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Now that we have had a chance to hear the Progressive Labour Party government’s Throne Speech, we are reminded how bare its cupboard of courageous leadership and meaningful ideas really is.
Right now, a number of residents on the island are in need. ...
DATE: Nov 25, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Douglas De Couto
Young people are frustrated about the availability of jobs and opportunity. They see the red tape of bureaucracy and their lack of access to capital and think that they can’t make their dreams come true.
They see people working with skills they want,...
DATE: Nov 24, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Owen Darrell
The decision by the Bermuda Post Office to expand its international courier service should have come as no surprise to anyone. After all, its Business Plan 2020 was announced in the House of Assembly a year ago and one of the deliverables was parcel-...
DATE: Nov 22, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Malcolm Raynor
I read Khalid Wasi’s response to my op-ed entitled “Know your place” with interest and some bemusement. Typically, it contained once again his revisionist take on Bermuda’s mid to late 20th-century history for about the 500th time.
Khalid, please le...
DATE: Nov 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Rolfe Commissiong
Ho-hum, another Throne Speech marks the start of a new parliamentary session. I have seen and heard a number over the years, maybe as many as 50, dating back to my years in journalism, and even had a hand in a few, dating back to my years in governme...
DATE: Nov 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
I know we are all concerned about the recent return of gun violence and gang-related activities. The dilemma reveals the level of hate and insensitivity to life that has overtaken the minds of too many of our young men and women — prompting the deep...
DATE: Nov 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
I recall years ago hearing the buzzwords “tipping point” and, of late, "inflection point" as maybe appropriate. I have to say that based on personal experience with the labour market, the early Nineties were our tipping point. I was fortunate to grow...
DATE: Oct 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
The bus service seems to have been in the news more often than any other government department or agency. Certainly, more than tourism, one of the twin pillars of our economy. This important mode of transport to many has had a tumultuous time these p...
DATE: Oct 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Malcolm Raynor
My friend Wynette Tucker urged me on many occasions to interview her neighbour, Gwendolyn Smith. Mrs Smith, she said, was anxious to share what she knew about a tomato factory that existed in Smith’s Parish when she was a girl. I had been the distric...
DATE: Oct 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Cecille Snaith-Simmons
Thank you for all the replies and e-mails regarding the column about St Eustatius (Statia) last week. It truly means a lot when persons take a moment to reach out.
Last week we spoke about Statia’s history, so today we shall speak about some of the p...
DATE: Oct 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
