Burchall: ‘An Endangered Species’
[Written by Larry Burchall] Elephants are considered an endangered species. But there are said to be over 450,000 African elephants and between 35,000 and 40,000 Asian elephants. Still they are considered an endangered species. The 2010 Census counted only 50,533 Bermudians who were resident in Bermuda.
Compared to elephants, Bermudians look like a deeply endangered species. What’s also really scary is that the just released “Annual Report of the Registrar General 2010” says that only 581 Bermudian babies were born in Bermuda in 2010. Even scarier is that 475 Bermudians died in 2010.
Taking one from the other, Bermuda’s resident population of Bermudians grew by 581 – 475 = 106 Bermudian people added in 2010. Only 106 more Bermudians in all of 2010!
Same for 2009 when 127 Bermudians were added; and 2008 when 124 Bermudians were added.
The Report also tells us that of the 768 babies born in 2010, only 581 were Bermudian. So in 2010, one out of every four babies born in Bermuda were non-Bermudian babies born to non-Bermudians.
Under our current laws, these babies will not qualify for Bermuda Status. The same applies to 2006 through to 2009. On average, only seven out of ten babies born in Bermuda were Bermudian. The other three were non-Bermudian.
Bermuda’s resident Bermudian population is growing at about 0.2 percent a year. And that is without considering any Bermudian emigration factor.
Bermudians, both black and white, are really a deeply endangered species. 37,000 black Bermudians and 13,000 white Bermudians puts Bermudians at lower populations than the endangered Asian elephants.
Bermudians need to take care of each other.
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Count three fewer when we leave.
Thanks for all the fish.
Whoever’s left can fight over how to pay off the debt.
Just as we have many foreign workers coming here in search of a better life, we have Bermudians leaving due to the downward spiral of the economy. our glory days seem to be a thing of the past and we as Bermudians are now realizing the same reality that many others from around the world have been living with for many years. we can’t sustain our population the way it is now, so I would consider it a good thing that our population growth has slowed down. It is, however, unfortunate for those of us that had wished to prosper and have a family, because many of us have decided that we just can’t afford it. We once had it all, now we are struggling to maintain. And as a certain opposition leader has stated, it’s not due to the American recession. It’s our own governments fault. We should be in a much better position financially than we currently are. Prosperity and growth go hand in hand. The facts speak for themselves. Now we are feeling the pressure and it is beginning to show.
what de ras are you talking about? first of all comparing the number of bermudians to elephants, i really dont understand where your going with that one, that really is just very weird. elephants used to number in the tens of millions, and now that theres only a few hundred thousand left, thats why theyre an endangered species. Bermudas population is steadily growing and has never been bigger. we are hardly an endangered species. im confused as to what you are requesting, you want an island with 100,000 people on it? do share where you plan on them living. this article really made no sense at all.