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Collaboration is key to safer Bermuda – not scaremongering

Lindsay Simmons responds to Robert King, of the OBA, criticising him for taking too pessimistic of an approach

Lindsay Simmons responds to Robert King, of the OBA, criticising him for taking too pessimistic of an approach

• Mar 28, 2025 7:58 AM

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Adolescence wakes us up to the plight of young boys

Netflix hit captures concerns about toxic masculinity and troubled teens. The challenge now is what to do about it

Netflix hit captures concerns about toxic masculinity and troubled teens. The challenge now is what to do about it

• Mar 27, 2025 8:00 AM

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An island in crisis

Robert King says we must first change attitudes and beliefs about our priorities and purpose in combating crime

Robert King says we must first change attitudes and beliefs about our priorities and purpose in combating crime

• Mar 26, 2025 8:00 AM

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The simple mindset shift that changes everything

Science and technology correspondent Christian Chin-Gurret on turning nervousness into excitement

Science and technology correspondent Christian Chin-Gurret on turning nervousness into excitement

• Mar 26, 2025 7:59 AM

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Rite of passage in London

Mobile-phone theft has increased by 25 per cent in the past year, but there is cause for optimism, writes Matthew Brooker

Mobile-phone theft has increased by 25 per cent in the past year, but there is cause for optimism, writes Matthew Brooker

• Mar 25, 2025 8:00 AM

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What you should know about a sovereign wealth fund

Douglas De Couto does not believe this to be an initiative the Government can be trusted to oversee

Douglas De Couto does not believe this to be an initiative the Government can be trusted to oversee

• Mar 24, 2025 8:00 AM

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Appetite for restructuring Parliament

John Barritt visits the implications of reducing numbers by as much as 50 per cent

John Barritt visits the implications of reducing numbers by as much as 50 per cent

• Mar 21, 2025 7:00 AM

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Childish libertarian nonsense from RFK Jr

Vaccines are not a “personal choice”, writes Donald McNeil Jr. We give up some personal freedoms so we all stay alive

Vaccines are not a “personal choice”, writes Donald McNeil Jr. We give up some personal freedoms so we all stay alive

• Mar 20, 2025 8:00 AM

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Thrown out with the bathwater

Khalid Wasi regrets that historical ideas that might have been profitable for the country were shot down with the messenger

Khalid Wasi regrets that historical ideas that might have been profitable for the country were shot down with the messenger

• Mar 19, 2025 8:00 AM

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The phenomenal Olive Trott

Cecille Snaith-Simmons recounts the endeavours of a woman whose vision would bring the 1979 Miss World title to Bermuda

Cecille Snaith-Simmons recounts the endeavours of a woman whose vision would bring the 1979 Miss World title to Bermuda

• Mar 18, 2025 8:00 AM

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The endless pursuit of justice

Behind The Walls challenges the Bermuda public to rally behind prisoners who may be wrongfully convicted

Behind The Walls challenges the Bermuda public to rally behind prisoners who may be wrongfully convicted

• Mar 17, 2025 8:00 AM

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Is your boss committing a war crime?

Christian Chin-Gurret poses an interesting question in the wake of an 11-year-old schoolgirl exercising legal experts in Britain

Christian Chin-Gurret poses an interesting question in the wake of an 11-year-old schoolgirl exercising legal experts in Britain

• Mar 17, 2025 7:59 AM

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Reasons to avoid going all-in on universal healthcare

Long wait times, ageing population, ailing population and declining birthrate rank high on Anthony Lee’s thoughtful list

Long wait times, ageing population, ailing population and declining birthrate rank high on Anthony Lee’s thoughtful list

• Mar 15, 2025 8:00 AM

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A sad state of affairs

John Barritt concludes in his four-part series that the problem is not just with whoever happens to be in power, but the structures of power

John Barritt concludes in his four-part series that the problem is not just with whoever happens to be in power, but the structures of power

• Mar 14, 2025 8:00 AM

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Owning our hypocrisy

Chris Famous calls a spade a spade in his assessment of elections being a contest between merit and skin colour

Chris Famous calls a spade a spade in his assessment of elections being a contest between merit and skin colour

• Mar 14, 2025 7:57 AM

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A requiem in blue

Jonathan Starling suggests Joe Biden and the Democrats might have been better off having him stay the course rather than poison the well for his successor

Jonathan Starling suggests Joe Biden and the Democrats might have been better off having him stay the course rather than poison the well for his successor

• Mar 13, 2025 8:00 AM

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Close may count in horseshoes but not in politics

John Barritt continues his four-part series, this time concluding that the independents were on a hiding to nothing without a united platform

John Barritt continues his four-part series, this time concluding that the independents were on a hiding to nothing without a united platform

• Mar 12, 2025 8:00 AM

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How about an updated voters register for a start?

John Barritt continues his four-part series by questioning whether the turnout percentages are a reflection of real numbers

John Barritt continues his four-part series by questioning whether the turnout percentages are a reflection of real numbers

• Mar 11, 2025 8:00 AM

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Cannabis and mental health

Joshua Santucci-Smith argues that many issues can be addressed by the drug — if only bureaucracy would get out of the way

Joshua Santucci-Smith argues that many issues can be addressed by the drug — if only bureaucracy would get out of the way

• Mar 11, 2025 7:59 AM