Help for caregivers

Dear Sir,

I am writing on the subject of caregivers.

Millions of dollars have been donated to government run facilities that help the elderly. The staff at these facilities receive a wage.

The caregivers are the ones who care for the elderly. We have to turn jobs down because we don't have a car or a husband to look after us when the elderly pass away.

Some jobs require a vehicle, but we don't own a vehicle.

There might be someone who has a car and they are thinking of getting a new one they could donate the other to us.

It would be greatly appreciated.

BERMUDA BORN

City of Hamilton

Use some road sense

October 10, 2010

Dear Sir,

We need to stop blaming the Government and the Police for the conditions and the accidents on our roads. Every individual who is licensed to ride or drive on our roads has to pass a written test and a driving test. They are well aware of Bermuda's speed limit of 35 kph or roughly 22 mph.

The Government has had a campaign for almost the last year to get people to slow down going through the Flatts Village, and to also park only where it is allowed. Has the public adhered to this campaign? No.

They banned the trucks from the village. Did they ever stop from going through the village? No they never did. They tried the rumble strips in the road to try and get the people to slow down. That didn't work. So they thought that they had to resort to a speed bump. Yes, they should have had a sign up warning of a speed bump ahead.

The speed limit in Bermuda is set at 35 kph because that is what is deemed to be a safe speed for our roads. So when anyone of us get in an accident at any faster speed then we only have ourselves to blame.

Bermuda we need to slow down and drive accordingly. We are averaging ten or more road fatalities a year now. And none of these fatalities can really be classed as an accident. When you drive around on our roads at an excessive speed you are an accident, or worse, a fatality waiting to happen.

When you collide with a wall or car at 40 or 50 miles an hour that is equivalent to jumping out of a four or five-storey building. So, are some of these road fatalities accidents or, knowing this information, suicides? I know some people may get offended by my last statement but those are the facts. And that is the conversation that you need to have with your family members. Before you get that call at 3 or 4 a.m. Because that is when a lot of those calls are received at some wee hour of the morning. So, yes, Mr. and Mrs. of Miss Bermuda slow down and drive accordingly. The life you save may be your own. The gun victims may get all the headlines. But you know what? The road fatalities end up in the same graveyards. And each life lost is worth the same in my book.

LESLIE JAMES SMITH

Sandys

Teller makes the day

September 15, 2010.

Dear Sir,

I couldn't let this day go by without complimenting this young man, a teller at the Bank of Butterfield. He really makes my day, he is a "Gem", he delivers service with a smile, and makes us Seniors feel special, it doesn't seem to matter how slow we are, I never see him frown or appear irritated.

He is an example for our young people and those of us who serve the public. His name is, Mr. Terry Flood. Thank you for your Professional Service.

SATISFIED CUSTOMER

Warwick