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The tradition of making resolutions for a new year dates back four millennia. This is evidence that reflecting on the circumstances and outcomes of past events and considering alternative options for moving forward is an ancient wisdom-practice.
It’s...
DATE: Jan 10, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Glenn Fubler
Some readers will remember, with widely different perspectives, the events around the independence referendum of 1995.
Some may remember it as the beginning of the end for the United Bermuda Party and certainly the end of the premiership of Sir John...
DATE: Jan 08, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
By the time Brits returned from the long New Year's weekend, well over 600,000 people had signed a petition seeking to deny former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair the knighthood he was awarded in the Queen's New Year's honours list.
Blair hardly needs ...
DATE: Jan 08, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Therese Raphael
“I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left.” - Margaret Thatcher
One of the exciting things about Bermudian politics...
DATE: Jan 07, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
This is the latest in an occasional series on Bermuda buildings at risk.
Located on the corner of Cambridge and Somerset roads is the Independent Order of Odd Fellows’ Loyal Irresistible Lodge No 6587. Named after HMS Irresistible, then station...
DATE: Jan 07, 2022
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AUTHOR:
Margie Lloyd
There is no shortage of hard-to-believe elements about the riot at the US Capitol on January 6 last year, but one of the things that may be hardest to believe is that many Americans claim to think former president Donald Trump bears no blame for what...
DATE: Jan 07, 2022
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Happy new year to everyone. It's now 2022 and we need to make proper use of it by turning gloom into hope. Last year we entertained a host of problems; this year we should turn our attention towards solutions. Some will ask how do we arrive at soluti...
DATE: Jan 04, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
While much of the world is occupied with dealing with a spin-off variant from the Delta virus, including Bermuda, stability in our global community has been shattered close to the breaking point, trying to cope with challenges never seen before. A ma...
DATE: Jan 03, 2022
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
I was thinking of some flowery words to write for the end of 2021, and none came to mind.
Then I thought of some other flowery words for the beginning of 2022, and none came to mind.
As a matter of fact, there may be more than enough flowery words be...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
I never thought I would reach the stage when I would question the efficacy of democracy. This is not to suggest that the voice of the people or the majority is not worth seeking, but to question whether liberal democracy and freedom are actually atta...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
