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Dear Dr Nekia,
My wife and I are having big problems in the bedroom. We are a very religious, conservative couple who believe that what happens in our marriage bed should be kept private, but we have been having so much of a problem that we sought co...
DATE: Mar 22, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nekia Walker
Julia Pitt
It’s that time of year again, when I get to sit on the United World College’s Bermuda National Committee scholarship selection team.
UWC is a non-profit organisation with the aim of uniting people, nations and cultures for peace and a sus...
DATE: Mar 22, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Julia Pitt
The bad news is that last week America’s Federal Reserve once again hiked its benchmark interest rate, making financing costs for many individuals and corporations more expensive. The good news is that the rate hike — which came earlier than many had...
DATE: Mar 21, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Bryan Dooley
Dear Dr Nekia,
After reading your column last week on the couple trying to deal with snoring, I thought that I would write in with a similar problem. It may seem trivial but my wife and I fight all the time about the temperature in the house. She l...
DATE: Mar 20, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nekia Walker
Last week Janet hiked. Yawn. This was much telegraphed and not much of shock. In fact, the aggregate change in the forward indicator on rate raises (the dot plot) barely moved and it still appears that we’ll see two more hikes this year with three to...
DATE: Mar 20, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nathan Kowalski
Democracy should never be taken for granted, since there are always those who choose to operate outside of basic commonsense rules that promote order, honesty, integrity and transparency. This is particularly required when it comes to leadership role...
DATE: Mar 18, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Which season is it? Winter one day, then summery the next; it is that on again, off again time of year when no one is too sure what is going to happen next. Not to worry, though; it happens just about every year and soon it will truly be spring, rapi...
DATE: Mar 18, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
Recent global statistics on divorce rates per 1,000 people list Bermuda as one of the highest in the world, down only six places from number No 1 Russia and one digit away from the United States.
Bermuda is also now the most expensive country in th...
DATE: Mar 18, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
One of the few things that persons involved with different political parties can agree on is that canvassing is a fundamental component of any election campaign. Fortunately for us in Bermuda, social norms dictate that candidates visit the persons th...
DATE: Mar 17, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
Since having kids all sorts of strange things have happened to my food. I have discovered glitter in my cereal and crayons in my tea. I have rescued Strawberry Shortcake from the bottom of a bag of nuts. I will never, ever, forget the case of the exp...
DATE: Mar 17, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns