Monthly Archives: June 2014

Casting off the Chains of the Past – The Bahamas Should Ignore Reparations

Posted on June 30, 2014 by weblogbahamas

by Richard Coulson First published in The Tribune, Monday, June 30, 2014, and posted here with the kind permission of the author. The wind of reparations has been blowing throughout the Caribbean for several years and  will soon begin to … Continue reading →

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Where is our Turgot?

Posted on June 30, 2014 by weblogbahamas

In The Triumph of Liberty, author Jim Powell tells the stories of the men and women who helped give freedom to the world. The stories cover "the struggle to abolish slavery, stop wars, and overthrow tyrants, as well as the … Continue reading →

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Selwyn Birchwood – Song of the week – June 30, 2014 – Hoodoo Stew

Posted on June 30, 2014 by weblogbahamas

We got to see Selwyn Birchwood and his band on a recent short trip to Florida, and what a treat it was. The band performed all the songs off his new CD, Don't Call No Ambulance. Of course the second … Continue reading →

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Nassau Institute Event: Poverty Cure Part One – Discussion Group Series – Thursday, July 3, 2014, 6:30pm

Posted on June 29, 2014 by weblogbahamas

Join The Nassau Institute at the Milton Friedman Room at The Nassau Institute offices, East Bay Street in The Bay Street Business Centre, Bay & Deveaux Streets, for a conversation on "human flourishing." A brief video from Poverty Cure will … Continue reading →

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Should we abandon the Westminster Parliamentary System too?

Posted on June 29, 2014 by weblogbahamas

So some of the political class in Barbados want to change from the Westminster Parliamentary System of Government, with the Speaker, Michael Carrington saying it, “appeared to pit Government and Opposition inexorably against each other in aggressive, contentious and oftimes … Continue reading →

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Eastern Road Sunrise – Photo of the week

Posted on June 28, 2014 by weblogbahamas

Taken several years ago now when I was taking a couple online photography courses. Hat tip to JR for turning me on to Betterphoto.com.

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The VAT burden for future generations

Posted on June 28, 2014 by weblogbahamas

Listening to the governing party line about VAT, one would think they had nothing to do with the burden they propose placing on future generations. Instead of apologies for the damage caused by their profligacy over the years and the … Continue reading →

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Gray says the Potter’s Cay vendors must pay

Posted on June 27, 2014 by weblogbahamas

According to press reports… the indebtedness of Potter's Cay vendors has been reduced from $587,000 to around $180,000 since a 2012 audit and now the government is going to "assist vendors in bringing their stalls up to standard". Most people … Continue reading →

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No One Is Above The Law, No Matter Their Political Persuasion

Posted on June 26, 2014 by weblogbahamas

by Adrian Gibson First appeared in The Tribune under the byline, Young Man's View here… BASED on the amount of tax dodging we have seen recently it appears that only the poor, the unfortunate and – in some cases – … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 25, 2014 by weblogbahamas

The global warming hiatus? Climate models all wrongly predicted warming, so let’s call it a discrepancy //

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