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It took many unsung, brave souls who toiled endlessly to help pave the way for what we would consider today as progress in a world still struggling over what constitutes proper values for living.
Here in Bermuda that struggle was very much a part of...
DATE: Mar 13, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
In March 2020, Bermudians experienced the last week of “life as we knew it”.
Whether it be shopping, family gatherings, company parties, weekly sports games or simply going to work, everything has changed because of Covid-19.
One year on, we have a v...
DATE: Mar 12, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
The Commission of Inquiry into Historic Land Losses in Bermuda is a noble pursuit, certainly a needed inquiry longed for by many, given the history of irregular property acquisitions in the mid-20th century.
One would recall when this motion was firs...
DATE: Mar 12, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
Interesting this: there is talk elsewhere that we may be on the verge of another Roaring Twenties — like that which followed the 1918 flu pandemic. Well, we can but hope; and note, I underscore elsewhere. Such talk is apparently fuelled by the belief...
DATE: Mar 11, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
The first sign that something terrible had happened came as a notification on a station platform: my train was running late.
It was a bullet train from Hiroshima to Kyoto. I was travelling through western Japan with friends. I was The Washington Post...
DATE: Mar 11, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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Can I make the assessment such as that made with the former United Bermuda Party that suggests that we are now at the end of another socio-political life cycle?
It was very easy to see that the UBP had run its course and that its time was up with th...
DATE: Mar 10, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
For all the revelations in Oprah Winfrey's interview with Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, the most striking was Meghan's claim that an unnamed member of the Royal Family raised concerns and questions about the skin colour of her the...
DATE: Mar 10, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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I listened to Marc Bean’s interview and if I had any confusion about where at least he stands, it became crystal clear in his own words. On reflection, the best thing Marc did during the election was to introduce the term Free Democratic "Movement", ...
DATE: Mar 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
Upcoming elections
In our sister Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands, it will be having its General Election on April 14.
On Nomination Day, Monday gone, there were 50 candidates vying for 19 seats.
Of all the OTs, Cayman Islands has the di...
DATE: Mar 05, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
This year has seen many of us dramatically change the way we work, and at the moment, we are unsure as to whether this will become the new norm. The most significant changes are in terms of working from home, and an even bigger reliance on electronic...
DATE: Mar 05, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Gemma Harris