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West End School is set on a slight plateau overlooking Scott’s Hill Road. Its old-world architecture is often taken for granted and few ever wonder who the builders were.
This school building was completed in 1944 after many years of the Somerset com...
DATE: Mar 10, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Cecille Snaith-Simmons
In a recent assessment of the political scene, elder statesman Sir John Swan wondered out loud whether Bermuda might benefit from a political makeover. He may be on to something here. Whatever you may think of Sir John and his recent pronouncements, ...
DATE: Mar 09, 2022
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
I am trying to maintain composure and not be overly critical. I certainly do not want to be polarised in any of my observations and criticisms, appearing just to be against everything the Government does; perchance there is higher wisdom at work. But...
DATE: Mar 09, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
If we are agreed that it is change Bermuda needs, then be prepared to do some heavy lifting. Change doesn’t just happen and it doesn’t come easy.
A nuts-and-bolts blueprint in which people can participate, and buy into, would make for a good start. F...
DATE: Mar 08, 2022
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
Not one to practise tooting my own horn, I had mixed feelings when inducted an honorary fellow by the Bermuda College. My wife, Deonn, reminded me that Jesus once said, “Don’t hide your light under a bushel”.
I recalled how in 1999, it was only when ...
DATE: Mar 08, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Glenn Fubler
Last week, the Senate passed legislation aimed at reducing the stress and cost of obtaining a divorce by introducing “no-fault divorce” to Bermuda. This legislation will be the first of a raft of reforms that aim to modernise Bermuda’s legislation, w...
DATE: Mar 07, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Bailey-Munroe
It has taken Russia's invasion of Ukraine for Britain to pursue more concerted action against the flow of dirty money through the City of London and the capital’s property market. Government reforms announced last Monday focused on lifting the veil o...
DATE: Mar 07, 2022
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Much of our world these days seems to be seeking new ways to solve old problems that have been a part of life on this planet for many centuries. One of the key elements found in almost every conflict involves critical divisiveness, usually based on d...
DATE: Mar 05, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
In 2020, Caricom produced a report that the Caribbean region imported more than $10 billion worth of food items per year. Considering that most islands had historically produced their own foods, this is more than a tragedy.
Caricom began to set a pla...
DATE: Mar 04, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has shaped a visual narrative about the power of vulnerability, the persuasiveness of simplicity and the public’s collective need to believe that modest men can rise to meet any moment. Eight days into a war for...
DATE: Mar 04, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Robin Givhan