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In acknowledging the Berkeley Institute’s 120th anniversary, The Royal Gazette reprints an essay written by the late columnist VERNON JACKSON for the Mid-Ocean News on December 31, 1992
The year 1919 loomed as an important milestone in my life, and w...
DATE: Sep 07, 2017
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Congress returns to work this week for the first time since blood was shed in Charlottesville. In the ensuing weeks, our country has been roiled by historic storms and deadly floods, rank dehumanisation and pointed bigotry, deepening fears of yet mor...
DATE: Sep 06, 2017
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I recently wrote about Sir Henry Tucker. The motive behind it was to use our history to demonstrate the power of vision and, more specifically, to highlight the role of market leaders. Sir Henry was the classic example of the combination of business ...
DATE: Sep 06, 2017
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To celebrate “National Press Day” in Azerbaijan on July 22, President Ilham Aliyev announced the award of 255 apartments to journalists. Four years ago, he inaugurated an apartment building for journalists and gave away 155 flats. Both times, Aliyev ...
DATE: Sep 06, 2017
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Most of the research on phone addiction and deprivation is done on students. It’s not just the “kids these days”, though. At 45, I’m a recovering addict. It has been four months since I uninstalled social-networking apps, three months since I last po...
DATE: Sep 05, 2017
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At approximately 12.29pm on Sunday in Punggye-ri, North Korea, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake was detected — it reportedly marked the country’s sixth nuclear test and by far its largest yet. More detailed analysis will follow in the days ahead, including...
DATE: Sep 05, 2017
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Sir Henry Tucker will stand out as one of the principle visionaries for 20th-century Bermuda. Born in 1903, he was a young man when he returned to the island after a stint working for the banks and brokerage firms in New York. Having spent a short ti...
DATE: Aug 31, 2017
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Khalid Wasi
President Donald Trump hinted for weeks that he might pardon former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio. When he finally did so last Friday, the White House’s official statement lauding Arpaio failed to mention the charge for which Trump had granted clemency:...
DATE: Aug 30, 2017
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As I write this, Hurricane Harvey hovers off the Gulf Coast, menacing Louisiana and possibly ramping up for another go at Texas. Much of Houston, the fourth largest city in the United States, is under water.
It may be weeks before the storms end, the...
DATE: Aug 30, 2017
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Thomas L. Knapp
Leaks and leakers. Just the words seem to have a negative aura about them, with unappealing connotations of plumbing problems and weak bladders. Surely, they are a scourge that disgraces journalism and weakens government.
When President Donald Trump ...
DATE: Aug 30, 2017
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