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Letters to the Editor

"Disingenuous of Sir John "

October 23, 2011 Dear Sir, On Sunday Morning Sir John Swan gave but a passing nod to our problem that is even more fundament and intransigent than our failing economy. He acknowledged neither its origin nor its implications-----although he did blame...
Oct 27, 2011
Letters to the Editor

"Polarising politics "

October 19, 2011 Dear Sir, The other day I was in a restaurant when a white Bermudian whom I had met briefly waved at me. As a non-white foreigner, I immediately thought he was speaking to someone behind me, because although I have been married to a ...
Oct 25, 2011
Opinion Writer

"Seeing each other as equal"

Racism always ignites an avalanche of emotions from all directions, with people on both sides of the issue often going overboard in venting views on how best to move to a new day of inter-racial harmony, understanding, and cooperation. Most of us who...
Jul 05, 2011
Other

"DeSilva apologises to Jewish community "

Health Minister Zane DeSilva has apologised for using the “disgusting, derogatory and disgraceful” term “jewing down” in Parliament. Progressive Labour Party MP Mr DeSilva was lambasted by the Opposition after he used the phrase during a debate in th...
Jun 21, 2011
Opinion Writer

"Transcending the race barrier"

This article was first published in October, 2007. Some years ago I was introduced, by a mutual friend, to the owner of China White, a famous London nightclub in one of the world’s most multi-cultural cities. Within a few minutes our discussion touc...
Apr 27, 2011
Letters to the Editor

"Break free from the cycle of hate"

Break free from hate cycle February 17, 2011 Dear Sir, This race issue needs to die because it's us blacks who are our worst enemies. We often treat other black people badly and it goes a long way. You have blacks that can't respect the privacy of ot...
Feb 22, 2011
Politics

"BDA urges the UBP to admit its role in Island’s racial divide"

The Bermuda Democratic Alliance has urged the United Bermuda Party to accept it has contributed to Bermuda’s racial divide. It’s understood BDA representatives called for the UBP to make a statement to that effect during meetings over a merger betwee...
Feb 09, 2011

"Getting to the bottom of the violence"

A constant onslaught of negative images about black males in the media, may be one of the root causes of the rising tide of violence and crime in Bermuda. That is the theory behind a lecture to be given tomorrow night at the Bermuda College, by Berm...
Jan 26, 2011

"Reaching Out"

When Lynne Winfield first came to Bermuda to work from England, she walked right into a secretarial job. She assumed she was the most qualified person for the job, and the words “white privilege” never crossed her mind. Today, she is outgoing preside...
Jan 10, 2011
Cartoon

"Defusing a sociological bomb"

WASHINGTON - Race still matters in America and justice is not completely blind. Anyone who believes otherwise should examine the case of Cornelius Dupree Jr., who was ruled innocent Tuesday after spending 30 years in prison almost his entire adult li...
Jan 10, 2011
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