Monthly Archives: June 2013

A PLP gets it

Posted on June 16, 2013 by weblogbahamas

Last week Mr. Franklyn Wilson was interviewed by Tribune Business, and finally a card carrying member of the PLP lays it on the line that cutting government spending is the key. Here are his points in summary: 1. Neither political … Continue reading →

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Photo of the week: Duck at Tobermory

Posted on June 16, 2013 by weblogbahamas

A couple years back we were lucky enough to vacation with some friends on the Bruce Peninsula, Ontario, and we visited the beautiful little town of Tobermory, where I took this photo.

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Government borrows $60 million from Social Security fund for 125 houses

Posted on June 15, 2013 by weblogbahamas

That's $480,000 for each house? What's wrong with this picture? Not to mention the fact that these funds are being "borrowed" from NIB, our social security fund. Oh, and isn't the Bahamas Mortgage Corporation technically bankrupt already? So who in … Continue reading →

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“Doing Bad by Doing Good: Why Humantiarian Action Fails” Christopher Coyne on his new book at CATO

Posted on June 15, 2013 by weblogbahamas

"Doing Bad by Doing Good answers this question (why humanitarian efforts, intended to help alleviate suffering, fail so badly) both in the case of Haiti and in other instances of human suffering. Moving past emotional and ideological-driven debates, Doing Bad … Continue reading →

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An evening with Mr. Julian Francis: Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Posted on June 14, 2013 by weblogbahamas

I'm looking forward to listening to Mr. Julian Francis, former Governor of the Central Bank of The Bahamas, address an audience on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 on "The Bahamas public debt in perspective…" This Nassau Institute event will be held … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Freedom: The Evil of Prior Restraint

Posted on June 14, 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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Now it’s a National Training Agency to the rescue…again

Posted on June 13, 2013 by weblogbahamas

One can't help but be cynical when reading the recent statement issued on behalf of Mr. Shane Gibson (PLP), Minister of Labour, about a new National training Agency. Mr. Gibson is reported to have said: “The National Training Agency will … Continue reading →

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Taking credit for the albatross

Posted on June 12, 2013 by weblogbahamas

What is supposed to pass for dabate in the House of Assembly is becoming a joke. With all the problems our little country faces, Parliamentarians spend time arguing over who should get credit for the National Stadium built as a … Continue reading →

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Links of interest & a cartoon thrown in for fun

Posted on June 12, 2013 by weblogbahamas

The Story Darkens Government: “A Seedy Circus … Perpetually In Debt” A dilemma for free-marketeers: why is Austria doing so well? Could Deflation Be Salvation?

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Obfuscation has our democracy in deficit

Posted on June 11, 2013 by weblogbahamas

Mr. Elcott Coleby, in a letter to the editor of the Nassau Guardian on Monday, applauded the government for it's "projection" that they will reduce the GFS deficit by 100 basis points in the upcoming fiscal year, emphasising this is … Continue reading →

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