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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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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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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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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
LeBron James has always wanted to be the NBA’s “Goat” both on the court and off it. In both categories — as a player and as a savvy marketer and steward of his own brand — his only real competition is Michael Jordan.
There is, however, one significan...
DATE: Oct 06, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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The task of regrouping after a devastating pandemic that has ravaged countries around the world with widespread death, taking a heavy toll on economies, and creating a nightmare for education systems has been a Herculean one.
Children have been unabl...
DATE: Oct 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
These two words loom large today: if only. If only everyone could agree, or at least come together to reach a consensus on how we must combat Covid-19 and the deadly Delta variant — and act on it.
Fat chance?
No question this is a national crisis of ...
DATE: Sep 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
