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We started 2020 with worrying news. News of people we did not know; suffering in cities most of us had never heard of. When sometimes it seems like there is so much going wrong in the world, speaking personally, it can be all too easy to disengage. ...
DATE: Dec 25, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Rena Lalgie, Governor of Bermuda
This has been a difficult and challenging year. We’ve all had to do things differently – and many here and around the world are wondering, what will Christmas look like this year? How will we celebrate during a pandemic that has us physical distancin...
DATE: Dec 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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Good morning and Merry Christmas to you and your family from Rochelle and I, our family, and from the One Bermuda Alliance.
I am sure you will agree that 2020 has been a year filled with unprecedented change. While we began the year with the presumpt...
DATE: Dec 25, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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The year 2020 was supposed to be a year of fresh vision — and in some senses it has been — as it has shone the light upon several important realisations; our vulnerability as human beings, not just to a tiny virus whose effects are felt on a global s...
DATE: Dec 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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I would like to make mine the words that Pope Francis said once during the pandemic lockdown:
“Tonight before falling asleep, think about when we will return to the street. When we hug again, when all the shopping together will seem like a party. Le...
DATE: Dec 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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To small business and entrepreneurs struggling for life in a global pandemic and economic crisis, last Friday’s power failure was another cut on an already abused body. To those in the retail and hospitality industries already suffering before Covid-...
DATE: Dec 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Jarion Richardson
Christmas is usually the biggest festival of the year in Bermuda for religious, cultural and economic reasons. This year is different.
Our community is now overshadowed by one of the most difficult challenges in living memory — the impact of a global...
DATE: Dec 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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On December 11 during a busy session in Parliament, one of the Bills debated was the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 2020. The Bill consolidated the Trade Union Act 1965, the Labour Relations Act 1975 and the Labour Disputes Act ...
DATE: Dec 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Michael Dunkley
Looking back on 2020, no question that two big events stand out: Covid-19 and the historic landslide election victory of the Progressive Labour Party. They were not entirely unrelated.
The pandemic presented the Premier with what was an unforeseen an...
DATE: Dec 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
The old saying “Out of sight, out of mind” is perhaps more prevalent at this time of the year as many countries engage in Christmas festivities, usually with colourful lights, music, family gatherings, and plenty of gifts and food.
Few would disagre...
DATE: Dec 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour