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It is not surprising that this is the time people feel the need and seize the opportunity to pile on: a shock resignation, a couple of missteps, arguable errors in judgment, poor optics, enveloped in plans and protocols that do not appear to be addre...
DATE: Jan 18, 2022
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
In his famous address at the 1963 March on Washington, Martin Luther King Jr drew a direct line between the struggle for racial equality and the nation's efforts to realise democracy. “When the architects of our Republic wrote the magnificent words ...
DATE: Jan 18, 2022
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It is ironic that the observance of MLK Day, 2022, is being characterised as a time for grave reflection. This, because over the past year, some 19 US state legislatures (Republican strongholds) have passed legislation that is geared to curtail the r...
DATE: Jan 17, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Glenn Fubler
The “always on” work culture was already a problem before the pandemic. It started with the advent of e-mail, accelerated with smartphones, and exploded during the pandemic. Particularly for those with jobs that allow working from home, 8-5 isn't eve...
DATE: Jan 15, 2022
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One of the quainter rules among British lawmakers is they cannot openly accuse each other of lying. It does not bode well for Boris Johnson that on Wednesday his opponents found so many ways around that convention, with barely a peep of protest from ...
DATE: Jan 14, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Therese Raphael
The United Nations lists 17 Non-Self-Governing Territories, or colonies, remaining in the world. Of those 17, Britain retains a total of nine Overseas Territories scattered around the globe.
In the Atlantic and Caribbean region there are six Overseas...
DATE: Jan 14, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
“Do not let a leader lead you on a bad path.” – Confucius
Bermuda, before we heard the terms flatten the curve, social distance, quarantine, lock down or curfew, David Burt made a speech in 2019 at the Fairmont Southampton Resort where he told B...
DATE: Jan 13, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Vic Ball
I am very enthused by the number of people that have recently become tuned in to ancestry.com and other like instruments. It must be common now and fairly widespread particularly when I can go to a random coffee shop and overhear three persons chatti...
DATE: Jan 13, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
Like the vast majority of Bermudians, I was disappointed in hearing that Carika Weldon had recently submitted her resignation, especially having experienced the pleasure of some limited collaboration with this unique young woman prior to the pandemic...
DATE: Jan 12, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Glenn Fubler
Heavy is the head that wears the crown.
The task of navigating a global pandemic is very stressful and often overwhelming. No rational person could consider it an easy feat.
Without a doubt, our leaders need vacations, including David Burt, the Premi...
DATE: Jan 12, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Dwayne Robinson
