Racist then, racist now
October 5, 2005
Dear Sir,
During the 1960s, the late Eugene Cox told me that after he got an engineering degree from McGill University, he applied for a job at the Public Works Department and was refused.
He asked why and was ...
Respect must be earnedOctober 8, 2005
Dear Sir,Let me explain something to Alex Scott. Respect is something that can only be earned. No one owes anyone else respect automatically, it must be earned and justified. No office is automatically deserving ...
Respect must be earned
October 8, 2005
Dear Sir,
Let me explain something to Alex Scott. Respect is something that can only be earned. No one owes anyone else respect automatically, it must be earned and justified. No office is automatically deservin...
The Chamber of Commerce is urging Government to make a decision on Independence quickly because the uncertainty is bad for business.
And the organisation also believes that a referendum is the preferred route to decide the issue.
An open forum on the...
A quote for the PremierOctober 5, 2005Dear Sir,Please allow me to quote some more Shakespeare to the Premier — “Methinks he doth protest too much”.
JONNY
Somerset
Tired of non-performanceOctober 5, 2005Dear Sir,Last week’s Mid-Ocean News’ article ent...
A quote for the Premier
October 5, 2005
Dear Sir,
Please allow me to quote some more Shakespeare to the Premier ? ?Methinks he doth protest too much?.
Tired of non-performance
October 5, 2005
Dear Sir,
Last week?s Mid-Ocean News? article entitled ?I?...
Progressive Labour Party spokesman Scott Simmons sounded the rallying cry for Independence at a Press conference yesterday but gave few clues on when Government would move on the idea.
And he said the issue was still being debated within the party it...
Outstaying his welcome
October 5, 2005
Dear Sir,
Surely the Premier can do better than this. Is he really trying to squirm around his blatantly racist comments by saying that he was really referring to ?divisive agents? and that ?those who look and s...
Opposition Leader Grant Gibbons has openly criticised the Premier for what he terms a ?predictable exercise in damage control?.
Dr. Gibbons was responding to the public letter in yesterday?s newspaper in which Premier Alex Scott defended the controve...
Okay, it was our fault.
Premier Alex Scott misdirected an e-mail containing an offensive word and what he denies was a racial slur because the media is bent on division and negativity.
And having sent the e-mail and endured controversy and criticism ...
