Monthly Archives: October 2005

9 new lawyers.

Posted on October 31, 2005 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe Nine new lawyers were called to the ‘Bar’ last week. We wonder if there will be calls for a moratorium on lawyers soon? Of course lawyers have a cartel of sorts and as they control Parliament it … Continue reading →

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NEMA – Help or false expectations?

Posted on October 29, 2005 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe Watching the Florida news recently, it’s intriguing how many people stand on lines for ice and water from FEMA when stores are open and selling water. Surely they can’t all be poor people? We think it is … Continue reading →

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Successive governments and the union.

Posted on October 28, 2005 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe So now the PLP are in hot water with the unions. The former government basically spat in the business sectors face with the labour bills and ‘protected’ the working man and the unions. It was ‘the night … Continue reading →

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Venezuela’s poverty suddenly improves dramatically???

Posted on October 27, 2005 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe Little has been said about improvements in the lives of citizen’s of Venezuela since Mr. Hugo Chavez was elected. Of course he was elected on a leftist (socialist) or populist agenda promising to improve the lot of … Continue reading →

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Gas Quiz

Posted on October 26, 2005 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe Check this posting out at one of our favourite weblogs, Cafe Hayek: http://cafehayek.com/2005/10/gas_quiz.html Willing to bet that the price of gas at pumps here will drop as well?

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A Disaster of an Act?

Posted on October 26, 2005 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe Parliament is debating the Disaster Preparedness and response Act, 2005 this week. There is no doubt that every member of Parliament will be encouraged to support the Act (and probably will) because of the very sad events … Continue reading →

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PetroCaribe proponents take yet another tack

Posted on October 25, 2005 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe Just when we thought the proponents of PetroCaribe had run out of things to say they apparently validated that the current offer from Mr. Chavez is ‘simply a variant of the Caracas accord’. It is such a … Continue reading →

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Vienna & Chicago: Friends or Foes?

Posted on October 25, 2005 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe Mark Skousen, professional economist, financial advisor, university professor and author has released another book titled Vienna & Chicago, Friends or Foes? A Tale of Two Schools of Free-Market Economics. As is normally the case with Dr. Skousen’s … Continue reading →

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Grand Bahama gets blasted again

Posted on October 25, 2005 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe Grand Bahama has been dealt another devastating blow by hurricane Wilma. We take this opportunity to wish everyone there our best wishes for a speedy recovery from what must be an extremely difficult situation. We also hope … Continue reading →

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Mr. Miller never accepted the invitation to lunch

Posted on October 22, 2005 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe Well Mr. Miller never called back so he could get a free lunch. Maybe he now understands that there is no such thing as a free lunch and he told Mr. Chavez thanks, but no thanks for … Continue reading →

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