Promote C'bean unity

THE EDITOR, Sir:

I'M WRITING in response to the letter that was printed about the coverage by the Bahamian press of the Carifta Games, and other derogatory comments made by Jamaicans this past weekend. It is so sad how our islands continue to pull each other down.

Jamaica has a population of almost three million and The Bahamas less than 300,000. Jamaica is expected to dominate in many areas as compared to the other small Caribbean islands like The Bahamas. I applaud Jamaicans for their accomplishments, but there is so much we can learn from each other.

About 7,000 Jamaicans reside in The Bahamas. We are a friendly, open-hearted people. Yet, like many islands, we have our challenges. Nevertheless, The Bahamas continues to hold its own in many areas.

What we need to realise in the Caribbean is that we are brothers and sisters. We are all Africans, yet we to continue to fall for that old trick of our colonisers, to keep us divided by tearing each other down. Their objective: divide and conquer. Well, sadly, they have succeeded. They can certainly give themselves a pat on the back for that.

The colonial masters, who once lived on these islands, have since left; but, sad to say, not without tainting the minds of those of us who remain to believe that we are so much better than each other. Elizabethan prejudices permeate the length and breadth of the Caribbean and we are too blind to realise it has been taking place all these years.

Why don't we find a solution by elevating our minds through education, and stop pointing fingers? Let's build up, and if you see me (my country) falling down, stretch your hand out and help to pull me up. Let peace first begin with you and me. Let's work together to build a better Caribbean.

One Caribbean, 'cause all a we is one family.

BAHAMA MAMA