Monthly Archives: September 2011

Brent Symonette & the road works

Posted on September 30, 2011 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe There are whispers that a conflict of interest arises for Mr. Symonette, Deputy Prime Minister where Bahamas Hot Mix is concerned because his children own a small shareholding in Trust. Bahamas Hot Mix was awarded a contract for … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Freedom: Infra-structure Stimuli

Posted on September 30, 2011 by weblogbahamas

Tibor R. Machan One of my colleagues, who is in substantial agreement that the free market is best, argues that if one is going to have a stimulus–and given how politicians always need to do something, whatever it is, this … Continue reading →

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Crime…Enough is Enough!

Posted on September 29, 2011 by weblogbahamas

Kent Manno I have been following the recent Marco Archer story from afar for the last few days. This morning the Bahamas Press has announced, and then it was confirmed via ZNS this evening, that Marco has been found dead. … Continue reading →

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Justice: To be or not to be?

Posted on September 28, 2011 by weblogbahamas

Edward Hutcheson The Chief Justice’s “warning” on the Government’s plan to introduce an amendment to the Bail Act, has cemented the public’s opinion that changes have to be made, either to the Constitution or to appointments to the offices of … Continue reading →

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Bahamian Agriculture, an overview. Part 2

Posted on September 27, 2011 by weblogbahamas

John Hedden Technology. In my previous article I discussed some of the history and myths of agriculture and ended with the perception of agriculture in a modern Bahamas. This article will attempt to deal with the subject of agricultural technology … Continue reading →

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The Chief Justice is wrong

Posted on September 27, 2011 by weblogbahamas

Sidney Sweeting, DDS The headline of the Nassau Guardian of 9/24/11 stated that "The Chief Justice Hits Out." On Thursday the Minister of National Security suggested that some judges are too liberal when it comes to granting bail to people charged … Continue reading →

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The Danger of a 16 Hour Work Day!

Posted on September 26, 2011 by weblogbahamas

by Jerome Pinder At this point there is no need to elaborate on the level of crime in the country.  The record speaks for itself.  As Government attempts to justify the current murder rate by mouthing off on statistics that … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Freedom: Machan’s Archives: In Defense of the Right to Assisted Suicide

Posted on September 26, 2011 by weblogbahamas

Tibor R. Machan [From Criminal Justice Ethics, Summer/Fall 1985] Should aiding suicide be illegal? That is the question which faces legislators who are being urged to repeal statutes which state, basically, “Every person who deliberately aids, or advises, or encourages … Continue reading →

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Paul McCartney & Wings – Song of the week – September 26, 2011 – Medicine Jar

Posted on September 26, 2011 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe With the announcement of Paul McCartney’s Ocean’s Kingdom release last week, I thought it appropriate to have a song of the week by one of the greats of all time. Of course John Lennon has a special place … Continue reading →

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The frustrations of crime

Posted on September 25, 2011 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe In recent days, The Minister of National Security and the Chief Justice have both vented their frustrations about about the murder rate in the country, and the not so funny thing is, they are both right. See The … Continue reading →

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