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“A domino effect or chain reaction is the cumulative effect produced when one event sets off a chain of similar events.”
At the point of crossroads, individuals or groups have to decide which path they will follow. Some paths may be well paved; ...
DATE: May 14, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
Bermuda has turned into a violent country. Statistically, that is what our homicide numbers are portraying us as. Our murder rate per capita is higher than Canada, Britain, and most countries in Europe.
Our ten-year average trend, dating back to 201...
DATE: May 14, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Malcolm Raynor
Bermuda is grappling with a second pandemic and, just as with Covid-19, there is a potential remedy available to reduce the spread and eliminate associated risks.
This second “pandemic” is a lack of community support that equates to a reluctance of ...
DATE: May 13, 2021
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The period of the 1940s through to the early 1960s saw tremendous movements in Africa inspired by many new activists such as Kwame Nkrumah, of Ghana, Patrice Lamumba, of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Jomo Kenyatta, of Kenya, to name a few.
Th...
DATE: May 12, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
As a young man growing up in the Southampton area, our community was always together in all we did, whether it was birthday parties, youth fundraisers or attending sporting events at Rangers.
For myself and most of my peers, Southampton Rangers Sport...
DATE: May 12, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Jason Wade
Results matter, of course, but so, too, do the reasons that leads to those results. This is particularly true of decisions of the court. They ought not to be overlooked; and while not everyone is an attorney with the time and the inclination to pore ...
DATE: May 11, 2021
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
How are you doing right now? Have you asked yourself that question today? How do you feel? Have you checked in with loved ones around you to make sure they are OK?
The ability to check in with ourselves is vitally important because if we do not take ...
DATE: May 11, 2021
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On any given day, those who operate food shelters and deliver to the needy are constantly asked the question, "When will things get back to normal?”
I assist at a food shelter, so I hear your questions and concerns first-hand.
Thousands of Bermudian...
DATE: May 11, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Michael Weeks
When Rabbi Hannah Goldstein would talk to families before a funeral in pre-pandemic times, she remembers how they would share information about a loved one with her. Everyone tended to “jump in, and someone corrects a detail and then someone adds ano...
DATE: May 11, 2021
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The Royal Naval Hospital in Ireland Island South, Bermuda, was built in 1818 for the sick and wounded seamen and marines of Her Majesty’s Ships. It was also used for the artisans employed on Ireland Island. It was designed with four wards, each holdi...
DATE: May 10, 2021
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