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I am by profession a lawyer who has had the misfortune in my long career to see the terrible results of fatal accidents from every perspective: inside courts and witnessing punishment, acknowledging the bereavements and grieving families, and all the...
DATE: Feb 23, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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When I read this year’s Budget in the relationship with the state of the economy and society, I had to fall back on my cricket analogies. The comparison I give would be that my opponent has declared at 350 and my team are on 110 and we just lost the ...
DATE: Feb 22, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
As Valentine’s Day is upon us, there tends to be a focus on all things sweet and/or chocolate.
Coincidentally, I just finished reviewing the Consultation document produced by the Government’s Ministry of Health in connection with the proposed sugar ...
DATE: Feb 16, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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A few weeks ago I undertook to proffer an opinion on the place the One Bermuda Alliance inhabits on the political spectrum.
You will recall I remarked that the Progressive Labour Party leadership is definitely not a strict labour political personali...
DATE: Feb 06, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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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