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With five tropical cyclones in the Atlantic at the same time — for only the second time in recorded history — it’s hard to ignore the fact that hurricane season is here.
It says a lot about climate change and, on Monday, I was thinking — as I held a...
DATE: Sep 18, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
The epic question: did the times make great leaders? Or did great leaders make the times? It doesn’t take too much work to describe Bermuda as living in perilous times of political disillusionment, economic uncertainty and social disquiet.
The emerg...
DATE: Sep 18, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
It was another deliriously lovely Bermuda day in September, when the sky is bluer than the turquoise sea and the late afternoon sun casts a golden hue to the fading day.
Soft, airy clouds were scudding across the horizon; a ship vanished beyond sigh...
DATE: Sep 17, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nina London
In my new reality where I work with anyone from anywhere, I recently participated in a discussion regarding the difference between change and evolution.
If you are a regular reader of this column, you may have already gathered that for me, leadership...
DATE: Sep 15, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Robin Trimingham
Whether anyone believes the appearance of the Free Democratic Movement is just a trick or political ploy, one interesting phenomenon is it’s called a “movement”.
I read John Barritt’s opinion and he right away characterised FDM properly by not callin...
DATE: Sep 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
A part of America’s history involves an event when a number of men who cherished freedom decided to oppose a force of enormous strength despite the potential outcome. This meant lives would be lost in a battle where the odds for victory were not in t...
DATE: Sep 12, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Was there ever any doubt as to what would happen? Probably not, especially at this time of the year when the so-called tropical systems dominate the weather in the Atlantic basin.
So, it should come as no surprise that the first and probably lone ma...
DATE: Sep 12, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
Here is a wonderful opportunity for Bermuda residents to enhance your financial literacy with the CFA Society Bermuda.
For the second year, the CFA Society Bermuda in partnership with Bermuda College is to offer a four-session series on building fina...
DATE: Sep 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
With an electorate of 47,000-plus showing a marginal 5 per cent rise in voter participation between the elections of 2017 and now, no doubt this rise was not in births, but in the redefinition of who by grant of status can now vote.
In spite of the ...
DATE: Sep 11, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
The headline above has two elements. We probably all agree that getting the job done, be that at home or in the office, is a reasonable and valid goal. However, we probably don’t all agree that getting it done at all costs is acceptable in today’s cl...
DATE: Sep 11, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Bill Storie
