Monthly Archives: February 2015

Ministers Get Their Final Grades In Cabinet Report

Posted on February 28, 2015 by weblogbahamas

by Adrian Gibson EVEN if a minister has received a pass grade during these three weeks of the Cabinet Report, note that I will be watching closely and therefore they could either improve or be on a downgrade watch. As … Continue reading →

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Economics is the most important subject we can study

Posted on February 27, 2015 by weblogbahamas

Last night a packed crowd at COB enjoyed The Nassau Institute and Temple Religion Trust's speaker Dr. Thomas DiLorenzo on "How America Became a Corporate Welfare State – Lessons for The Bahamas". In his vote of thanks, Jorge Borlandelli, noted … Continue reading →

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Intelligence Squared Debate: Liberals are stifling intellectual diversity on campus

Posted on February 26, 2015 by weblogbahamas

If you've never watched a debate on Intelligence Squared I highly recommend it. A very interesting debate night before last was whether or not left wing folks are preventing debate by right wing people on campus. Here's their introduction: "What … Continue reading →

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National Health Insurance (NHI): Dr. Gomez throws the gauntlet down

Posted on February 25, 2015 by weblogbahamas

There will be NHI, even if it defies logic. With comments like 'this is the right thing to do' and a 'new tax is better than death', Dr. Perry Gomez, Minister of Health, has announced the government will introduce NHI, … Continue reading →

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Bradley Roberts is right on this one

Posted on February 24, 2015 by weblogbahamas

A Parliamentary probe into BEC bribery allegations is important, but it occurs to me that an alleged bribe of $330,000 is a criminal matter? As The Nassau Guardian points out, the Deputy Chairman of BEC resigned when Cabinet did not … Continue reading →

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Book Signing: Ralph Massey’s, What Happened to America?

Posted on February 23, 2015 by weblogbahamas

Friday, February 27, 2015, 4 – 6 pm at Chapter One Bookstore, College of The Bahamas.

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What is Parliament’s vision and mission? Besides cacophony that is

Posted on February 23, 2015 by weblogbahamas

The personal spat between MP's Ryan Pinder and Andre Rollins aside, the conduct of people in Parliament generally seems to have deteriorated to no more than a "poppy show" where insulting each other, not debate/discussion is the order of the … Continue reading →

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Eric Bibb & Ruthie Foster – Song of the week – February 23, 2015 – ‘Tain’t Such A Much

Posted on February 23, 2015 by weblogbahamas

From Eric Bibb's 2004 release, Friends, I just love this tune. If this doesn't get your toe tapping and put a smile on your face, well… Please visit Eric Bibb's web site here… and his Facebook page here… and buy … Continue reading →

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Greek Fest 2015 a smashing success. One more day to go

Posted on February 22, 2015 by weblogbahamas

Pericles Maillis Lecturing Live Greek Music Excellent Guitarist Greek Dancing Pericles Maillis Lecturing on Greek History If music, history, dancing, food and drink tickle your fancy, there's lots of it to be had at Greek Fest 2015, and you can … Continue reading →

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KPMG Bahamas reviews the government’s mid-year budget

Posted on February 21, 2015 by weblogbahamas

Gathering storm or just continual deterioration? Other than the politically correct "stuff" to their review of the government's mid-year 2014-15 national budget, they point out that: "In our review of the full year budget, we noted that the “elephant in … Continue reading →

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