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The Gaulin Wife: Making Connections

29 January 2010

This is not the crux of Helen’s post, but I chose it to inspire people to want to read the whole thing. It’s crucial reading. I have to remind myself to continue making connections, and to look for the triumphant in the stories of disaster, to look for the survivance in them, for the ways [...]

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The Bahamas & Haitians – WeblogBahamas.com

20 January 2010

People who read this blog regularly know that Rick and I rarely agree on anything, and that when we do it’s a cause for commemoration. But there is not one thing in this article with which I take issue. Here’s just a taste: There has always been a love hate relationship between Bahamians and Haitians. [...]

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There are days

12 June 2008

There are days, Mama, when there is far too much to do to do anything much at all. This week has been pretty much like that.  It’s a week when I wish I was like earthworms or amoeba — slice me up and let me regenerate into six or seven mes.  (Biologists, don’t bother — [...]

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Womanish Words: Amnesty International Report 08

9 June 2008

Womanish Words: Amnesty International Report 08 Lynn Sweeting reviews Amnesty’s 2008 report. What’s most interesting, and relevant, is this part of her post: But here is the biggest shocker of all: “The Bahamas has the highest rate of reported rapes in the world, according to a joint report issued in March by the UN Office [...]

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Terror at Millar’s Creek Fundraiser

27 April 2008

I received the email below while I was away in Guyana, attending a regional cultural meeting and hearing about Guyana’s difficulties with crime and civil liberties. As I read it, I found myself thinking Why am I worrying about Guyana? We have problems with civil liberties right here. And we don’t talk about them. The [...]

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The Long Silence

24 April 2008

I am never sure how to address this question — the question of my silence. It’s not that I am not thinking. It’s not that this blog isn’t important either. The challenge I have, though, is my position as a senior government official. More and more the things I have/want to say seem to be [...]

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Hell thaws again

29 March 2008

Hat tip to Rick Lowe, for linking to this blog. Since our brief moment of harmony, though, I think we’re going to part ways again. Here’s why hell couldn’t have stayed frozen for long. I’m a great big fan of The Wire — the TV show about the Baltimore streets that’s set up to be [...]

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