they occur.
Every so often I share my story, my thoughts, my insight into this fitness and wellness lifestyle tha...
DATE: May 09, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Dre Hinds
Christopher Famous in one of his recent columns reminded many of us about our connections with the West Indies, more particularly the bloodline connections. He is, of course, correct. I for one cannot deny it, having direct roots from St Vincent, Tur...
DATE: May 07, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
The grim reality that life on Earth could be changed dramatically by the push of a button is a concern for all who desire peace in the free world. Perhaps this is why much of the world would welcome any political gesture that indicates a willingness ...
DATE: May 05, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
