EDITOR, The Tribune.
JANUARY 10, 2017, will mark the Golden Anniversary of Majority Rule, in The Bahamas.
For some reason there appears to be some confusion as to how to celebrate this most historic holiday.
Firstly, I would love to highly applaud the Rt Hon Perry Gladstone Christie, and his administration for having the wisdom and courage to create January 10, as a national holiday.
It took a while, but thank God, better late than never. So I say “thank you sincerely, sir”.
January 10, 2017, must be a time for unity. We must not make such a catastrophic mistake, as fostering a divided, and partisan Majority Rule Day celebration.
Whoever is responsible for introducing this notion, needs to step back, count to ten, and reconsider. There are possibly sufficient blame to go around, but please let us not play the blame game.
We are one nation; one people; Bahamians. The silly season is here, but we can still think rationally.
Now is the time to display statesmanship, and put country above politics.
I humbly, and prayerfully submit that it is now time for The Prime Minister to step forward and speak to the Majority Rule Day celebration.
No political party chairman, can call the nation to a united celebration. The cabinet of The Bahamas needs to make some definitive plans for the national celebrations, which should involve the Bahamas Christian Council.
Once again, I appeal to The Rt Hon Perry Gladstone Christie, Prime Minister of The Bahamas, to take charge, and save The Bahamas, an embarrassment that we cannot afford at this juncture in our national life.
My submission to whom it may concern. Thank you.
JEREMIAH
DUNCOMBE
Nassau,
January 1, 2017.
Comments
themessenger 7 years, 10 months ago
The good Reverend has expressed some noble sentiments and every Bahamian should hope and pray for peace and unity in our country. Nonetheless, the celebration of Majority Rule Day is one which merely celebrates the ascendancy of one group of people, racially, ethnically or economically, over another. Over the years the PLP have gone to great lengths to foster the idea that this holiday is a PLP victory celebration which doesn't embrace Bahamians of differing political persuasion and certainly, in sentiment, excludes the white segment of our population which entirely contradicts the Reverends assertion that we are one people, one nation. Given the state of our Nation after fifty years of onward and upward, what is there to truly celebrate?
Honestman 7 years, 10 months ago
To suggest that we are one nation is an absolute delusion. We are a country of two Tribes and have hardly progressed in the 50 years of looking after ourselves. In fact, if we are honest, we have deteriorated as a country and as a people since the Brits left us to our own devices. We were clearly not ready for independence and it seems ridiculous to want to celebrate 50 years of failed government.
sheeprunner12 7 years, 10 months ago
Sorry Rev Duncombe ......... Perry already allowed BigBadBrad to speak for him ........... and we heard him loud and clear (This is the PLP holiday and PLPs will march) ......... so all others must join the other march and vote the PLPs out in the 2017 election ........ they are a national tumor
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