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When the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art opened its doors to the public on March 2, 2008, it gave up a 20-plus year history of being “Art on the Gogh”. Along the way, the collection had travelled abroad and created “pop up” displays wherever wall s...
DATE: Jan 27, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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To be financially literate is to be financially successful. Financial literacy is the buzz phrase of the day. Everyone is concerned, well, almost everyone — from global leaders to governments to teachers to unions to non-profit organisations due to t...
DATE: Jan 27, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”
— Abraham Lincoln
Like many of you, I watched with interest the press conference of January 17, when Ewart Brown, the former premier, outlined his griev...
DATE: Jan 26, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Vic Ball
Maths rules the world — maths being a major component of the acronym Stem: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Money is an absolute. It does not lie. Maths is a universal language, needing no translation. People of diverse cultures, ra...
DATE: Jan 13, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
With the festive season very much upon us and much of the world in a tizzy over mounting issues that affect life on this earth, with divisiveness, hatred and violence exacting a heavy toll, this seems an appropriate time to pause and to reflect on wh...
DATE: Dec 16, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Often, far too often, during canvassing over the past few years when we are looking for fellow Bermudians we are finding out that they no longer reside in Bermuda.
We do not yet have exact government figures. However, by our own canvassing figures we...
DATE: Dec 08, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
The acquisition of Aecon by China Communications Construction Company International may come as a shock to some Bermudians, after the recent approval of the Airport Redevelopment Project this year and the controversy surrounding it. CCCI has agreed t...
DATE: Dec 05, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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In November for a number of years, I have written about being grateful as this season always seems to be the time for reflection on who we were as a community, who we are now, what we have, where we are going, and what we hope to achieve in our indiv...
DATE: Nov 25, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
On November 5, Bermuda residents became stunningly aware of the radical vulnerability of our island’s economic success.
For more than 30 years, international business has poured billions into the local money supply, infrastructure (buildings), gover...
DATE: Nov 18, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
As the One Bermuda Alliance government minister with responsibility for the 2017 America’s Cup, I was pleased to read PwC’s independent assessment of the event, which clearly demonstrates the significant contribution that AC35 made to Bermuda’s econo...
DATE: Nov 10, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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