Everyone is entitled to an opinion, as incorrect as those opinions may be.
This week, Khalid Wasi wrote an opinion on Caribbean history. Considering his constant bashing of the region, I found it an interesting topic for him to write about.
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DATE: Jan 06, 2023 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: Christopher Famous
I was somewhat surprised to find my name included in Christopher Famous’s political magic show last week. Once again, he has attempted to argue a point by erecting multiple straw man arguments that he can easily tear down. This is easily accomplished...
The annual Throne Speech announced a wide range of plans and promises as the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the island lessened.
Tom Oppenheim, the Deputy Governor, delivered the speech on the Cabinet Office lawn for the first time since 2018 in...
DATE: Jan 01, 2023 | CATEGORY: Year in Review | AUTHOR: Sékou Hendrickson
Britain blocked legislation passed in the House of Assembly to create a framework for regulating a cannabis industry on the island.
Rena Lalgie, the Governor, said she was “instructed” by the British foreign secretary to refuse Royal Assent to the Ca...
DATE: Jan 01, 2023 | CATEGORY: Year in Review | AUTHOR: Fiona McWhirter
The economy dominated front page headlines throughout June, as families on modest means began to struggle against a tide of runaway inflation and unemployment.
Jason Hayward, the Minister of the Economy and Labour, delivered a bleak statistic at the ...
DATE: Jan 01, 2023 | CATEGORY: Year in Review | AUTHOR: Gareth Finighan
The lengthy legal campaign by same sex marriage advocates to overturn a ban on the unions ended in defeat when Bermuda’s highest court ruled the ban by Parliament was constitutional.
Campaigners vowed to continue to fight the legislation, which made...
DATE: Jan 01, 2023 | CATEGORY: Year in Review | AUTHOR: Stefano Ausenda
We live in a crazy world where we get into heated debates with strangers on the internet and show we like stuff by pressing tiny digital hearts. Who came up with this weirdness? And as we have more and more digital interactions, the data show we’re l...
The debate over US monetary policy is in a new phase. There is no longer any question that the Fed allowed itself to fall way behind the curve in the second half of 2021 and early 2022, calling its credibility into question. It is equally clear that,...
Life and human civilisation in its social and conscious evolution show patterns of behaviour that are predictable and near uniform in outcomes. One of the best-documented examples of this is religion. Whether it is Christianity, Buddhism, Islam or Ju...
