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Sunday will mark the 42nd anniversary of the United Nations’ observance of “International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination”. Since 1979, the United Nations General Assembly has promoted global activities and awareness on this day, whi...
DATE: Mar 19, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Cheryl Peek-Ball
“It’s not what we do, but why we do it.”
This is a paraphrase of the theme of a speech given by noted comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory which I heard as a freshman student at the University off Miami, in the late 1960s. That experience ...
DATE: Mar 16, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Glenn Fubler
For decades Bermudians have been lamenting the education system in this country. Every single aspect of education from the Minister of Education, Ministry of Edcuation, Department of Education, teachers, curriculum, resources and school buildings ha...
DATE: Mar 16, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Jason Wade
Let's summarise the viewpoints of our dear senators and explore their arguments.
The below quotes have been attributed to the senators by The Royal Gazette.
Joan Dillas-Wright (President of the Senate):
“I have a major concern about our youn...
DATE: Mar 15, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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History of
St David’s Primary School was established in 1893 in a single-room wooden church building; there is no record of the principal or staff at that time. The first official record of a principal was Arthur Hudson in 1909. Mr Hudson and most of...
DATE: Mar 15, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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The Commission of Inquiry into Historic Land Losses in Bermuda is a noble pursuit, certainly a needed inquiry longed for by many, given the history of irregular property acquisitions in the mid-20th century.
One would recall when this motion was firs...
DATE: Mar 12, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
Interesting this: there is talk elsewhere that we may be on the verge of another Roaring Twenties — like that which followed the 1918 flu pandemic. Well, we can but hope; and note, I underscore elsewhere. Such talk is apparently fuelled by the belief...
DATE: Mar 11, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
The House of Assembly on February 19 passed the Progressive Labour Party’s new Cannabis Licensing Bill, which now heads to Senate for debate tomorrow. Let me offer a few thoughts…
The reason for the One Bermuda Alliance’s opposition to the Bill is t...
DATE: Mar 02, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Scott Pearman
States have taken wildly different approaches to vaccine distribution, but one thing unites them: many of their most at-risk residents, particularly in communities of colour, are being left behind. In Connecticut, which boasts one of the best coverag...
DATE: Mar 01, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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Last Friday, there was a General Election held in our sister Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI).
Bermudian Colony
Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller...
DATE: Feb 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
