No to Gombeys

May 27, 2010

Dear Sir,

Welcome to beautiful Bermuda. Please line up here and enjoy the Gombey music. A long queue. Fifteen rows of people. Sorry about that! What is an hour to you here on vacation? Enjoy the Gombey music. This is Bermuda! Relax and wait! Wait! Wait! Bermuda time. Enjoy the Gombey music. Excuse me while I go in the resident's line I'm local and therefore I'm special! Once you are through Customs, I'll be at home already, and you can start spending your tourist money! A sucker is born every minute. Have a wonderful trip and enjoy the Gombey music!

A DISGUSTED VISITOR

St. George's

It was a miracle

May 26, 2010

Dear Sir,

I arrived in Bermuda with my right hip aching and having great difficulty walking without pain. It was also very difficult to be comfortable sitting or lying down. I was taking too many pain killers in order to be somewhat comfortable. I met Lorrie Bennett in the Sales Office of The St. George's Club and she could see that I was in pain. She told me she had a gift of healing called "Reiki" which is energy healing and she could do a treatment on me. The treatment was very painless for 30 minutes all she did was lay her hands gently on the area that was giving me pain, I was thinking, how could she possibly heal my pain like this. As she touched me I noticed her hands getting hot, and during the treatment I was so relaxed and at peace.

After the treatment I felt no more pain in my hip and I was able to walk with no pain and I was able to stop taking the medication and I haven't had any pain since. I am back visiting again, the treatment was last year this time but I wanted to share this with you. I would highly recommend Lorrie and the Reiki Treatments for anyone who needs pain relief or needs a way for stress relief. I know she has done treatments on many other guests, at the St. George's Club and I am sure they all feel the same as I do. Bermuda is a place I love and I do come here often I will never forget the day this happened I was totally healed! I just wanted to share this miracle!

FREDERICK L. RIEGEL

New York

What tourists want

May 28, 2010

Dear Sir,

My family and I have vacationed in Bermuda more than 15 times and hopefully many more to come. I periodically log on to The Royal Gazette to see what's going on. The article yesterday regarding gaming (gambling) by Premier Brown is very disheartening. The absence of gaming is one of the main reasons we choose Bermuda … that and the people, size and comfort of the island. Does the Premier or anyone consult or try and contact loyal tourists? I understand you need to beef up the industry but don't do it at the expense of the many who travel to avoid what gaming brings in.

I do see gangs and shootings have increased in recent years, and safety issues that never came to mind are now present. But does the Premier seriously think gaming will help …quite the contrary I have no doubt. So please do all you can as a paper to find other ways, fight this possibility and keep your island as it is.

KAREN M. COLBERT

Boston, Massachusetts