Monthly Archives: May 2014

My quick read of the budget

Posted on May 31, 2014 by weblogbahamas

Two sentences on crime???????? Really??? There was no mention of reducing the business license taxes and this will serve to the detriment of many businesses. Without my crystal ball it might possibly cause closures, downsizing or restructuring. The goal is … Continue reading →

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Prayers for the IAAF. Working on the Sabbath

Posted on May 30, 2014 by weblogbahamas

by H. Armbrister Watching the ZNS cover of the inaugural IAAF World Relays I listened in shock to Mr. Neville Wisdom demanding that we should have an invocation to start this event.  If this was a domestic national event, then, … Continue reading →

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So VAT it is – Bahamas Government Presents its 2014/15 Budget

Posted on May 29, 2014 by weblogbahamas

I'm not sure what a "sales tax, value added tax" is that the Prime Minister alluded to in his budget communique yesterday, but I guess as the regulations become known we'll be able to figure it out? For example, will … Continue reading →

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As we sit with bated breath, Cayman gets tax breaks

Posted on May 28, 2014 by weblogbahamas

With budget surpluses allowing reductions in import taxes for diesel fuel used by the power company, a 2% reduction in import taxes, reductions in business license fees, and a 2.5% gratuity bonus for civil servants, it seems Cayman has turned … Continue reading →

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Those damn white people again

Posted on May 27, 2014 by weblogbahamas

by Rick Lowe I have maintained all along that web shops are actually legal as they've been operating for decades and were granted business licenses by the former FNM government. But that has not stopped three or four years of … Continue reading →

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F.A. Hayek on Improving the Social Order

Posted on May 27, 2014 by weblogbahamas

Hat tip to Lawrence Reed… for posting this great quote from Professor Hayek.

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The PLP’s track record on the rights of women

Posted on May 26, 2014 by weblogbahamas

Harry Strachan I heard Mr. Christie trying to take more cheap political digs at the FNM, yet again. Isn't this getting a bit stale and boring now? During his recent address he exhorted the FNM to add more female candidates … Continue reading →

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Kenny Wayne Shepherd – Song of the week – May 26, 2014 – Grindin’ Man

Posted on May 26, 2014 by weblogbahamas

This post is really about Pinetop Perkins one of the great Mississippi bluesmen. What reminded me of Mr. Perkins was listening to Kenny Wayne Shepherd's fabulous cd, Ten Days Out, and the last few tracks included none other than "The … Continue reading →

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Mencken on Politics

Posted on May 25, 2014 by weblogbahamas

Find out more about H.L. Mencken here… and here…

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The Austrian School of Economics. What is it?

Posted on May 25, 2014 by weblogbahamas

Randall G. Holcombe has just pubished a 144 page book "Advanced Introduction to the Austrian School of Economics". Dr. Holcome asserts that readers should have a basic knowledge of economics but might be unclear about what makes the "Austrian School" … Continue reading →

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