Monthly Archives: March 2015

28th Annual Antique Auto Show & Cook-Out – A great success

Posted on March 31, 2015 by weblogbahamas

This 1963 Corvette Split Window Coupe owned by President Don Pinder was first in Class 2-A (Antique Original 1960-79) (Photo by Jim LaRoda) by T. Murray Forde There was something for everybody at the 28th Annual Antique Auto Show & … Continue reading →

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Things are getting better over the world in spite of set backs

Posted on March 30, 2015 by weblogbahamas

Thanks to Capitalism… As a result of the home invasion of some friends I posted the following comment to my Facebook status over the weekend: "Words my parents did not have to express when they were young in The Bahamas? … Continue reading →

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Doc Fingers – Song of the week – March 30, 2015 – Sid’s Stomp

Posted on March 30, 2015 by weblogbahamas

I first posted a song by Doc Fingers back in 2013, and with every listen to his CD, In The Pocket, I find more gems. This man can play! Hope you enjoy Sid's Stomp below. Visit his web site here… … Continue reading →

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Questions For Gray That Must Be Answered

Posted on March 29, 2015 by weblogbahamas

Photo: Bahamas B2B by Adrian Gibson DAILY, I’m becoming more and more convinced that we live in a banana republic or are fast descending into becoming one. In recent days, the member of parliament for MICAL and Minister of Agriculture … Continue reading →

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Brave New World Besmirched By BAMSI And BEC

Posted on March 28, 2015 by weblogbahamas

by Adrian Gibson WHILE this column will address the unravelling of the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI), I must certainly look at the undoing of the Christie administration and the fact that countless projects and initiatives have bitten … Continue reading →

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Cashing in on Culture

Posted on March 27, 2015 by weblogbahamas

by Richard Coulson First published in The Tribune March 25, 2015, and posted here with the kind permission of the author. Culture makes money. That sounds like a damnably crass and materialistic way to justify culture, by which I mean … Continue reading →

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Bahamas Association For The Physically Disabled (BAPD) dedicate their new bus

Posted on March 26, 2015 by weblogbahamas

I was honoured to receive an invite from Sir Durward Knowles to attend the dedication of the BAPD's new bus that is specially equipped to handle wheelchairs for the transportation of the children there and to formally introduce their physiotherapist. … Continue reading →

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Gray Justice?

Posted on March 25, 2015 by weblogbahamas

The Nassau Guardian editorial of March 24, 2015 suggests that Mr. V. Alfred Gray, Minister of Agriculture Marine Resources and Local Government should "resign or be fired" for allegedly interfering in a judicial matter as a minister and MP. These … Continue reading →

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“It is a gratuitous pastime to belittle the material achievements of capitalism…”

Posted on March 24, 2015 by weblogbahamas

In 1956, Ludwig von Mises delivered a speech to the Mont Pelerin Society that was published in book form in 2005 by the Mises Institute as Liberty And Property. Mises tells us on page 50 that: "It is not the … Continue reading →

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The Welfare State We’re In by James Bartholomew

Posted on March 23, 2015 by weblogbahamas

"The Welfare State We’re In has been hailed by guest speaker Martin Durkin as “the most important book on the welfare state” and “one of the most important political/social/historical works of the last half century." Find out more about The … Continue reading →

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