Monthly Archives: December 2008

Drug Use by Students in The Bahamas

Posted on December 24, 2008 by weblogbahamas

by Adrian Gibson THE sale and use of hallucinogenic, illicit drugs on local school campuses has had a detrimental effect on the lives of numerous Bahamian students and has adversely impacted their scholastic performance. The drug trade in the Bahamas has had … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Freedom: M.A.S.H. & Lessons in Liberalism

Posted on December 24, 2008 by weblogbahamas

by Tibor R. Machan Many moons ago, when I would now and then check out the very popular TV comedy show M.A.S.H., I noticed that whenever their rightwing villain Frank Burns (played by the late Larry Linville) acted badly, the … Continue reading →

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The true costs of the bailouts in the US

Posted on December 23, 2008 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe The magazine, The Week, had an interesting "Briefing" on the bailouts in their December 19, 2008 issue. Two things they don't mention though is the ultimate cost to the taxpayers and the Moral Hazard created as a … Continue reading →

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Fred Mitchell, Bahamas MP blasted in Tribune Editorial

Posted on December 23, 2008 by weblogbahamas

Introduction: When she gets her pen going, there are few more powerful writers in The Bahamas than Mrs. Eileen Carron, Publisher of The Tribune. She has authorised us to reprint her Tribune Editorial of Tuesday, December 23, 2008 here, and … Continue reading →

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Problems with the judicial system of the Bahamas & Obama’s Election

Posted on December 23, 2008 by weblogbahamas

by Adrian Gibson THE Bahamas’ judicial system is an unholy mess where there seems to be a lack of transparency and a massive case backlog. In our adversarial judicial system, the appearance of judicial activism is leaving many Bahamians with … Continue reading →

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We must find a way to get rid of inept benchwarmers from the Bahamas Government

Posted on December 22, 2008 by weblogbahamas

by Adrian Gibson IN THE Bahamas, an electoral mechanism should be implemented to remove elected legislative members who sometimes are found to be inept benchwarmers. After a general election, a majority of locally elected politicians have been known to adopt … Continue reading →

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Hot Toddy – Song of the week – December 22, 2008 – Old Dirt Road

Posted on December 22, 2008 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe When we visited New Brunswick, a few years ago now, we visited a local CD store and found an excellent CD by Hot Toddy. Old Dirt Road is from their CD, The Salty Sessions vol. 1 that … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Freedom: All the Utter Distortions

Posted on December 22, 2008 by weblogbahamas

by Tibor R. Machan The following letter appeared in my local paper: “GREENSPAN’S GOOFS It’s nice to see that former Fed chief Alan Greenspan is finally taking the blame for starting the worldwide economic collapse [‘Greenspan,’ Marketplace, Oct. 24]. Former … Continue reading →

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Alleged problems at the Nassau Bahamas Prison

Posted on December 21, 2008 by weblogbahamas

by Adrian Gibson ACCORDING to a well-placed senior official, Her Majesty Prison (Fox Hill) has evolved into a corrupt, hellish den that is “being run like a doll house.” He alleged that corruption is rife in the prison and must … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Freedom: How Socialist Must One be to be A Socialist?

Posted on December 21, 2008 by weblogbahamas

by Tibor R. Machan In recent days the issue of Senator Obama's alleged socialist leanings has become the focus of considerable attention in the mainstream media.  This was provoked by the Senator's rather explicit support of wealth redistribution–which is to … Continue reading →

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