GlobalHue and the Racecard

The below was sent to the Royal Gazette Letters to the Editor section on July 4th 2010 and published a few days later.

Dear sir,

It would appear that the only person fixated on race in the row over GlobalHue's performance is the Premier himself. I offer his own words as proof...

"If you are not the biggest known on Madison Avenue, you cannot have brains? Mr. Coleman happens to be a black gentleman who owns a very successful ad agency that has done excellent work for Bermuda's Department of Tourism. I find it ironic that certain members of the Opposition never fail to malign companies doing business with this Government that are owned by blacks or that are owned by whites who are friends of this Government. That is very tragic."

The above quote from the Premier represents the first time race was used in the conversation. The opposition is critical of GlobalHue because of the lack of a proper tendering process and their iffy at best performance since then. This use of race by the PLP to deflect attention from the real pressing issues and answers that the people of Bermuda need is getting old. Someone needs to inform them that there are 52 cards in the deck... please give the RACECARD a rest.



Clinton J.A. Paynter

St. George's