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If Bermuda is to resolve what has become a dilemma in our education system, the entire community must be involved.
In other words, whatever system is implemented to improve methods for teaching our children can be successful only with full participa...
DATE: Dec 15, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Today, let us take a moment to speak about the role of the backbencher. For clarity, a backbencher would be those who are elected to Parliament but are not yet government ministers.
In the existing setting within the Progressive Labour Party, there a...
DATE: Dec 14, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
There is perhaps very little difference between a supposition and a hunch. Of the two words, I think “hunch” is the more innocent. I have been a political observer for more than 40 years and for the most part the issues were clear and the political p...
DATE: Dec 04, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
Once again Bermuda seems to be drifting into a troubling period where even those without strong political attachments are very concerned as to whether the government of the day is really in touch with critical issues that most Bermudians want address...
DATE: Nov 24, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Whether it is here in Bermuda or elsewhere, no government that operates on the basis of democratic principles is immune from being held accountable for actions that raise questions about transparency. This is particularly significant when communicati...
DATE: Nov 17, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Armistice Day, tomorrow, November 11, 2018, marks the 100th year anniversary of the end of the Great War, the First World War. I write to honour and remember Bermuda’s men and women who served in Great War and thoughts on the lives of those who survi...
DATE: Nov 10, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
There are times and indicators that cause me to have great concern for Bermuda and its future. I don’t want to paint the illusion that the rest of the world has got it and is doing great because everywhere there are political squabbles over the issue...
DATE: Oct 09, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
Recently, former One Bermuda Alliance leader Michael Dunkley went on ZBM News to state that Opposition leader Craig Cannonier must come clean about what happened with the “Jetgate saga”.
Apparently, Mr Dunkley is clearly attempting to say he is holdi...
DATE: Oct 05, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
Any democratic government operating on basic principles of transparency, decency and truth will need to walk that tightrope of balance, fully aware that it takes only a slip in the wrong direction to cause weakening of credibility, which is never eas...
DATE: Sep 15, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
In the second article in a series on the arrival of the fintech industries in Bermuda, we will look at rise of fintech banks and their potential impact on the legacy banking industry.
What is fintech?
Fintech, or financial technology, is transformin...
DATE: Sep 01, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron