Monthly Archives: April 2012

Yet another mortgage relief idea

Posted on April 13, 2012 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe A lawyer at Lennox Paton and former head of the Bahamas Financial Services Board, Mr. Michael Paton has suggested "lending institutions take an equity stake in distressed properties subject to their mortgage loans, rather than writing-off all unpaid … Continue reading →

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The PLP’s defense of a bad policy recommendation

Posted on April 12, 2012 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe On Tuesday Mr. Franklyn Wilson and Mr. Lynden Nairn were defending their plan for the PLP to "help" defaulting mortgage borrowers. See background here… and here… The gentlemen, both avid supporters of the PLP, insist their election time … Continue reading →

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Remarks on the calling of the election

Posted on April 11, 2012 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe As we all know by now, the general elections have been called for Monday, May 7, 2012. Unfortunately that leaves 4 -1/2 weeks for more campaigning and bombast. Speaking of bombast, I received the following e-mail from a … Continue reading →

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Cat Island Bahamas…worth a visit

Posted on April 11, 2012 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe We got to visit Cat Island with some friends from Canada over the weekend. It's one of those places we've been saying we should visit for years, and mistakenly never got around to it. We stayed near Bennet's … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Freedom: Fox TV versus The New York Times

Posted on April 11, 2012 by weblogbahamas

Tibor R. Machan My team of media researchers is on vacation just now, so I have to do this by myself, based on my non-scientific study of the journalistic lay of the land.  What I have concluded from years of … Continue reading →

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Rotary Club of South-East Nassau’s Health Walk and Fitness Challenge

Posted on April 10, 2012 by weblogbahamas

Hope you consider joining in. Click on image to enlarge.

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George Will on government wanting to “help”

Posted on April 9, 2012 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe This quote from a recent article by George Will says it all: "…when government engages in redistribution in order to maximize the happiness of citizens who become more envious as they become more comfortable, government becomes increasingly frenzied … Continue reading →

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Derek Trucks – Song of the week – April 9, 2012 – Down in The Flood

Posted on April 9, 2012 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe As previously noted somewhere on this blog, the first time we saw Derek Trucks was when he toured with Eric Clapton a few years back. Since then I've bought several of his CD's. What a talent. On top … Continue reading →

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Is our failure to educate our children properly immoral?

Posted on April 8, 2012 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe Martin Stephen in Britain thinks it is and I tend to agree. His comment came about after parents were offered an option of free schooling for their children and the teachers union objected on the grounds it was … Continue reading →

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Steve Forbes at Atlas’s 2011 Liberty Forum on Monetary Policy and The Gold Standard

Posted on April 7, 2012 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe  The Atlas Network has a great video series on their Sound Money Project. This brief presentation by Steve Forbes is excellent.

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