Monthly Archives: June 2013

Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite – Song of the week – June 24, 2013 – I’m In, I’m Out and I’m Gone

Posted on June 24, 2013 by weblogbahamas

Just picked up the brand new release from Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite entitled Get Up! and all I can say is, oh yeah!!!! Enjoy, I'm In I'm Out and I'm Gone [The Machine Shop Session] from the the bonus … Continue reading →

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The Effect of Tax Increases and Spending Cuts On Economic Growth

Posted on June 23, 2013 by weblogbahamas

Veronique De Rugy recently testified before the United States Senate Budget Committee, and she offered up some useful suggestions and information that our government should consider. Of course it appears like we will just keep doing the same thing and … Continue reading →

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Photo of the week: Broad Winged Hawk

Posted on June 23, 2013 by weblogbahamas

Taken at the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge Boynton Beach, Florida a couple years back. Not a great pic, but a beautiful bird. Rick Lowe Images by Rick Lowe is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported … Continue reading →

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The Bel Canto Singers in Concert at Christ Church Cathedral, today, Saturday, June 22nd

Posted on June 22, 2013 by weblogbahamas

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The Bahamas Mortgage Corporation. Albatross or Liberator?

Posted on June 21, 2013 by weblogbahamas

Mr. Elcott Coleby, Deputy Director, Bahamas Information Services, recently corrected reports that The Bahamas Mortgage Corporation (BMC) will be building 127 "low-cost" homes for $60 million ($480,000 each). He assured taxpayers that they will be built for $10 million ($78,741 … Continue reading →

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What it means

Posted on June 20, 2013 by weblogbahamas

by Edward Hutcheson Who do we deal with or how do we frame our questions when things go wrong? As a nation less than a month away from celebrating 40 years as a nation, this is one of the questions … Continue reading →

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Government largesse: a double entendre

Posted on June 19, 2013 by weblogbahamas

by Ian Mabon The Government recently announced amnesty for Real Property Tax evaders ranging from complete write offs to 50% discounts depending on whether or not those in arrears had not been previously accessed or were more than three years … Continue reading →

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Investing in human capital

Posted on June 18, 2013 by weblogbahamas

The Nassau Guardian editorial of Saturday, June 15, 2013, implores trade associations to facilitate training programs as done by the BCA and BTVI", and while I used to agree in principle, that is no longer the case. Here's why: "…Several … Continue reading →

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Freeze public spending for five years to achieve growth

Posted on June 17, 2013 by weblogbahamas

Mark Littlewood of the Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) in London, recently reported that Liam Fox "called for a more radical plan to tackle the deficit and encourage economic growth." Mr. Fox noted that "tough-sounding rhetoric about getting the nation's … Continue reading →

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Duane Allman – Song of the week – June 17, 2013 – Goin’ Down Slow

Posted on June 17, 2013 by weblogbahamas

Duane Allman, yes of Allman Brothers fame, lays it down in this blues standard written by James Burke "St. Louis Jimmy" Oden. I transferred this from my LP of The Best of Duane Allman. Hope you enjoy Goin' Down Slow … Continue reading →