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The Government lifted certain Covid-19 restrictions last Friday night. The change that stood out to me was stated in the Saturday Royal Gazette:
“The relaxation will allow Bermuda College and public and private schools to reopen to let students an...
DATE: May 06, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Ben Smith
Human societies undergo shifts from time to time; for the better or the worse. The sources of those shifts are never fully understood — shrouded in some mystery. In the spring of 1981, during a dispute that mushroomed into a general strike, there...
DATE: May 05, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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“Honour thy mother and thy father so that your days may be long upon the Earth”
That biblical verse is a principle that has been upheld in varying degrees by many societies and traditions. Its observation was long estblished on empirical evidenc...
DATE: May 04, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
Human societies undergo shifts from time to time; for the better or the worse. The sources of those shifts are never fully understood — shrouded in some mystery. In the spring of 1981, during a dispute that mushroomed into a general strike, there...
DATE: May 03, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Glenn Fubler
For several weeks now I have been suggesting we need a “road map” for Bermuda. A clear and concise plan of how we will get through our present situation and how we will reach the other side of this pandemic.
Like many people in Bermuda, I waited on S...
DATE: Apr 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Ben Smith
It has been announced that a major decision in education has been made to not have students sit the checkpoint assessments. Several factors were considered in making this decision, and that means for the second year running these assessments will not...
DATE: Apr 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Ben Smith
As Child Abuse Prevention Month ends, we are reminded that the fight against this problem is far from over. When it comes to combating the issue, we look towards the lawmakers, enforcement agencies, educators, child advocates and helping organisation...
DATE: Apr 29, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Kelly Hunt
The 1960s saw real and explosive change in Bermuda. Given the international background, change abounded globally. In Africa, the Caribbean, and through civil rights and other movements in the United States, a potent environment was established.
On r...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
A few weeks back I asked if we could get a road map for Bermuda to climb out of this Covid mess. When you are trying to reach a destination and you need others to follow you, it is important that you have a road map and provide it to others so that t...
DATE: Apr 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Ben Smith
Vic Ball, the former One Bermuda Alliance senator and unsuccessful candidate for Constituency 9, Smith’s West, Vic Ball, recently penned an op-ed in which he called on Bermudians to be angry.
Really? Angry?
That’s the feeling that the Opposition wish...
DATE: Apr 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Owen Darrell