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It has been announced that a major decision in education has been made to not have students sit the checkpoint assessments. Several factors were considered in making this decision, and that means for the second year running these assessments will not...
DATE: Apr 29, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Ben Smith
As Child Abuse Prevention Month ends, we are reminded that the fight against this problem is far from over. When it comes to combating the issue, we look towards the lawmakers, enforcement agencies, educators, child advocates and helping organisation...
DATE: Apr 29, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Kelly Hunt
The family of Andrew Brown Jr have gathered outside the Pasquotank County Public Safety building in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, multiple times over the past week to put their grief and anger on display in front of the media and supporters. They l...
DATE: Apr 28, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Robin Givhan
“If this was the OBA government that was making these kinds of inconsistent decisions and practising double standards that discriminated against Bermudians, it would have sparked an island-wide outcry”
— Chris Furbert, April 2021
I am going t...
DATE: Apr 27, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Vic Ball
In the nervous moments before former police officer Derek Chauvin's conviction was announced last week, there were maybe 250 people gathered at the blocked-off intersection now known as George Floyd Square in south Minneapolis.
News that a verdict h...
DATE: Apr 27, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Adam Minter
This is not intended as an anti-political party opinion, as much as it is intended to cause reflection and hopefully develop a sense of accountability for the truth of the effects of party politics on Bermuda.
It has been stated and even repeated tha...
DATE: Apr 26, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
"So I had a heart attack…" begins the viral LinkedIn post from Jonathan Frostick, an IT lead at HSBC. It was just another Sunday. Trip to the park; late lunch; sitting down at about 4pm to prepare for the working week ahead.
Suddenly he knew somethin...
DATE: Apr 26, 2021
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In February 2020, United States president Donald Trump announced a peace deal with the Taliban, giving American forces 15 months to get out of Afghanistan. Nearly a year later, with the withdrawal nearly complete and only 2,500 US Armed Forces member...
DATE: Apr 26, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Thomas L. Knapp
Bermuda, like many countries large and small, is in the grip of a crisis that has shattered what most would feel is a life of normality, even though much of that normalcy has changed over the years, especially when it comes to basic values such as re...
DATE: Apr 24, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Vaccines are scary to many people because the science behind them is complicated. And social-media misinformation abounds. To simplify things, here is an analogy.
Consider the seatbelt. It has been proven to save lives and reduce injuries in car ...
DATE: Apr 24, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Michael Jarvis
