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National Pride

3 July 2010

So Friday was National Pride Day, and individuals and groups around cyberspace hailed the wearing of Bahamian colours and the celebration of all things Bahamian. I’m glad. It’s a start. Maybe it’s more than a start; maybe it’s a step or two towards understanding ourselves and our country, the fact that we the people made [...]

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On what Independence is supposed to be

15 April 2009

from Geoffrey Philp’s Blog Spot I came of age during the birth of Reggae under the government of Michael Manley. As one of the oldest schools in the Caribbean, Jamaica College, like many schools in the region, was caught flatfooted after the island gained independence. Many of the teachers, masters as they were called, had [...]

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Thoughts on Independence

8 July 2008

I don’t know whether this is the best title for this post.  All I really wanted to do was to quote this paragraph from this post: “Say nothing of my religion,” Jefferson once said. “It is known to myself and my God alone. Its evidence before the world is to be sought in my life; [...]

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