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Last year I penned an opinion piece asking my fellow Bermudians to turn down the volume a bit and take some of the toxicity away from the discourse.
As we start 2022, I would like to echo these same sentiments.
Clearly, we are still in the midst of w...
DATE: Jan 26, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Jason Wade
In September 2021, the One Bermuda Alliance praised the Minister of Education for making in-person learning a priority. The world has seen the impact that Covid has had on children, and there is consensus that in-person learning is critical to the de...
DATE: Jan 25, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Ben Smith
Most of us in Bermuda are asking ourselves right now, what has this Progressive Labour Party government actually done to make the country better? To make our lives better? Has it improved the education of our children? Has it delivered meaningful inv...
DATE: Jan 25, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Douglas De Couto
On January 10, Michael Dunkley shared the skyrocketing Omicron case numbers and said: “Let’s wear our mask and keep our bubble tight.” The graphic that he shared said: “Not good, let’s do all we can to stop the spread.” Then, on January 13, he called...
DATE: Jan 20, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Owen Darrell
Lillian Minors, my godmother, has always described herself as a “mover and a shaker”. Her early years were as busy and industrious as her later years, and her skills as a businesswoman were identified very early in life.
Lily, as she was fondly known...
DATE: Jan 19, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Cecille Snaith-Simmons
In his famous address at the 1963 March on Washington, Martin Luther King Jr drew a direct line between the struggle for racial equality and the nation's efforts to realise democracy. “When the architects of our Republic wrote the magnificent words ...
DATE: Jan 18, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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“Do not let a leader lead you on a bad path.” – Confucius
Bermuda, before we heard the terms flatten the curve, social distance, quarantine, lock down or curfew, David Burt made a speech in 2019 at the Fairmont Southampton Resort where he told B...
DATE: Jan 13, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Vic Ball
Like the vast majority of Bermudians, I was disappointed in hearing that Carika Weldon had recently submitted her resignation, especially having experienced the pleasure of some limited collaboration with this unique young woman prior to the pandemic...
DATE: Jan 12, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Glenn Fubler
The tradition of making resolutions for a new year dates back four millennia. This is evidence that reflecting on the circumstances and outcomes of past events and considering alternative options for moving forward is an ancient wisdom-practice.
It’s...
DATE: Jan 10, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Glenn Fubler
In 2019, Bermuda hosted 808,242 tourists, which is the most in our history. In the same year, the tourism industry directly contributed 5.1 per cent to our GDP. Of course, tourism has been severely impacted these past two years. There is no reason, h...
DATE: Dec 20, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Malcolm Raynor
