Comments on: The Loss of Dr Barbara Ball https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/ Bermuda's #1 source for 24/7 breaking news, photos & videos Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:34:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.5 By: Terry https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-31101 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 21:50:38 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-31101 Real Talk, yes she did fight the fight but she did it for her own advantage. Look at the history. She wanted to be known and in those times white women housewives and in a way corporate heads.

Yes she did much but her agenda is what it was all about, self serving.

As someone stated on another local blog about the 1965 riots, I was there. Yeah she whooped a few Poilicemen and the most serious injured was Ian Davis. Beaten to a pulp by her cohorts. She refused to help him. Walked away after leaving others injured like Keith Pratt, Andrew Bermingham, Mike Caulkett and others.

Arthur Childs stood by in and on his premises at the eastern gate with shotgun in hand. I was there.

She was not arrested until she provided enough ammunition that she would not help those injured Policemen and confronted them with kicking the shit out of them whilst her comrades weilded pipes and other weapons.

We all have our ups and downs. You be the judge.

]]> By: marian https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-31053 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:07:06 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-31053 thank you!!!! I could not find her!!!

]]> By: Real Talk https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-30969 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 21:38:20 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-30969 Thank you Dr Ball for fighting the fight so that so many of us could aspire to have a place at the table today.

]]> By: Dr. Barbara Ball – Bermuda’s Lady of Labour « "Catch a fire" https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-30968 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 21:22:37 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-30968 [...] has a few posts up, including videos from the BIU. GA_googleAddAttr("AdOpt", "0"); GA_googleAddAttr("Origin", [...]

]]> By: Terry https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-30966 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 21:07:53 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-30966 Mr. Starling, would you care to elaborate on the “struggle”. Of course we all appreciate your views and since your site is ‘down’ maybe you could just gi=ve a few comments and then post something on your site and let others respond just like you have here.

Thanks.

]]> By: J Starling https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-30959 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:29:07 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-30959 I am very sad to hear this news.

Dr. Ball was an inspiration to me, as was Pauulu. I hope that the current and next generations are able to learn more about this remarkable lady who did so much to advance the struggle for social and economic justice in our island, and throughout the world. She may have passed, but the struggle continues, and it is our duty to carry it forward, and we honour her memory in so doing.

]]> By: Fed Up Bermudian https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-30947 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:16:50 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-30947 Thanks, Bernews!

]]> By: charles spanswick https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-30926 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:46:16 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-30926 SHE WAS A GREAT LADY GOD BLESS HERE IN HAVEN!!!!

]]> By: Terry https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-30925 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:38:28 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-30925 You had to know the racists of the 50-60′s who called her a traitor. I knew them and even heard their words.

And I will stand by my numerous comments re “It’s all the UBP’s fault”.

We were hoodwinked back then with regards to her personality, doings and ties.

I was even mislead but in the 70′s, I figured it out.

And if you want to incorporate the “$)” thieves your spot on.

Now, shoot the messenger again.

]]> By: Been Watchin https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-30914 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:58:10 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-30914 Yes, she was included (second last line, 4th from left).

]]> By: itwasn'tme https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-30911 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:48:52 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-30911 one of the few politicians I regret not spending time with….heck, calling her a politician is a dis-service. she was much more than that.

]]> By: KG https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-30905 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:32:52 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-30905 A beautiful person who leaves behind a legacy we should ALL learn from. I too think she should be our next National Hero!

]]> By: Janice Battersbee https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-30900 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:10:17 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-30900 Count me in on that nomination.

Janice Battersbee

]]> By: D. Rock https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-30899 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:09:41 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-30899 A great lady. i met Dr. Ball and the Hon. Calvin Smith some 45yrs ago as a judo student.Long before martial arts hit the scene. Dr. Ball was also an avid dog breeder!

]]> By: Sigh https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-30898 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:02:40 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-30898 I believe she was.

]]> By: marian https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-30893 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:46:25 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-30893 QUESTION????

WHY WAS SHE NOT CHOSEN AS 100 INFLUENTIAL BERMUDIAN WOMEN OR DID I MISS SOMETHING??

]]> By: marian askia https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-30891 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:41:10 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-30891 Speak up Junior – it needs to be heard what this great woman gave to Bermuda!

I myself am heartbroken at this news – I hope her memory does not just fade away…she needs to be hero of the year!!

]]> By: marian askia https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-30887 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:37:33 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-30887 Bermuda has lost a great heroine and needs to send this great woman off with all the honor and style she so rightly deserves.
She gave her entire life to this country and the rights of Bermudians. She was ostracized, black listed yet walked with her head held high and continued to fight.

The BIU, PLP,(yes UBP too) Government and all Bermudians need to honor this woman. I hope that on Heroes Day she is the person chosen for her contributions to this country.

Rest in Peace Dr. Ball.

]]> By: bernews https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-30880 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:27:07 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-30880 To nominate a National Hero, anyone can make submissions to the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs. The cut off date for the 2011 nominee has passed. More info here:
http://bernews.com/2010/09/national-hero-selection-committee-established/

On a related note, if anyone is interested in the scholarship in Dr Ball’s name, some info is here:
http://bernews.com/2010/04/ministry-of-health-public-health-scholarships/

]]> By: Fed Up Bermudian https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-30878 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:23:38 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-30878 Senator, how does one nominate someone to be a National Hero? Forgive my ignorance, but if it’s a matter of one letter or a hundred letters, it would be my honour to be among those supporting her nomination. If you could put some information up on how to nominate, I think a lot of people would jump on it. I sure will! Thanks to you for suggesting it.

]]> By: Fed Up Bermudian https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-30876 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:21:03 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-30876 She was a strong woman, and it just goes to show that there are heros of all colours and genders here in Bermuda. I am heartened and encouraged by the fact she is recognized for her work, hopefully not ‘especially’ because she was white, but because it was the right thing to do and she was in a position to help change come. I look forward to a day where it just doesn’t matter how concentrated the melanin is in your skin. To Senator Furbert- how does one nominate someone to be a National Hero? I’d be proud to write the letter…or, if it requires a number of nominations, I’d be happy to be among that number.

Thanks to Dr. Ball. We are better for your tireless work.

]]> By: bernews https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-30871 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:11:22 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-30871 Good perspective…

]]> By: LaVerne Furbert https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-30870 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:07:25 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-30870 Mike,

Did you submit Dr. Ball’s name as a potential National Hero. The Government has recognised Dr. Ball’s contribution to medicine by naming a scholarship after her.

]]> By: Been Watchin https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-30869 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:07:02 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-30869 What amazes me is that Dr. Ball was educated at Bermuda High School for Girls during a time when coloured girls were unwelcome, yet her mindset/actions didn’t reflect any prejudices towards people of colour. She had to be a strong woman to go against the grain during those days! May Dr. Ball rest in peace.

]]> By: Goldie https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-30867 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:00:41 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-30867 Hopefully she will be named this year.

]]> By: itwasn'tme https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-30866 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:58:56 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-30866 Dr Ball could have enjoyed the privelege of her status but had a conscience that would not allow her to ignore an accepted wrong. She fought to fix the wrong that so many had benefited from on one side, and on the other side so many had been deprived by the accepted wrong. No one deserved to be the Premier of this island than Dr. Ball. I wish all of the old skool freedom fighters were still here. Maybe things would be different.

]]> By: junior burchall https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-30862 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:54:28 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-30862 bernews, i have to respectfully beg to differ. Dr. Ball was most certainly a woman of her times, very much shaped by the sociohistorical conditions that buffeted the island throughout her lifetime. like all of the activists who preceded her in the journey into the Afterlife, she CHOSE to fashion her society in the image of justice and equality for all and, by so doing, significantly enriched our understanding of what democratic practice could look like in bermuda. so, yes – she was a woman of her times – the times just didn’t know it!

]]> By: Mike https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-30860 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:52:30 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-30860 Thanks. I was referring to the much hyped Hero’s day in June. My understanding is they are suppose to honor someone every year. It happened once. No others have been named since then.

]]> By: junior burchall https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-30855 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:46:12 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-30855 ONE OF THE BAAAAADEST HUMAN BEINGS TO EVER WALK OUR TROUBLED LAND. CALL HER NAME WITH REVERENCE AND TEACH HER STORY TO THE CHILDREN…..

]]> By: Rosalie https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-30854 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:45:27 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-30854 On February 5, 2011 the Muslim Community at Masjid Muhammad Cedar Avenue had a Banquet at Southampton Princess and Dr Barbara Ball was one of the honourees.

]]> By: itwasn'tme https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-30850 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:40:27 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-30850 Original PLP freedom fighter. Much respect to old skool PLP. RESPECT

]]> By: Mike https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-30848 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:34:41 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-30848 Cosigned.

Once again we have missed an opportunity to honor one of Bermuda’s Heros before they slip away.

]]> By: Winnie https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-30847 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:34:32 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-30847 RIP oh great lady of Bermuda, you were always unwavering in your beliefs.

]]> By: Sigh https://bernews.com/2011/03/activist-dr-barbara-ball-dead-at-86/#comment-30840 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:06:57 +0000 http://bernews.com/?p=52647#comment-30840 Thank you Dr Ball for your contributions to social justice and equality for all in Bermuda! Your legacy will live on.

Rest In Peace…Bermuda is Better because of you!

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