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Even after a week punctuated by gusty breezes, falling temperatures and rain, it is the hurricanes and tropical systems that grab all the headlines. But if the truth were to be told, it is the seemingly endless procession of winter gales and cold fro...
DATE: Nov 19, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
As an individual who has spent a lifetime fighting for economic inclusion, I found there to be some key aspects in the Opposition leader’s Reply to the Throne Speech that sounded encouraging.
Although no specifics were given, the figure of 5 per cent...
DATE: Nov 19, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
Bermuda, like many countries around the world, is confronted with a change in basic attitudes that decades ago were taken for granted. That change, which has sparked numerous conversations and debates in family gatherings and community groups, contin...
DATE: Nov 19, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
“To the people of Bermuda, the people we were elected to represent, we ask: Has the OBA Government’s approach of taking from the workers, the youth and our seniors, while giving concessions to the elite and privileged, worked for you? Do you feel mor...
DATE: Nov 18, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Bryant Trew
My first visit to Bermuda was Christmas 1996. I remember riding a scooter in shorts and flip flops, scorching my shoulders and loving the warm breeze.
I sunbathed, swam, wore everything you can get away with when you’re 18 and haven’t even heard of s...
DATE: Nov 18, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
There is an old saying that a lie travels much faster than the truth. Today, with massive modern communication gadgets sweeping the globe, very little takes place without others thousands of miles away being informed instantly — often with pictures a...
DATE: Nov 17, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Long ago in an ancient city lived a Master, surrounded by his disciples. The most talented of them once wondered: “Is there any question that our Master cannot answer?”
He went to the blossoming meadow, caught the most beautiful butterfly, and covere...
DATE: Nov 17, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nina London
Is it my imagination, or has traffic been particularly terrible as of late?
I don’t just mean the number of cars on the road, no doubt swelled by the recent string of cold, wet mornings, I’m referring to the awful driving I’ve witnessed: drivers ran...
DATE: Nov 16, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Julia Pitt
Betty Doyling
Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on all the things in life to be grateful for.
There’s so much that many of us take for granted: a roof over our heads, good relationships with friends and family, a fulfilling job — and a refrigerator s...
DATE: Nov 16, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Betty Doyling
The presidential election in the United States was contested by one of the most controversial candidates in the country’s history. Now president-elect Donald Trump is poised to become commander-in-chief, a reality that is still reverberating across t...
DATE: Nov 15, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
