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Bermuda is still a beautiful place that most of us are proud about, but we would be in deep denial if we failed to acknowledge the changes that have occurred in recent decades, especially in the area of crime. Such changes are believed to be largely ...
DATE: Apr 28, 2017
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Al Seymour
For us baby boomers, the 1960s was a memorable era. The assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King and Malcolm X (el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz) was followed by the song Abraham, Martin and John sung by Dion and so soulfully rendered by Moms Ma...
DATE: Apr 27, 2017
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Khalid Wasi
When the Ombudsman idea was first introduced back around 2001 by the British overseas department, I recall Dame Lois Browne-Evans reticence and her statement: “That’s what the courts are for.” I never thought then that her statement, in a perverse wa...
DATE: Apr 25, 2017
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Khalid Wasi
The number of recipients of financial assistance has mushroomed from 679 in 2006 to 2,679 in 2016 which amounts to a 400 per cent increase in ten years.
There has also been a significant shift in the demographic of this population. While seniors use...
DATE: Apr 24, 2017
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The recent posting on Facebook by businessman Rick Olson was bound to be controversial. Depicting black protesters as worthy of being “hanged, drawn, and quartered” could only conjure up images from an era when these things actually happened to black...
DATE: Apr 22, 2017
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Like during Cup Match, when the competitive spirit is at fever pitch, every opportunity to score an advantage draws a dramatic and heightened response. Just the sound of a nick of the ball will draw a loud appeal — “How’s he” yelled by the players an...
DATE: Apr 22, 2017
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Khalid Wasi
The following is adapted from remarks prepared for the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference held in London from December 12 to 16
Bermuda is an idyllic place of natural beauty and community connectedness. We abide by a deep sense of sha...
DATE: Apr 21, 2017
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Michael Weeks
What makes Bermuda unique? Some would say it’s the people, others will say it’s the pastel-coloured houses and white roofs. The list would go on, so let me include that it’s the coastline that has been shaped by the millions of years of wave action, ...
DATE: Apr 20, 2017
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Khalid Wasi
The Bermuda Tourism Authority has announced a series of seminars, which is a direct outcome of its memorandum of understanding with Airbnb, the global leader of the transformation of the worldwide vacation rental market.
The seminars, open to local h...
DATE: Apr 19, 2017
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Glenn Fubler
Recently, the results of the American National Election Survey were released, showing troubling findings: Convictions about the perceived failures of particular racial groups were a more certain predictor of votes than income inequality or authoritar...
DATE: Apr 19, 2017
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