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When I first heard about the plans for social-distancing in late February as a response to the coronavirus, I thought it was impossible, given Americans’ tendency to value individualism over the common good.
But Americans did something extraordinary:...
DATE: Jul 07, 2020
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We wish to thank those who contributed to the Appreciation Celebration at City Hall last Thursday, marking the success of the 1959 Theatre Boycott.
This includes Charles Gosling, the Mayor of Hamilton, and the entire Corporation of Hamilton for provi...
DATE: Jul 06, 2020
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Glenn Fubler
Like most countries around the world, Bermuda has been struck by the catastrophic impact of Covid-19. We have seen lives lost and other lives compromised. From a health perspective, our recovery is admirable, with the Pan-American Health Organisation...
DATE: Jul 06, 2020
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Cole Simons
For the Bermuda Health Council, the news last week of Argus buying Island Health Services and the Family Practice Group was akin to an insurance company in the United States purchasing medical practices that accounted for 100 million Americans — and ...
DATE: Jul 06, 2020
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In response to the Proposed Cannabis (Licensing and Regulation) Act 2020, the Inter-Agency Committee for Children and Families, a network of social and human service providers and non-profit organisations, reached out to its membership to solicit fee...
DATE: Jul 04, 2020
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Nicola Paugh
The impact of Covid-19, globally and locally, and in particular the escalation of multiple social, economic and mental issues associated with the pandemic, cannot be underestimated.
However, let me be truly clear, Covid-19 was not the catalyst for t...
DATE: Jul 03, 2020
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Ben Smith
Something does not feel right. Is this the calm before a storm? We are all here on the emerging side of a viral pandemic, which brought all our lives to a halt — and along with it our economy.
Everyone except the very well-off is feeling and will co...
DATE: Jul 03, 2020
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In association with the Professional Footballers’ Association, RunRepeat has conducted a study on racial bias within football commentary. This is the first time that research of this kind has been conducted within the game to understand if there is a...
DATE: Jul 02, 2020
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So black is now Black. In the wake of the protests after the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and too many others, editors everywhere have decreed with sudden and remarkable unanimity that the formerly common adjective referring to African-Am...
DATE: Jul 02, 2020
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Stephen L. Carter
“I’m just different.” That is what 23-year-old Elijah McClain told police in Aurora, Colorado, after they stopped him as he walked home from a convenience store last August because someone saw the young black man and reported a suspicious person. Tho...
DATE: Jul 01, 2020
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