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The issue of independents for Bermuda continues to surface from time to time. Mostly online, and often in reaction to the politics of the day, making it difficult to gauge whether there is any serious, growing groundswell for just such change or whet...
DATE: Dec 08, 2021
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
They've been sucker-punched, stalked and threatened. On weekends, mobs of adults shriek and bellow at them, questioning their eyesight, intelligence and humanity.
One veteran described "a cauldron of yelling and hysteria". For all the abuse, referee...
DATE: Dec 08, 2021
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The Royal Gazette of October 21, 2021, posted an aerial view of a building on Happy Valley Road. The headline read, “Interest in disused building attracts interest from developers”. It was further described as the former Prison Service Headquart...
DATE: Dec 07, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Cecille Snaith-Simmons
As time moves on often some very important things, if not cherished and preserved, are lost. Not the least of those is historic truth. There are many things and aspects of our lives where we now are at a loss on understanding the origins that support...
DATE: Dec 04, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
In late 2019, the Government’s financial position was steadily improving. We had reduced our deficit significantly, increased our GDP growth rate, and made an $80 million payment on Private Placement Notes towards our national debt.
Then, the pandemi...
DATE: Dec 03, 2021
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It has been a longstanding tradition for Bermudian premiers to host dinners for Bermudian students studying in Britain.
For obvious reasons, there was no dinner held last year.
This year, two dinners were held, one in London and another in Manchester...
DATE: Dec 03, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
Five years after that fateful day of December 2, 2016, when protesters were attacked as they called for transparency, we are still living with the effects of the flawed airport deal. To date, Bermuda has paid out $41 million in minimum revenue guaran...
DATE: Dec 02, 2021
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Famous words spoken by the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. There is a classic example of the practical logic in those words being demonstrated today in Johannesburg with the new Covid variant. This new variant called Omicron is said to be a result of...
DATE: Nov 30, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
During the most recent session in the House of Assembly, the day after the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, there was silence from our government.
Bermuda is experiencing a significant public health issu...
DATE: Nov 30, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Susan Jackson
We are seeing an interesting, although possibly unnecessary, tussle play out over plans for legalisation of cannabis.
The recent Throne Speech references the Government’s intention to continue with its plans for legalisation of cannabis. This was pre...
DATE: Nov 29, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Peter Sanderson