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February is Black History Month and this year marks the 400th anniversary that blacks were brought to Bermuda as indentured servants. Throughout this month, The Royal Gazette will feature people, events, places and institutions that have contributed ...
DATE: Feb 20, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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There’s nothing like a pleasant dressing-down, Mr Editor, and I received a very nice one of those last week from a kind and faithful reader. She told me that I don’t understand, although I do (smile), and only too well (smile), and from experience (s...
DATE: Sep 18, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
Mobility, or the ability to get around, is essential for getting through the day. Even simple tasks such as getting out of bed, going to the bathroom or getting food out of the refrigerator require mobility.
Young, healthy people take their ability t...
DATE: Sep 01, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Dr Mike Serebrennik
Dear Dr Nekia,
I hear a lot of women complaining about how men do not do this and that anymore while dating.
Didn’t women fight for equal rights? For the right to be treated like men? So why are women complaining about men no longer bending over ba...
DATE: Aug 31, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nekia Walker
The risk of falling increases with each decade of life. Every year, one in every three adults age 65 or older suffers a fall.
A person who has fallen once is two to three times more likely to fall again.
Many victims have to receive treatment in em...
DATE: Jul 21, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Dr Mike Serebrennik
Today is the day. Along with the 300-odd million Americans celebrating the anniversary of their independence, at least one crew will be celebrating winning the Blue Marlin World Cup. And that will be a party.
With 120-plus boats entered in this world...
DATE: Jul 04, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
Nothing quite like being between a rock and a hard place, Mr Editor. It is no fun and you can’t bail. It’s very much like that in politics.
There are two big issues that are looming that are not going to go away:
• The decriminalisation or, maybe eve...
DATE: Jul 03, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
Dear Dr Nekia,
Do you think it would be right for a man to sit in first class while his wife sat in coach? The trip is business related and his job paid for his ticket, room, and board. His wife is invited to come along for the business trip. (This q...
DATE: Apr 27, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nekia Walker
Couples, whether living together, in a civil or legal union, are they functioning in beautiful bliss or financial fiascos?
Family relationships encompass a variety of life arrangement situations: couples, single parents, grandparents, civil unions, ...
DATE: Apr 25, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
Selfless acts of bravery have shaped the course of history. That much we should know from time spent in any classroom, home school or, for those for whom the formative years of learning were frittered away, flicking through the History Channel.
The l...
DATE: Mar 27, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Dexter Smith