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We hear the public are crying out, “Where is the beef?” They have heard the Throne Speech, seen the Auditor-General's report; all they need now is to reconcile the two. Before going any farther, while it's obvious the country needs more money circula...
DATE: Nov 19, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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Khalid Wasi
One hundred years from now, how would historians have characterised this period we now call today. In the perspective of black history, how or in what context would this current period be labelled amid the 400 year travail, and assuming one hundred y...
DATE: Jul 01, 2020
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Khalid Wasi
“Lord, am I worthy for you to enter under my roof?”
In a previous column, I talked about what we commonly call karma or reaping what we sow. Today, I want to introduce a parallel subject of “worthiness”.
Too often as individuals and society, we act ...
DATE: Apr 01, 2020
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Khalid Wasi
There is a lot of truth in the phrase “you reap what you sow”. We may not want to look at it, but in some ways, it’s like trying to run from one’s own shadow, which inevitably must follow.
I have learnt to embrace our human imperfections and also th...
DATE: Mar 25, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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Khalid Wasi
History repeats itself and the gory tragedies, which as tales and legends of the past, come back to truly haunt unsuspecting generations.
A little more than a century ago, I lost a few of my ancestors to yellow fever, which was followed a little late...
DATE: Mar 23, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
Is this protracted trade war and conflict between the United States and China a test of will, money or systems?
The US is a market economy, where the producers are entrepreneurs with their own capital at risk, while China is a command economy, where ...
DATE: Sep 25, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
Sitting relaxed behind my computer, I was abruptly but pleasantly interrupted by a telephone caller who was listening to the Premier, David Burt, on the Sherry J talk show.
To paraphrase the comments, when the Premier was asked what he was doing to s...
DATE: Aug 13, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
Democracy is an ideal that is not easily achievable. Unfortunately, too many people think we have achieved it already, simply because we are allowed to vote.
The right to vote is only one principle and even there the right is not exercised fully. Th...
DATE: May 27, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
It’s just a fact the Progressive Labour Party has 29 Members of Parliament from which to choose the make-up of its 12-member Cabinet. However, the selection process is not as simple as spinning the wheel of fortune, and every person that comes up is ...
DATE: Apr 27, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
So Bermuda is blacklisted with the European Union and the hopes are to get off the list as soon as possible to avoid future losses in business and real damage to the economy. The perception of Bermuda as a tax haven, in spite of everything the Govern...
DATE: Mar 28, 2019
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi