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Black Lives Matter activists deserve credit for the prosecution of Kimberly Potter, the former Minnesota police officer who was convicted of manslaughter for the death of Daunte Wright, an unarmed Black man killed during a traffic stop. They should b...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021
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I’m trying — above — to be innovative in reflecting on the significance of the service honouring the life of Desmond Tutu, being scheduled for New Year’s Day. This is a bow to the fun-loving spirit of this global icon. His joie de vivre was sustained...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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Glenn Fubler
In 2010, after graduating from Cedarbridge Academy, like most kids just out of high school, I didn’t have any idea of what sort of career I wanted to focus on so I was working at IBC and spending time playing cricket and football. One day I was train...
DATE: Dec 28, 2021
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One of the interesting oddities of driving in the United Kingdom is going to a service station.
It is all self-service because you have to pump your fuel — quite a big difference from Bermuda, where you don't have to leave the comfort of your car.
Wh...
DATE: Dec 24, 2021
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Christopher Famous
Christmas traditions have always fascinated me and for this simple reason, more than 40 years ago, I began to ask older relatives and family friends the question – how did your family prepare for Christmas?
The recollections that I am writing about t...
DATE: Dec 23, 2021
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Cecille Snaith-Simmons
On a Friday evening in December, two weeks before Christmas, I lost my job. I hadn't seen it coming. I'd driven home from work the same as I'd done every night. I was excited for the weekend when my daughter, Kristil, then 12, and I planned to get ou...
DATE: Dec 23, 2021
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As supply chain snarls cause inflation and delay shipments, many Americans worry that their holiday gifts won't arrive in time. Articles with titles like "How the delta variant stole Christmas" note the difficulties facing consumers, who have gotten ...
DATE: Dec 22, 2021
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Benjamin L. McKean Special to the Washington Post
OMG! OMC!! Just when we were starting to convince ourselves that we had turned a corner on Covid-19, it is looking like déjà vu all over again.
A Merry Christmas, you say? You for real?
Cases are increasing at an alarming rate elsewhere. We see how i...
DATE: Dec 21, 2021
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John Barritt
When a government politician has to go public on public media (as was the case with Christopher Famous ) and call the opposition "the silent six" for non-appearance, to me it’s either facetious or a troubling state of affairs for the country. It's li...
DATE: Dec 21, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
In 2019, Bermuda hosted 808,242 tourists, which is the most in our history. In the same year, the tourism industry directly contributed 5.1 per cent to our GDP. Of course, tourism has been severely impacted these past two years. There is no reason, h...
DATE: Dec 20, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Malcolm Raynor
