Monthly Archives: May 2006

The Traffic “Problem” On New Providence

Posted on May 20, 2006 by weblogbahamas

by John Farmer There has been a lot of press coverage lately about the so-called "traffic problem" in New Providence. The Tribune published an article early in the week following an interview with a civil servant in the Road Traffic … Continue reading →

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More on The Bahamas, Cuba and The UNHRC

Posted on May 18, 2006 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe This story in the Bahama Journal today, under the headline “Row Over Cuba Vote” is enough to make your hair stand on end. Click here for the full story. The foreign policy of our country is now … Continue reading →

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Cuba gets pyrrhic victory at UN

Posted on May 15, 2006 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe Mr. Felix Wilson, the resident Cuban Ambassador to The Bahamas, was overjoyed that Cuba was elected to the reconstructed United Nations Human Rights Council, much to the chagrin of the United States of America. However, at the … Continue reading →

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Better late than never…

Posted on May 13, 2006 by weblogbahamas

by John Farmer I sent the following to one of the dailies, who declined to publish it. This was disappointing, considering that they managed to print a letter from an American on the same topic not once but twice! Which, … Continue reading →

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John Farmer

Posted on May 13, 2006 by weblogbahamas

John Farmer is the President of Custom Computers Ltd, the local representative for Hewlett Packard, Apple, and Konica-Minolta. Born in London, England, Mr. Farmer is a graduate of the University of London, England with first class honours degree in Computer … Continue reading →

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Dr. Don Boudreaux makes “some easy predictions”

Posted on May 12, 2006 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe Dr. Boudreaux, chairman of the Department of Economics at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. and one of the bloggers at Cafe Hayek makes what he calls some "easy projections". For many of us, and particularly this … Continue reading →

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US Embassy on Freedom of the press

Posted on May 11, 2006 by weblogbahamas

Check out the latest speech by Mike Taylor, Political-Economic Chief at the US Embassy here in Nassau, Bahamas posted at our friends at the Nassau Institute. This topic is Freedom of the press. The speech was delivered to the Rotary … Continue reading →

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Government gets a qualified audit report

Posted on May 11, 2006 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe The headline of The Bahama Journal this morning screamed Auditor Raps Gov’t. This is a very serious issue and there are several points that deserve comment: First: The Government sets the rules that all businesses in the … Continue reading →

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Peter Drucker on the “Sickness of Government”

Posted on May 10, 2006 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe Peter Drucker is a world renowned and revered business guru and in 2004 he released a great little book titled The Daily Drucker – 366 Days of Insight and Motivation for Getting the Right Things Done. It … Continue reading →

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More on why government boards are ineffective

Posted on May 9, 2006 by weblogbahamas

A reader responds to this blog about why government boards are ineffective, and it is worth repeating here. The unfortunate part is that our children will pay the price – not the present day leaders. Absolutely true and unfortunatly one … Continue reading →

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