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In a recent update on the work done by the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce, we expressed significant concern about the undeniable acceleration of the effects of climate change. It is encouraging to hear the Government’s insistence that...
DATE: Nov 05, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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Bermuda’s divorce laws have been in place for close to 50 years. While many other jurisdictions have adapted their laws to reflect changing attitudes to divorce, Bermudian legislation has remained unchanged.
Divorce rules in England and Wales, which...
DATE: Nov 05, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Bailey-Munroe
Arguably the most pivotal meeting of global leaders in human history, COP26, began on November 1 — All Saints Day. Its penultimate day is November 11 — Armistice Day or Remembrance Day — marking the ending of the First World War.
The observance of A...
DATE: Nov 03, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Glenn Fubler
There’s a new environmentalist in town, and she could become bigger than Greta Thunberg with America’s little girls.
She is a DC-based American Girl doll. And she is making history.
Even I — a mother of boys disinterested in dolls, who went “whew” ev...
DATE: Nov 03, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Petula Dvorak
I know we are all concerned about the recent return of gun violence and gang-related activities. The dilemma reveals the level of hate and insensitivity to life that has overtaken the minds of too many of our young men and women — prompting the deep...
DATE: Nov 02, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
On November 5, 1605, King James I was to preside over the opening of Parliament in England. A group of disgruntled men including Guido “Guy” Fawkes, resented the Government’s attitude towards Roman Catholics and planned to assassinate the King by blo...
DATE: Nov 01, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Cecille Snaith-Simmons
OK, so we all understand the country is in deep financial trouble. The Government admits to it, the Chamber of Commerce admits to it, and every sector of commerce has expressed pain. When the economy contracts as it has, it means government itself is...
DATE: Oct 30, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
Like all other parishes, Devonshire is so much more than an area defined by boundary lines or a name on an address. We are so much more than a collection of neighbourhoods and estates.
Like all other parishes, Devonshire is a network of families rela...
DATE: Oct 29, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
If Bermuda does not prepare for the local effects of a warming world, then the repercussions could be stark. Far from being a harbinger of doom, it is my hope that adopting a proactive approach can help Bermuda’s already economically and environmenta...
DATE: Oct 28, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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On a clear day when we look out at our beautiful calm waters, magnificent foliage along the shoreline, and if its summer, watching the longtails glide across a blue sky with scattered clouds silently drifting in a gentle breeze, for a moment it would...
DATE: Oct 27, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
