Jerome Pinder (http://www.weblogbahamas.com)
On Sunday September 27th, I attended the dedication and unveiling service for a Memorial Wall that has been erected by New Convenant Baptist Church on the East West Highway. What is important to me about this wall, is that it ensures that persons murdered in this Country are not just another number or crime statistic. The service was well arranged and in addition to Bishop Hall there were speakers such as Carlos Reid, The Hon. Tommy Turnquest and several others. I wish to commend Bishop Hall and New Convenant Baptist Church for undertaking and completing this project.
I won't elaborate on the details of the service, as this was covered in today's press. However, I write to say that if there was one message that came out of the service, whether through spoken word, expressions, comments and yes cries; it was that people in this Country are crying out for Justice. It was clear from the expressions of many that they are far from closure because Justice has yet to be served.
Who then is responsible for ensuring that the administration of Justice is carried out in our Bahama Land??
I think the wall is a good idea.The only problem I see with it is at the rate we are going in this country, the church may not have enough land for the monument ! Jerome you are spot on when talk about the family’s seeking justice.Who would ever have believed that on 21/7 we would have this problem.We used to say that Bahamians were a peaceful people, not so any more.Maybe the majority of the problem makers are not Bahamian at all.We as a people continue to let these bad apples spoil our whole country, could somebody tell me why ?