Monthly Archives: April 2009

South Africa’s Final Stretch to Democracy

Posted on April 24, 2009 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe South Africa holds its fourth post-apartheid election tomorrow (April 22, 2009). Being an important economy within Africa and to other regions of the world, one should have expected the same media frenzy that charaterised previous  elections to … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Freedom: Obama & Professional Ethics

Posted on April 24, 2009 by weblogbahamas

by Tibor R. Machan President elect Obama told us, during his appointment of several financial regulators, that even while the best regulators are being selected, “everybody from CEOs to shareholders to investors are going have to be asking themselves not … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Earth Day in The Bahamas Too

Posted on April 23, 2009 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe I'm thankful for Earth Day for many of the same reasons Dr. Don Boudreaux outlines in this post over at Cafe Hayek.

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Bahamas National Trust – Feast in the Forest

Posted on April 22, 2009 by weblogbahamas

Looks like this could be a nice event. Click on image to enlarge.

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Nicolette Bethel: On Culture, CARIFESTA, and the Bahamian Economy, Part I

Posted on April 22, 2009 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe Blog mate, Nicolette Bethel over at Blog World, has been on a bit of a tear about things lately. Capitalism seems offensive to her. In this post… she closes by saying: "And so our current “wealth” is … Continue reading →

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Ideas for Bahamas Government to reduce corruption

Posted on April 22, 2009 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe Dr. Dan Mitchell of the Cato Institute has released another video for the Center for Freedom and Prosperity. Maybe our Government will take a hint or two? Check it out here…

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Lessons in Freedom: Missing Xmas Commercialism

Posted on April 22, 2009 by weblogbahamas

by Tibor R. Machan Some lessons are learned at great expense and just how healthy Xmas commercialism is seems to be one of them. For decades editorialists, pundits, and other commentators have implored us all to stop all this commercialism … Continue reading →

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The Bahamas is planning to do what?

Posted on April 21, 2009 by weblogbahamas

by Sidney Sweeting, DDS The general consensus in Nassau these days is that Government should remove all traffic lights and make it a free for all at every intersection because it would be better than having flashing lights and not … Continue reading →

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The Canadian Tenors – Song of the week – April 20, 2009 – Because We Believe

Posted on April 20, 2009 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe Just got the CD The Canadian Tenors that some friends told us about them on a recent visit to Nassau. I selected Because We Believe for your listening pleasure below, but there are quite a number of … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Freedom: Government Regulations Again

Posted on April 20, 2009 by weblogbahamas

by Tibor R. Machan A recent New York Times carried an item that's of some general political philosophical interest bearing on the nature of a free society’s system of laws. In particular it relates to the discussion of whether public … Continue reading →

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