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“Let there be peace on Earth and let it begin with me”
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting to get different results”
The above quote of Albert Einstein follows the first line of the song written by the husband-and-...
DATE: Nov 13, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Glenn Fubler
Quite often, need meets opportunity and magic happens.
Such was the case for me last week when I needed to book a ticket to get to Britain to visit some family members. Going through online options was, at one point, frankly sort of depressing.
Price...
DATE: Nov 12, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
Ho-hum, another Throne Speech marks the start of a new parliamentary session. I have seen and heard a number over the years, maybe as many as 50, dating back to my years in journalism, and even had a hand in a few, dating back to my years in governme...
DATE: Nov 12, 2021
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
This past Friday saw the Speech from the Throne. If you blinked, you might have missed it. The opening prayer beforehand seemed to last longer than the brief speech.
A Throne Speech is supposed to set out the Government’s legislative agenda for the ...
DATE: Nov 12, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Scott Pearman
'From a Waiter to a Server - A War Story and a Tribute to a Bermudian Soldier'
The Second World War began on September 3, 1939, with Great Britain and Germany headed by Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler respectively.
At the outbreak of war, Ber...
DATE: Nov 10, 2021
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The reconvening of Parliament will be remembered more for the opening prayer than the Throne Speech. I got more links sent to me on WhatsApp of the prayer and, ironically, received no links of the Throne Speech. I would venture to think the prayer wa...
DATE: Nov 09, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
“What I think is of concern is that the problem is no longer back of town. You’re dealing with an element that knows no boundaries.”
— Paul King (Robin Hood owner)
“Bermuda still suffers from too many dysfunctional families. It must provid...
DATE: Nov 08, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Rolfe Commissiong
You can trust Aaron Rodgers only to do what’s good for Aaron Rodgers. On a football field, his independence can be tolerated, and often preferred because few quarterbacks have ever played the game as divinely as he can. For 17 seasons, the Green Bay ...
DATE: Nov 08, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Jerry Brewer
Two decades ago, Vice-President Al Gore presented what he called an inconvenient truth.
He spoke of the threat to the world's climate by the continued growth of greenhouse gases, melting ice packs, increased droughts, stronger hurricanes and rising s...
DATE: Nov 05, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
Climate change is real. It’s happening. It’s getting worse.
The inconvenient truth is that small vulnerable islands such as Bermuda are the ones that are going to feel the brunt of the pain.
We have already begun witnessing the following:
• Stronger...
DATE: Nov 05, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Lindsay Simmons