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The beauty of the character that Michael K. Williams brought to life on The Wire was his extraordinary complexity. Omar Little was a Black man who stalked the streets of Baltimore wearing a swashbuckling duster and carrying a deadly sawed-off shotgun...
DATE: Sep 08, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Robin Givhan
Happy Labour Day to the workers of Bermuda. As we celebrate this day, I take this opportunity to give my sincere thanks and gratitude to each and every worker for the contributions you make to our island home.
The previous year has been a tumultuous...
DATE: Sep 07, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Jason Hayward
Chris Furbert levelled a threat in a recent address without any hint of frailty in saying that labour could bring down the Progressive Labour Party government. He went on to say that there are five members on the back bench they could count on for su...
DATE: Sep 07, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
With the Labour Day weekend approaching, it is incumbent that some response be made to the Letter to the Editor by Robert Stewart, which was published on Thursday, September 2, 2021. This, since the day offers a period of reflection on the key matter...
DATE: Sep 04, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Glenn Fubler
Labour Day belongs to the hard-working men and women of Bermuda. They have worked hard and continue to work hard to build a better life for themselves and their families. On this day, they deserve to relax and to enjoy some hard-earned rest and relax...
DATE: Sep 04, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Cole Simons
Across the world, countries have had to put in Covid-19 mandates to stem the rate of infections.
As a prime example, in Paris persons cannot dine indoors unless they have proof of vaccination or a recent negative test.
Canada has mandated that it wil...
DATE: Sep 03, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
“Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and taking the politicians as a joke.”
The dispute raging between the Bermuda Industrial Union and the labour government was predictable to anyone following the events between ...
DATE: Sep 03, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Vic Ball
“We have found the enemy, and it is not each other.”
— Heather McGhee, The Sum Of Us
This could easily get out of hand — and here I am referring not only to the Covid-19 pandemic, which has that potential, but to the ways in which people are ...
DATE: Sep 02, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
“The pen is mightier than the sword” is a word picture as a metaphor created by an English author Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1839, which characterises how powerful and superior effective words, information and even education can be in resolving conflict...
DATE: Aug 30, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
"What do astronauts look like?"
That question sits at the top of the Instagram page that Lisa Alcindor, an aspiring astronaut, created. Next to it, a photograph shows a figure hidden beneath a darkened helmet, allowing the mind for a moment to imagin...
DATE: Aug 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Theresa Vargas
