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We asked our readers to weigh in and give their opinion on whether it was appropriate for the poem 'Why am I Black?' by Runett Nia Ebo to be taught and recited by eight-year-olds at East End Primary as part of Black History Month. Here are some of th...

Answering questions February 5, 2008 Dear Sir, I don't know everything there is to know about the PATI proposal, but in reading the daily regarding the questions of Justice Ian Kawaley, would this proposal have alleviated the Government's ability to ...

Bermuda held to ransom February 4, 2008 Dear Sir, Let me get this straight. A ferry pilot, who puts the lives of countless people (passengers, other boaters, colleagues) at risk and causes thousands of dollars of damage by getting loaded while on the...

What message? February 1, 2008 Dear Sir, History repeats itself in how sea disaster offenders are dealt with. For example, Capt Joe Hazelwood of the Exxon Valdez disaster in Alaska was sentenced to 1,000 hours of community service, broken out as 200 ...

A right to object January 31, 2008 Dear Sir, I write in response to a letter (January 29) in which Mr. Makai Dickerson scolds residents of St Augustine Hill for objecting to the construction of a high-density transient housing complex in their neighb...

Friday's Throne Speech - leaving aside the unscheduled visit from the members of the Bermuda Public Service Union - was always likely to be something of an anticlimax given that most Government plans had already been well flagged in the general elect...

Where's the support? January 26, 2008 Dear Sir, Regardless of all the objections and complaints it looks like Belco is going ahead with their plans to expand. More and more it shows that the citizens of Bermuda have no say whatsoever on what goes on ...

We must study our history Dear Sir, Most people celebrate the date of their birth, or wedding anniversaries just about every year and some go all out with lavish parties and the lot, there seems to be no giving up o n the past there. Every year we ce...

Customs on the frontline January 15, 2008 Dear Sir, Please allow me space in your column to address the concerns raised by Mr. Edward Hinds of Warwick in his letter to the Editor of January 11th entitled "A question of duty". I read Mr. Hinds' commen...

Mr. Mayor, use your power January 21, 2008 Dear Sir, I understand that the Mayor of Hamilton has the power of veto on Corporation matters and decisions but that, in his words "this is rarely used". Now of all times is the time that this power of veto...