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Monthly Archives: June 2014
Shame and Scandal in the family
by H. Armbrister In reference to the headline in Thursday’s Punch concerning Wendell Jones’ refusal to pay National Insurance contributions for his long-suffering staff. I would suggest this is not a loss to the Bahamas Exchequer as these funds do … Continue reading
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For their sacrifices
Why is everyone so critical of the Members of Parliament and potential Governors General that do not comply with the law? Heck the average Bahamian just cannot understand the sacrifices they've made to "serve us". Let's see. Flying around the … Continue reading
CATO Unbound – The Snowden Files: One Year Later
The debate at CATO Unbound is fascinating again this month. The Lead Essay by Julian Sanchez sets the stage, followed response essays from Benjamin Wittes, Carrie F. Cordero and Marcy Wheeler. Check it out here…
London father-of-two stabbed to death in Barbados was Iraq and Afghanistan veteran deafened by grenade blast
The headline above is from London's Evening Standard [More…] Barbados Free Press, had this… to say about it: "Today the world’s newspapers are full of Brian Mulligan’s death in Barbados, but once again a foreign national has died at a … Continue reading
What Happened to America? From Karl Marx To The Radical Socialism of President Obama His Dreams, Politics and Performance In Office
Ralph Massey has released a new book at Amazon. "This is an economist-turn-businessman's view of what happened to America in his lifetime…that is between the Depressions of 1929 and 2007. The narrative starts with the ballooning Federal Debt. Then…it considers … Continue reading
Who is John Galt? Or Going Galt yet again.
It's filtering into conversations more and more. When it happens the volume of the discussion lowers as if there is some fear in being overheard. Then curiously, more and more people enter the fray. "What is going on with the … Continue reading
Bryan Ferry (live in Zermatt) – Song of the week – June 16, 2014 – Back To Black
Without a doubt one of the best concerts I've seen is Bryan Ferry. We were lucky to see him in Miami back in September 2011 on his "Olympia" tour. Not only was his singing just brilliant, the music was phenomenal. … Continue reading
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Yellow Crowned Night Heron – Photo of the week
Took this while on a walk at the Clifton Heritage National Park a couple years back.
Bahamas Public Education: New strategy for failing students?
Seems like there's finally some good news that the Ministry of Education is beginning to understand the role they've assumed in education and are about to end social promotion? More… The Ministry has announced they're not satisfied with the outcome … Continue reading
The rich should pay more taxes?
When I hear people suggesting the rich should pay more taxes I shudder because usually it is nothing more than class warfare with an objective to continue to divide people. Tax the rich is such a broad statement, leaving out … Continue reading
