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Do you recall who said that death and taxes are the only two certainties in life?
I didn’t. But “Professor Google” set me straight — it was Benjamin Franklin. Writing a letter about the United States Constitution in 1789, he said: “Our new Constituti...
DATE: Aug 03, 2020
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Scott Pearman
The Argus Group recently took the next step in our plan to deliver a positive impact on Bermuda’s healthcare system, by entering a better health partnership with Island Health Services and the Family Practice Group.
While various forms of accountabl...
DATE: Jul 28, 2020
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How did the news media mess up in the 100 days leading up to the 2016 presidential election? Let me count the ways.
Journalists relied too much on what opinion polls were saying and often presented a skewed interpretation of their meaning. That fed t...
DATE: Jul 27, 2020
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Margaret Sullivan
A highly regarded British think-tank focused on reforming drug laws thinks Canada’s legalisation and regulation of cannabis has gone well.
Transform Drug Policy Foundation has been monitoring Canadian reform efforts for some time, and advised the Can...
DATE: Jul 25, 2020
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I listened on social media to the most recent speech in the House of Assembly provided by Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch last Friday. He offered a robust speech about a contract matter affecting us all — within the Ministry of Health, related to Covi...
DATE: Jul 24, 2020
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Vic Ball
Growing up in a home with physical abuse, emotional neglect, mental illness and substance misuse are some examples of Adverse Childhood Experiences, and are among those considered in the original Aces study by Felitti et al (1998).
However, it is imp...
DATE: Jul 23, 2020
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Stephanie Guthman
The Covid-19 pandemic has really taken its toll on Bermuda’s youth unemployment. If you look at the 2018 workforce development survey, you will find that the unemployment rate for persons under 25 rose to 18 per cent of that population.
This is trip...
DATE: Jul 22, 2020
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Cole Simons
Pundits will spend considerable cable news time and social-media space in the coming weeks debating and then analysing the electoral implications of Joe Biden’s choice for vice-president. He has committed to naming a female running mate, and with the...
DATE: Jul 22, 2020
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Colon cancer is the third most common cancer and the fourth most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide. It is a complex disease linked with both genetic and lifestyle factors.
To minimise suffering and death, most countries have screening pr...
DATE: Jul 21, 2020
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Just short of a year ago, Sir Hilary Beckles, vice-chancellor at The University of the West Indies indicated the intention of the university “to be located in the top 3 per cent of ranked universities by the end of the current strategic planning cycl...
DATE: Jul 20, 2020
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