Monthly Archives: February 2014

Reconciliation is Possible: An evening with Mr. Walter Absil, holocaust survivor and co-founder of the Montreal Holocaust Museum

Posted on February 11, 2014 by weblogbahamas
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Virgil H. Storr Ph.,D. Yet another impressive Bahamian

Posted on February 11, 2014 by weblogbahamas

I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Storr and his wife (also Dr. Martin) a couple years back in Inidianapolis, Indiana and it was a real treat. Two impressive people. According to his biography at his web site: "Virgil Storr … Continue reading →

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Time To Reset The Moral Compass Of The Bahamas

Posted on February 11, 2014 by weblogbahamas

by Adrian Gibson First appeared in The Tribune under the byline, Young Mans View here… E-Mail Adrian. ASTOUNDINGLY, we refuse to deal with the root causes of many of our social and economic problems here in the Bahamas and, frankly, … Continue reading →

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The Bahamas on the Puerto Rican path to economic destruction?

Posted on February 10, 2014 by weblogbahamas

A friend sent this link along regarding the human and capital flight from Puerto as a result of more economic downgrading and out of control taxes, pointing out we need economic expansion rather than tax and spend policies. The New … Continue reading →

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Rum Bahamas Festival, February 21 – 23, 2014, Fort Charlotte, Nassau

Posted on February 10, 2014 by weblogbahamas

Click here… or on the image above for more details.

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Albert Castiglia – Song of the week – February 10, 2014 – Closing Time

Posted on February 10, 2014 by weblogbahamas

His last name is pronounced "ka-STEEL-ya", and he's one of my favourites. According to his bio, Castiglia was born in New York to a Cuban Mom and Italian Dad and they moved to Miami when he was five. When he … Continue reading →

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Canada Goose – Photo of the week

Posted on February 9, 2014 by weblogbahamas

Took this a couple years ago when visiting friends on the Bruce Peninsula. Find out more about the amazing Bruce Peninsula here… or here…

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Founder of the Khan Academy speaks at the Hoover Institution

Posted on February 9, 2014 by weblogbahamas

What a great presentation. If you've never heard of Khan Academy, this will be a treat for you. Even if you've heard of it, it's worth the time to watch it. He also has a fabulous sense of humour. "Khan, … Continue reading →

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Individual Freedoms lost are hard to recover or Labour legislation makes strange bedfellows

Posted on February 8, 2014 by weblogbahamas

I stumbled on this presentation to the Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountant’s on behalf of the Nassau Institute from Thursday, April 27, 2000, at the British Colonial Hilton. Most of it remains relevant today. I hope you enjoy it. It … Continue reading →

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Government deficit averaging $40 million per month

Posted on February 7, 2014 by weblogbahamas

According to press reports, the government's deficit is $203 million for the fiscal year so far for the five months ending November 2013. The official position is that's great as the deficit "narrowed" $23 million for the period. While that … Continue reading →

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