277 results returned for search: "independence AND " category "Opinion Writer"
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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Some readers will remember, with widely different perspectives, the events around the independence referendum of 1995.
Some may remember it as the beginning of the end for the United Bermuda Party and certainly the end of the premiership of Sir John...
DATE: Jan 08, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
We are seeing an interesting, although possibly unnecessary, tussle play out over plans for legalisation of cannabis.
The recent Throne Speech references the Government’s intention to continue with its plans for legalisation of cannabis. This was pre...
DATE: Nov 29, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Peter Sanderson
You can trust Aaron Rodgers only to do what’s good for Aaron Rodgers. On a football field, his independence can be tolerated, and often preferred because few quarterbacks have ever played the game as divinely as he can. For 17 seasons, the Green Bay ...
DATE: Nov 08, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Jerry Brewer
If you have been experiencing migraines on and off throughout the year, trying different over-the-counter medication, you may decide on visiting your doctor to find out what is going on. The doctor would not only treat what is ailing you, perhaps wit...
DATE: Sep 24, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Malcolm Raynor
It has been said that there are no friends in politics, only allies who have common interests that can and do shift from time to time. In fact, as former US president Harry Truman once famously said about life in Washington (read politics): if it is ...
DATE: Sep 16, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
Happy Labour Day to the workers of Bermuda. As we celebrate this day, I take this opportunity to give my sincere thanks and gratitude to each and every worker for the contributions you make to our island home.
The previous year has been a tumultuous...
DATE: Sep 07, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Jason Hayward
On August 14, a magnitude-7.2 earthquake struck Haiti's southern peninsula. Coming a month after the assassination of the President and amid a severe coronavirus surge, the quake was the latest blow to the Caribbean nation. Haiti has still not fully ...
DATE: Aug 23, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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Over the past week, the Caribbean region has lost two of its foremost statesmen. Similar in age and political era.
Both were part of the political maturation of their respective islands, closely involved in the leadership that took their countries fr...
DATE: Aug 13, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
The recent assassination of the Haitian president Jovenel Moïse has sent shock waves throughout the Western hemisphere. Haiti, which is known as the first of the enslaved colonies to break free and declare independence, has long suffered from authori...
DATE: Jul 10, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
