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Monthly Archives: March 2008
Islam and Free Speech and a Bahamian comparison
In a recent blog in Blogworld, Dr. Nicolette Bethel stated that she and Rick Lowe "have maintained a relationship of cordial disagreement for the past few years" and that they "rarely see eye-to-eye." She went on to say that "I … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs by Sidney Sweeting, International, Religion
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Guggenheim Grotto – Song of the week – March 31, 2008
I can’t remember where or how I stumbled across Guggenheim Grotto an Irish trio of folk rockers, but I’m glad I did. However, it was they’re worth a listen. Following is Told You So from their debut CD, Waltzing Alone. … Continue reading
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Bahamian Cabinet Minister firestorm becomes a tempest in a tea cup
Mona Vie – Drink of the Gods? Mr. Zhivargo Laing, FNM Minster of State for Finance, remains under attack from the Opposition PLP for his alleged ethical lapse in having a juice drink reclassified under the Bahamas Customs tarriff to … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs by Rick Lowe, Economy, Politics/Government
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Can The Bahamas Government Get More Revenue by Taxing Less? Part III
This is Part III 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 III: Dynamic Scoring. Thanks to Don Boudreaux for getting … Continue reading
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Dr. Nicolette Bethel at Blogworld and Rick Lowe at WeblogBahamas finally agree!
A hat tip goes out to Dr. Bethel for her kind words and link to this blog last Wednesday. Click here…</u to read her blog entitled Hell Freezes Over. I’m sure in one of our discussions – read disagreements – … Continue reading
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Gas prices hit $5 per gallon in The Bahamas
Well it has happened and we lived to tell the tale. Gas is now selling at $5 per gallon in Nassau, Bahamas. This seems to be the proverbial hot issue for the press. A story that can get the publics … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs by Rick Lowe, Economy, Environment, Politics/Government, Science
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Dictators on the right and left – Castro & Pinochet
Anyone that reads this blog would know immediately that I have very little respect for Fidel Castro and his economic policies or his human rights record. Likewise I am not enthused about the human rights record of say Augusto Pinochet, … Continue reading
Random thoughts – Wednesday, March 26, 2008
A couple interesting links for your consideration: The following amazing story was sent by a frequent reader of our blog: Joseph Kittinger – Above His Peers – From Forbes.com Among parachutists, nobody occupies so high a standing as Joseph Kittinger. … Continue reading
Bahamas National Trust – Harrold & Wilson Ponds
We visited one of the Bahamas National Trust parks, Harrold & Wilson Ponds, this past weekend, and were suitably impressed. While the boardwalk is not very long so far (it is still being built), it is very nicely done with … Continue reading
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Chilliwack – Song of the week – March 24, 2008
I first heard Chilliwack on a radio station in Toronto, Canada in the late 1970’s. It was the era of soaring guitars. Fly At Night is one of my favourite songs by Chilliwack. Hope you enjoy it. http://www.weblogbahamas.com/FlyAtNight.mp3 See what … Continue reading
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