Monthly Archives: April 2006

Bermuda – a comparison

Posted on April 29, 2006 by weblogbahamas

by Sidney Sweeting, DDS My wife and I recently enjoyed a five day visit to Bermuda. Unfortunately, our enjoyment was tempered by our continuous comparison to Nassau. It began when we were in the customs line at the airport and … Continue reading →

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Marginalizing Middle Class Black & White Voters?

Posted on April 20, 2006 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe A recent edition of The Punch tabloid had a brief front page story detailing rumours of boundary changes for the upcoming general elections. The conjecture was that the Montague and St. Margaret’s Constituencies would be combined into … Continue reading →

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Abomination of “rights”

Posted on April 18, 2006 by weblogbahamas

by Joan Thompson Replacing an old refrigerator turned up a 1985 issue of The Nassau Guardian.  The feature news item that October was a report on  Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) meeting hosted by The Bahamas.  The subject was Apartheid … Continue reading →

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Have we lost our common sense?

Posted on April 17, 2006 by weblogbahamas

by Sidney Sweeting Our immigration department decided to detain the illlegal immigrants in North Eleuthera last week and arrived on the island at 2am. It was common knowledge in the community by 10pm the previous evening. Those who were of … Continue reading →

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Comfortably Numb

Posted on April 17, 2006 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe Over the years Bahamians have insulated themselves from the services provided by the government corporations of the Bahamas Electricity Corporation, the Bahamas Telecommunications Corporation and the Water & Sewerage Corporation. We have puchased generators for the constant … Continue reading →

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The Mercantilists

Posted on April 17, 2006 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe Dr. Don Boudreaux Chairman of the Economics Department at George Mason University, and one of the editors at Cafe Hayek is featured at TCS Daily with this article titled Dobbs’ Disciples. It is an interesting read and … Continue reading →

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Humour

Posted on April 15, 2006 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe Dennis Miller is one of today’s great comedians. His “Rants” are intelligent and funny and his whit is brilliantly penetrating. One of his superb “Rants” is on “Sobriety”. He closes with some “blurred signposts that might signal … Continue reading →

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Should local egg producers be protected from imports?

Posted on April 15, 2006 by weblogbahamas

Check out the latest commentary by our friends at the Nassau Institute. This week’s topic is whether or not local egg producers should be protected from imported eggs. Here’s a little snippet: It is interesting that bureaucrats believe they know … Continue reading →

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Civil Society Bahamas Ltd to discuss National Health Insurance

Posted on April 14, 2006 by weblogbahamas

Civil Society Bahamas Ltd (CSB) will host a town meeting on the proposed National Health Insurance Plan at 7:30pm, Wednesday, April 19, 2006 at The College of The Bahamas Lecture Theatre. Presenters from The Ministry of Health and National Insurance, … Continue reading →

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Cuba’s resident ambassador makes a plea

Posted on April 12, 2006 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe Believe it or not Cuba thinks they deserve a seat at the newly revised Human Rights Commission at the United Nations and they want the support of The Bahamas to help them obtain it. Mr. Felix Wilson, … Continue reading →

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