Monthly Archives: June 2008

Song of the week – June 30, 2008 – TED Talks – Benjamin Zander: Classical music with shining eyes

Posted on June 30, 2008 by weblogbahamas

I look forward to receipt of the e-mails from TED, and the one received this past Friday was no different. One of the presentations was that of conductor Benjamin Zander. When you are done watching it, I’m sure your eyes … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Freedom: Science and Government

Posted on June 30, 2008 by weblogbahamas

We are delighted to present Lessons in Freedom, essays by Dr. Tibor Machan, for your pleasure. Dr. Machan holds the R. C. Hoiles Chair in Business Ethics & Free Enterprise at Chapman University’s Argyros School of B&E and is a … Continue reading →

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Bahamas Government Budget. The rubber is now hitting the road

Posted on June 29, 2008 by weblogbahamas

As indicated here… at an earlier post, the recent budget presented to Parliament by the FNM as been hailed as a great piece of work that will masterfully assist the poor, and on and on. Recent events suggest to me … Continue reading →

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A repsonse to The Bahamas Prime Minister from Freeport

Posted on June 28, 2008 by weblogbahamas

Dear Editors, In response to the recent news article which appeared in the June 19 2008 edition of each of your respective newspapers, I respectfully offer the following as a licensee of the Grand Bahama Port Authority. Several comments were … Continue reading →

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The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce meet the Minister Forum

Posted on June 27, 2008 by weblogbahamas

Yesterday was the second annual Bahamas Chamber of Commerce, meet the Minister Forum where several government Cabinet Ministers appear on stage with brief introductory remarks and them field questions from the Chamber membership. It brings the government to the people … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Freedom: Human Self Doubt

Posted on June 27, 2008 by weblogbahamas

Doubting One’s Mind We are delighted to present Lessons in Freedom, essays by Dr. Tibor Machan, for your pleasure. Dr. Machan holds the R. C. Hoiles Chair in Business Ethics & Free Enterprise at Chapman University’s Argyros School of B&E … Continue reading →

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Should we change the preamble to the Constitution of The Bahamas?

Posted on June 26, 2008 by weblogbahamas

I’m not sure how true this is, and it might be a well intentioned joke, but it certainly is food for thought. NEW PREAMBLE TO THE CONSTITUTION This is probably the best e-mail I’ve seen in a long, long time. … Continue reading →

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Guide To The Perfect Latin American Idiot

Posted on June 25, 2008 by weblogbahamas

I’m just finishing up Guide To The Perfect Latin American Idiot (Idiot), by Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza, Carlos Alberto Montaner and Alvaro Vargas Llosa. In Chapter Three, the authors discuss how the Latin American Idiot’s Bible (Open Veins of Latin America … Continue reading →

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Leslie Miller’s campaign for “Justice” in The Bahamas

Posted on June 24, 2008 by weblogbahamas

Over the weekend I had posted an entry to appear this morning, but when I read the Insight section of The Tribune on Monday I had to write something about this most tragic situation. The report indicates that Mario Miller, … Continue reading →

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Bahamas National Coalition for Health Care Reform (NCHCR) Report

Posted on June 23, 2008 by weblogbahamas

Well the NCHCR has finally submitted it’s report to the new Minister of Health. Click here… for a pdf copy. I should point out, in the interest of transparency, that I served on this coalition as a representative of the … Continue reading →

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