Monthly Archives: August 2014

Photos of the week – Recent additions

Posted on August 31, 2014 by weblogbahamas

Sunrise Villa: Eleuthera in 2009 Bonefish Pond: 2013 Harrold & Wilson Ponds: 2012? The Bahamas is no doubt one of the world's most beautiful wonders.

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VAT Formula? Just pay up taxpayers…

Posted on August 31, 2014 by weblogbahamas
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Mr. Wayne Munroe on women’s rights and the referendum

Posted on August 30, 2014 by weblogbahamas

by Leandra Esfakis I heard the interview last night that Wayne Munro, Attorney at Law, gave to the media on the issue of women’s rights / the referendum. I understood him to say that women in this country did not … Continue reading →

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VAT Education

Posted on August 29, 2014 by weblogbahamas

by Harry Strachan I see from the little “advertisements” carried on ZNS TV News that the VAT office is, in effect, lying by omission to the people.  The young lady is telling us that because two or three products will … Continue reading →

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Fiscal Reform is an absolute necessity

Posted on August 28, 2014 by weblogbahamas

I received the following text and attachments in an e-mail from Mr. Robert Myers president of The Bahamas Chamber and co-chair of the Coalition for Responsible Taxation. "The attached is our power point presentation converted to a PDF for your … Continue reading →

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Crime Plan for Mr. Christie

Posted on August 27, 2014 by weblogbahamas

by H. Armbrister Is this the same PLP with its leader, the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie, that stated categorically, when elected in 2012, they would hit the ground running with a definitive crime prevention plan? Well almost two years and … Continue reading →

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Reduce the price of gas to help Bahamians

Posted on August 26, 2014 by weblogbahamas

Back in 2005 the present Chairman of BEC, when he was Minister of Trade & Industry, was all about town trying to convince taxpayers that getting into hock to the late Hugo Chavez, the dictator of Venezuela, through a scheme … Continue reading →

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Officials Must Cast Their Net Wide To Catch Poachers

Posted on August 25, 2014 by weblogbahamas

Photo from Mission-Blue.org by Adrian Gibson First published in the The Tribune under the byline, Young Man's View, here… OVER the years, we have seen significant violation of our sovereign waters by Dominican, Cuban and American fishermen who exploit the … Continue reading →

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On Digicel and URCA

Posted on August 25, 2014 by weblogbahamas

Thoughts from Harry Strachan At the recent Canto meeting here a director of Digicel made a rather telling remark.  He wants users of Skype to pay for the privilege …. ?  He seems to think that Skype users have an … Continue reading →

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Memphis Slim – Song of the week – August 25, 2014 – Rock and Rolling The House

Posted on August 25, 2014 by weblogbahamas

Memphis Slim (John Len Chatman) (September 3, 1915 – February 24, 1988), was quite an accomplished singer/songwriter/pianist and his music was a mix of blues, vintage R & B and swinging jazz. I came across Rock and Rolling the House … Continue reading →

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