Monthly Archives: August 2014

Constitutional Reform Again

Posted on August 24, 2014 by weblogbahamas

by Adrian Gibson First published in the The Tribune under the byline, Young Man's View, here… Okay, let’s be honest….I’m going to be talking about this referendum at some point in my columns for quite some time. It was interesting … Continue reading →

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Harold A Munnings Sr., OBE. Rest in peace my friend

Posted on August 24, 2014 by weblogbahamas

One of the great pleasures of my life was getting to meet and know Mr. Munnings. Compassionate and decent, always standing for the correct and ethical thing, he was a fine man who will be missed by his loving family, … Continue reading →

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Preferential Agitation

Posted on August 24, 2014 by weblogbahamas

by Edward Hutcheson Choices are daily occurrences for all human beings.  Some of us because of incapacity have our choices made for us. However, the majority of us participate in this privilege and most of us want to feel convicted … Continue reading →

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Words and Phrases

Posted on August 23, 2014 by weblogbahamas

by Edward Hutcheson The recent admission that the upcoming referendum is grounded on Amendment four, should make the public take a closer look at what is being proposed by the Constitutional Commission. All of the other amendments come under the … Continue reading →

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Stagflation and VAT.. PART 2 .. What we can learn form the Japanese experience..

Posted on August 22, 2014 by weblogbahamas

More thoughts from Tradewinds.. The VAT time bomb is ticking down and the Bahamian people had better wake up before it's too late.. We have listened to the New Zealand experts without taking any measure of what has happened to … Continue reading →

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Econlib… A web site worth the time to visit

Posted on August 21, 2014 by weblogbahamas

Sometimes I tire of the politics in our newspapers and just need to read things that educate rather than anger and the Library of Economics and Liberty is one of the sites I visit. Following is this weeks e-newsletter that … Continue reading →

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‘Thomas Paine was a great Englishman’: Melvyn Bragg

Posted on August 20, 2014 by weblogbahamas

Melvyn Bragg is currently exploring the life of Thomas Paine in a BBC Two series entitled Radical Lives. Bragg tells us a little about Paine in a recent article for The Telegraph: "He (Paine) went to America at a time … Continue reading →

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The Clash of Generations: Saving Ourselves, Our Kids and Our Economy

Posted on August 19, 2014 by weblogbahamas

I'm just finishing this barn burner up by Laurence J. Kotlikoff and Scott Burns and there is a heck of a lot more in this great little book than to disagree with that's for sure. The important takeaway is if … Continue reading →

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Africa Needs Fossil Fuels to End Energy Apartheid

Posted on August 18, 2014 by weblogbahamas

"More than 60 percent of Africans are without basic energy services and coal, oil and natural gas may be a necessary bridge" Going back to our post of August 10, 2014 (Alternative energy at what cost?) I found this link … Continue reading →

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Marc Cohn – Song of the week – August 18, 2014 – Listening to Levon

Posted on August 18, 2014 by weblogbahamas

Singing about the late great Levon Helm and a lost love, I really like this Marc Cohn tune and hope you do to. Please visit his web site here… and you know the drill, please buy some of his music. … Continue reading →

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