Monthly Archives: June 2013

Happy 212th Frederic Bastiat (1801 – 1850)

Posted on June 30, 2013 by weblogbahamas

Read his biography here…

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BTC – Raping The Bahamas: Senator Frank Smith

Posted on June 30, 2013 by weblogbahamas

EDITOR  Re: Smith: BTC is raping The Bahamas.       The Tribune, 21 June, 2012 We now appear to have our very own new, highly unusual, & uniquely Bahamian type of rape —– one where the alleged ‘victim’ is of age & … Continue reading →

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Photo of the week – Fraser Valley Memories

Posted on June 30, 2013 by weblogbahamas

I have wonderful memories of this trip to the Fraser Valley, BC, Canada, but just can't remember where I took this photo. Sorry. Rick Lowe Images by Rick Lowe is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.Based on … Continue reading →

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Reaching into everyone’s pockets

Posted on June 29, 2013 by weblogbahamas

"The act of reaching into one's own pockets to help a fellow man (or personally volunteering) in need is praiseworthy and laudable. Reaching into someone else's pocket is despicable and worthy of condemnation." (Emphasis added) Professor Walter Williams Following up … Continue reading →

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Compassionate Government. A misnomer

Posted on June 28, 2013 by weblogbahamas

We often read or hear heart rendering stories about how the government is helping this person or that group and how wonderful this is. Usually in the same stories citicisms are leveled at "capitalism" or "laissez-faire" as being heartless, but … Continue reading →

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Are we victims of our own morass of doublespeak on crime?

Posted on June 27, 2013 by weblogbahamas

This piece in the Nassau Guardian, quoting Mr. Philip Davis (PLP), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works as saying that "all of us must come together again to make a concerted effort to stop this scourge of crime" is … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts on Turning 40

Posted on June 26, 2013 by weblogbahamas

Below are a few thoughts recently posted here as comments that should be feature blogs themselves. They make you stop and think if we've come very far at all since independence. The Oracle said:It is certainly a "Celebration" I look … Continue reading →

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Incongruity. Or actions speak louder than words

Posted on June 25, 2013 by weblogbahamas

Words: "The Bahamas needs new and innovative ideas". Mr. Perry Christie Actions: Make every effort to turn back time and re-nationalise the phone company. Now that's a new and innovative idea isn't it? Will we really go further down the … Continue reading →

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PM might extend monopoly and date for liberalisation of BTC

Posted on June 24, 2013 by weblogbahamas

In the words of Murray Head's excellent song; Say it ain't so Joe, please say it ain't soThat's not what I want to hear JoeAin't I got a right to knowSay it ain't so Joe, please say it ain't soI'm … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Freedom: How to Secure a free country

Posted on June 24, 2013 by weblogbahamas

by Tibor R. Machan NSA’s excuse for snooping on innocent citizens — namely, that it can prevent serious harm to us, might even save lives — is spurious.  If you incarcerated us all, that, too, might do all that. Free … Continue reading →

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