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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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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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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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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Betty Doyling
The irreversible increase of a wide range of motor vehicles on our roads, with engines that often sound like low-flying jet aircraft, along with outdoor events that get louder each year, raises the question of how far the Bermuda Government is willin...
DATE: Jul 03, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
This week, Martha features the Pondstraddler Monthly Series, featuring letters from Royal Gazette readers.
This month’s inquiry: “I’m a Bermudian living with my family in Australia for the past decade. We still have property in Bermuda that we are co...
DATE: Jun 30, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
A great deal has changed in recent decades, in educating our young people to meet various challenges along the path of life. Most would agree that there have been major strides in technology and teaching techniques, designed to better equip students ...
DATE: Jun 30, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
