Tucker’s Town Cemetery Designation Proposal
After consulting with the Historic Buildings Advisory Committee, the Minister of Home Affairs Michael Fahy said he has “proposed that the Tucker’s Town Cemetery in St. George’s be designated a Grade HM or Historic Monument Listed Building.”
A spokesperson said, “The Minister’s decision to proceed with this listing designation under Section 30 of the Development and Planning Act 1974 allows for a public consultation period, ending Friday 26th September, 2014.
“Any comments may be sent to the Permanent Secretary [Home Affairs], c/o Forward Planning, Department of Planning, Dame Lois Browne-Evans Building, 5th Floor, 58 Court Street, Hamilton, HM 12.
“Upon the conclusion of the public consultation period, the Minister will make his final decision on the listing designation.
“The Tucker’s Town Cemetery is already a Historic Protection Area under the Bermuda Plan 2008. Although the listing designation would not offer any additional protection than it currently enjoys, it would allow the site an exemption from future planning fees and the Ministry’s interest-free loan scheme would be available for the repair and maintenance of the site.”
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wat no comments in support of this initiative? Now just how important was/is this issue to some people?
well, once you’ve spent so much time hating the man just for existing and criticizing every singe thing he does, it’s a bit hard to concede that you agree with anything he’s done, inna?
Nothing CURB/PLP?
For real they are silent…..
LOL
The minister is spot on. soo…..what say you plp?
It’s great to see the One Bermuda Alliance Govt. is doing something here, but may I suggest they relocate the driving range? Shift it from up above the cemeteries and down below the hill, in front of the graves. By doing so will prevent golf balls landing in or on and damaging these historical grave-sites (anymore than what has already been done) It will also give the public an access to view the site without fearing being hit by any flying golf balls when visiting the site / or their deceased relatives.
Re-design the driving range by building it up East of the Historical Grave sight. It’s nothing that a few truck loads of rubble and soil can’t remedy…
So sad that this initiative has been ignored by the PLP. Here is a historic monument to black Bermudians from Tuckers Town that had its protection taken away during the PLP administration, has become a political football recently and yet the reviled “anti Bermudian” OBA Party take steps to protect it. This reveals so much about the PLP and its supporters. Just like the Queen of the East. A black monument whose protection was taken away in 2007. They really don’t care but like to use these symbols for political points when it suits them.
Where is the march to celebrate this? Dream on.
Talk about a red herring!
Fahy is one sly fox
On 2 Feb 2014, Bernews ran a story about the Ombudsman’s report about the cemetery. It got 108 comments, including some along the lines of:
“those were my ancestors that were removed from their homes and my ancestors who’s graves were desecrated! I think enough of OUR history has been erased don’t you?”
“There are some of us who are descendants of the oppressed who make no apology to be the voice of those who suffered before us who did not have the liberty to speak the truth without reprisal”
“That was the last proof of black Bermudians being displaced from that land. It was almost wiped away from our minds except for the graves. I can bet that in another 100 years it will be totally forgotten….I guess that was the plan, right?”
On 3 Feb 2014, Bernews ran a story about the Ministry’s response to the Ombudsman’s report. It received 40 comments, among them:
“This is a bigger problem, that our history has never been respected in Bermuda.”
And now, when Government does the right thing, the Bernews story, after 24 hours, gets nine comments (this will be the tenth, if no one else posts).
Nine comments.
None of the greatly offended commenters expressed relief that this sacred site would now be protected. None of the greatly offended commenters offered any help to preserve the site going forward. None of the greatly offended commenters expressed any sense of acknowlement that Government did the right thing.
It really makes one wonder about the sincerity of the outrage expressed just a few months ago, doesn’t it? Because if the outrage was manufactured, then one has to ask why? And the only answer is political, isn’t it?
EW