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“O you mankind, surely We created you of a male and a female, and We have made you races and tribes that you may get mutually acquainted. Surely the most honourable among you in the providence of God are the most pious; surely God is ever-knowing, ev...
DATE: Aug 25, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
This year’s powerful summer rally came on the back of an unprecedented surge in monetary policy support along with better-than-expected economic data. While the nascent economic resurgence has not been record-breaking, overall results continue to sur...
DATE: Aug 25, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Bryan Dooley
So, let us play through a scenario. You suddenly go into a coma in February and wake up seven months later. Upon awakening, you are told that the world has been rocked by a virus that has killed nearly 800,000 people and infected almost 23 million wo...
DATE: Aug 24, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nathan Kowalski
A long-awaited shift in the weather brought some much-needed rain to the Island and some relief for tanks and the parched plant life.
Rainfall freshens the surface waters and may help to cool things down a bit although it would take a vast amount of...
DATE: Aug 22, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
I always forget just how hot it gets in August. That is, until I start burning my thighs on the car seat.
I both sat down and leapt up within a nanosecond yesterday, throwing my belongings everywhere.
One of my belongings was a freshly made, iced tur...
DATE: Aug 22, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
The United States stock markets blazed through new highs this week. How could this be?
There are many and varied opinions (I emphasise opinion) as to why the US (and other global markets) are up, even while the pandemic is still omnipresent with fami...
DATE: Aug 22, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
“The power of the fish is in the water”
“The power of the politician is in the people”
— African Proverbs
The above was taught to me by a guest worker who resides in Devonshire. The lesson he conferred that day was clear and succinct: to be an effec...
DATE: Aug 21, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
I came back to Bermuda recently after being marooned for over five months in Bali.
It was a long, exhausting and dramatic return journey. I took six flights:
Bali/Jakarta/Istanbul/Zurich/Dublin/London and finally, Bermuda!
I spent 34 hours in the ai...
DATE: Aug 20, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nina London
I’m sure many have enjoyed all of the walking or running that you’ve been doing for the past few months.
However, don’t forget the weights. This year is not over yet and there’s still time to define your muscularity, improve your appearance and fight...
DATE: Aug 19, 2020
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Betty Doyling
Much of the world today is awash with huge waves of positive and negative information about many troubling situations, and attempting to discern fact from fiction can be at times stressful and disturbing.
Meanwhile the free press toils 24/7 in seekin...
DATE: Aug 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour