Your enchanted isle

Dear Sir,

Dear Premier Brown: I’ve been coming to Bermuda every year since 1969, and every time I read in The Royal Gazette how tourism is being mishandled.

It’s smart to be vigilant, but it’s also worth recognising that Bermuda just has much more to offer than any other island holiday spot, and once people experience Bermuda, they never want to go anywhere else.

ROBERT L. DILENSCHNEIDER

New York

Bless you all!

Dear Sir,

A most heartfelt “Thank You” to all who assisted in anyway on White Cane Tag Days held on Friday, March 16th and Saturday, March 17th.

“Thank you” to each and every person who offered our tags to the public — employers who allowed their employees time off from regular duties, school teachers who organised students to tag and the students for cooperating, business owners/managers who allowed us to tag from their premises and to the public for responding so generously. Through your generosity we were blessed with a total of $17,000+. May you all be blessed during the ensuring year.

Yours in Lionism,

Lions Betty Howes & Faith Gilkes

Co- Chairpersons

Drop the baggage

April 11, 2007

Dear Sir,

In reply to Dr. McPhee’s insightful letter of today’s date in the Royal Gazette.

We all know the inception, conception, of things back in the 60s was racially intended but “The Monster” has turned into “The Fairy Godmother”, so why close something that at last has come full circle to a success story, because of tragic mistakes from the past?

How long must we wait before yesterday can be replaced with today?

We have all been slaves once upon a time as History tells us — Tomorrow can be wonderful if we can just drop that burdensome baggage and move on

DIANA WILLIAMS

Pembroke

How to earn respect

April 11, 2007

Dear Sir,

Now that our athletes participate abroad and at home, I would hope that they would learn what I call “Victory Manners” from their coach Gus Logie.

His remarks when he said “Over the top” referred to the embarrassing behaviour of his cricket team when Malachi Jones snatched a wicket on his first ball. As exciting as that was, the lesson to be learned in life is “Be quiet in your hour of triumph”, so attractive and much appreciated by your opponent.

Well done Gus, your advice and wisdom with your observation will go a long way to earn them respect (if they listen) and admiration on the sportsfields in their future endeavours around the world.

DIANA WILLIAMS

Pembroke

Ps. I will never forget the disgraceful display of poor sportsmanship in the Ice hockey finals at the Olympics several years ago, when the US team beat the Russians. The world watched the team in deadly silence, cavorting around the rink for ten minutes, totally out of control, celebrating their win, not a pretty sight.