Monthly Archives: July 2007

Murder in The Bahamas and what to do about it

Posted on July 25, 2007 by weblogbahamas

First published in The Tribune on Friday, July 20, 2007 under the byline, Young Man’s View. Murder in The Bahamas and what to do about it. THE Bahamas is speedily becoming an anarchic, barbarous state where vicious murders abound almost … Continue reading →

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Theft in The Bahamas – Learned behaviour or innate?

Posted on July 24, 2007 by weblogbahamas

I often wonder if our criminal behaviour is learned or innate? I sometimes ask my colleagues what they would do if they knew another employee was stealing. Almost to a man the response is, “I’ll talk to them and let … Continue reading →

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Separation of Church and State in The Bahamas

Posted on July 23, 2007 by weblogbahamas

Fellow blogger, Adrian Gibson opines in this weblog that "…that the Bahamas Christian Council’s new president, John Humes, was out of line with his recent comments about politics, the PLP’s election court fight, etc…." While I agree that a couple … Continue reading →

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Eliot Morris – Song of the Week – July 23, 2007

Posted on July 23, 2007 by weblogbahamas

“For Eliot Morris – whose Universal Records debut, What’s Mine Is Yours, ripples with the kind of sure-footed songcraft of an artist blooming at precisely the right time – maybe the series of hurdles the Alabama native endured to deliver … Continue reading →

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Dog fighting in the Bahamas

Posted on July 23, 2007 by weblogbahamas

by Sidney Sweeting, DDS When Michael Vick, quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons was indicted last week on charges of operating a dog fighting ring, Senator Robert Byrd delivered an emotional speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate shouting the … Continue reading →

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Lets separate church and state!

Posted on July 22, 2007 by weblogbahamas

by Adrian Gibson I am not one to regularly agree with my good ole second cousin Raynard Rigby, but this time he seems to have a valid point when he seemed to have suggested that the church should foster healing. … Continue reading →

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Urban Renewal: Political fodder, while crime continues to skyrocket!

Posted on July 22, 2007 by weblogbahamas

by Adrian Gibson The implementation of Urban Renewal (UR) by the former administration has not caused any miraculous turn-around, in terms of crime, in the urban/ghetto areas of Nassau. However, I do admit that the UR program was a laudable … Continue reading →

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Through Your Lens – Breakfast anyone?

Posted on July 22, 2007 by weblogbahamas

Through Your Lens is a feature of photographs sent in by our visitors. The following photo is by one of our bloggers, Dr. Sidney Sweeting. If you send photos, we’ll post them. Click on image to enlarge.

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Hat Tip to Barbados Free Press

Posted on July 22, 2007 by weblogbahamas

Global Voices recently highlighted Weblog Bahamas and the Barbados Free Press blog regarding our respective pieces on the ruthless Castro regime in Cuba. Their brief reference with links to both sites said: Both WeblogBahamas.com and Barbados Free Press have concerns … Continue reading →

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Why is the Cuban embassy being closed?

Posted on July 21, 2007 by weblogbahamas

by Adrian Gibson In my opinion, the recall of the Cuban ambassador (Felix Wilson Hernandez), likely due to the FNM government’s requests, is one of the first major blunders of this new administration. To close our embassy in Cuba and/or … Continue reading →

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