Help Haitians for life

January 15, 2010

Dear Sir,

The earthquake has taken its toll on poor Haiti. While the world sends in relief, can we not leave some trained people there in the aftermath to train the Haitians in various kinds of jobs so that they can survive after international help leaves? Why can't countries not invest in Haiti so they can employ these impoverished people? Why not train them to survive in their own country? Haiti has been poor forever, it seems, and they need some kind of help to get on their feet and become less of an impoverished nation.

Unfortunately now that they have had a major disaster people might not want to invest in Haiti but it may be 100 years before another earthquake happens.

I am sure the Haitians could learn to basket weave, make jewellery, learn construction and other trades. Maybe one of the companies that sends the sewing of its designer jeans over to India, Taiwan or China would consider sending it to Haiti and employ Haitians to do the same work but only closer than across the world.

There are great possibilities in that country – a workforce that can be trained and wants to work and we need to do something to help train them so they can live in less poverty. I gather their government hasn't been much help.

Since the country seems unable to help itself and if we as other nations don't want to keep supporting these impoverished nations it is up to the whole world to somehow help.

This is the right time to help them, train them to rebuild their cities while there is the help being sent over there. Don't just do all the rebuilding ourselves. Train them! I am sure they are trainable and would appreciate a job.

"One seed freely planted can lead to a forest of trees."

TRAIN THEM AS THEY REBUILD

Pembroke

Embarrassed for visitor

January 15, 2010

Dear Sir,

I would like to address this letter to the Canadian visitor Charlotte Elizabeth Gowdy of Toronto who was traumatised by those two thugs /cowards who set upon her to steal her purse while she was trying to enjoy Church Bay on May 6 last year.

I am sorry this happened to you. As a guest to our Island you should not have had to experience this. This is becoming too common an occurrence on my island and like most other Bermudians who live here and were at one time safe from escalating crime, we are fed up with it, and we are embarrassed when a guest to our beautiful Island has had such an bad experience. Please don't judge our Island or Bermudians as all being like these thugs as most of us are decent human beings.

As Bermudians we can only hope the courts lock these men up and give them a long prison sentence. What we need to really do is bring back capital punishment. The cane has been gone too long from our schools. Maybe if these thugs had been caned in school they wouldn't be criminals today.

Westgate is over run with petty criminals like these and being the small Island we are, where are we to put all these new "gang" criminals and young people who are turning to a life of crime once they are apprehended and sentenced?

I think we as Bermudians have to fight for stronger laws to stop this insane crime wave we are having to live through. Our Premier and Governor need to step in and get this problem under control. Like many Bermudians I am sick of how these gangs and criminals are taking over our Island and doing as they please while law abiding citizens are having to put up with this. These people are ruining the future of Bermuda. Tourism and International Business will not survive if we don't stop this now.

We also need our so-called Government to stimulate the economy as Bermuda's people are hurting. Those that are unemployed need to find work. These are very difficult times and for a country who is always so generous to help other countries, we need the help here too.

FED UP WITH CRIME WAVE

Pembroke

Thanks for support

January 12, 2010

Dear Sir,

In celebrating our 90th Anniversary we send a heartfelt "Thank You" to all those who assisted in any way to make our annual Sunshine League Children's Home Tag Days held on Friday, December 4 and Saturday, December 5, 2009 such a tremendous success.

We especially would like to thank the taggers who made time in their busy schedules to offer our tags to the public who responded so generously with over $27,000. We would also like to publicly thank the schools that participated with in school events, most importantly Sandys Middle School who collected funds for the whole week.

May you continue to be blessed and prospered during the ensuing year?

BETTY HOWES

Tag Day Coordinator.

FAITH GILKES

Champion Pool Service