Monthly Archives: February 2008

Bahamas Prime Minister Ingraham – Some government corporations face ‘cut backs’

Posted on February 29, 2008 by weblogbahamas

I always feel uneasy when I find myself privately cheering on a politician, and when I found myself giving Prime Minister Ingraham a standing ovation this morning, I wondered if I was losing it. Here’s why I lost my composure. … Continue reading →

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Can the Bahamas Government get more revenue by taxing less? Part II

Posted on February 28, 2008 by weblogbahamas

This is Part II of a series that Dan Mitchell of The Cato Institute recently prepared for the Center for Freedom and Prosperity. This video is titled, The Laffer Curve, Part II: Reviewing the Evidence. Thanks to Don Boudreaux for … Continue reading →

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CFAL Bahamas petitioning government for pension reform

Posted on February 27, 2008 by weblogbahamas

CFAL, better known as Colina Financial Advisors Ltd, an impressive local financial management and advisory company, with some high powered principals has laid the gauntlet down to the government over pension reform. In a full page ad in the press … Continue reading →

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Can the Bahamas government get more revenue by taxing less? Part I

Posted on February 26, 2008 by weblogbahamas

Dan Mitchell of The Cato Institute recently prepared the following video for the Center for Freedom and Prosperity on understanding the theory of The Laffer Curve. Thanks to Don Boudreaux for getting the message out that this video was available. … Continue reading →

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Bahamas Government ‘promoting’ farming again in Andros

Posted on February 26, 2008 by weblogbahamas

The Bahamas government has reportedly bought 502 acres of farm land in North Andros from Kerzner International to ‘promote’ farming. It’s amazing that we don’t seem to learn from history. Larry Smith reminded us about governments failed hand at farming … Continue reading →

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Gordon Lightfoot – Song of the week – February 25, 2008

Posted on February 25, 2008 by weblogbahamas

My wife and I were fortunate enough to see Gordon Lightfoot live at the now famous Massey Hall. I hope you enjoy Minstrel of the Dawn below. It’s one of my favourite Lightfoot tunes. http://www.weblogbahamas.com/MinstrelOftheDawn.mp3 Sorry but I couldn’t find … Continue reading →

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The PLP and National Health Insurance (NHI) for The Bahamas

Posted on February 24, 2008 by weblogbahamas

At the PLP’s recent convention they spent considerable time lamenting the fact that the FNM have not implemented their much ballyhooed National Health Insurance scheme. Their intention, if re-elected in May 2007, was what amounted to a hostile take over … Continue reading →

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A World Enslaved

Posted on February 23, 2008 by weblogbahamas

The introduction to E. Benjamin Skinner’s essay for the March – April 2008 of Foreign Policy Magazine notes that: There are now more slaves on the planet than at any time in human history. True abolition will elude us until … Continue reading →

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Bahamas National Insurance Board (NIB) Conducting “Annual Audits”?

Posted on February 22, 2008 by weblogbahamas

I received a phone call earlier this week from a very polite lady informing me that it was time for NIB’s annual audit of my account for our housekeeper. Having just gone through this process last year when it was … Continue reading →

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PLP Bahamas Convention 2008

Posted on February 21, 2008 by weblogbahamas

Political conventions tend to be quite trivial in our country, and serve little more than a soapbox. And the PLP convention that started last night, February 20, 2008, is no different. Very few of the speakers offered any tangible ideas … Continue reading →

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