Monthly Archives: July 2015

Chapter 11 for Baha Mar: The Only Way

Posted on July 21, 2015 by weblogbahamas

by Richard Coulson Last week ended with a blizzard of press releases about Baha Mar. The first came around midnight Thursday, with  the Prime Minister reporting on the return of the Allyson Adventure, the Attorney-General’s flash descent on Beijing, and … Continue reading →

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Baha Mar: A government takeover?

Posted on July 20, 2015 by weblogbahamas

As events unfold around the Baha Mar saga, the signs are becoming more and more ominous. Hindsight suggests this project should have been implemented in stages, but when you have a broken economy like ours (broken by the world economic … Continue reading →

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Food for thought

Posted on July 19, 2015 by weblogbahamas

I stumbled across the following articles at my news feed and thought they were worth sharing. Hope you enjoy them. 1. Does a for-profit college education pay off? from The Brookings Institute "As a number of scholars have pointed out, … Continue reading →

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Glorifying Gangsterism Revisited

Posted on July 19, 2015 by weblogbahamas

by Adrian Gibson IN THE Bahamas, there appears to be a rapidly growing underclass of Bahamians who deify criminal behaviour, seemingly seeing violence and sadistic conduct as cool while engaging in a cult-like, hero-worship of gangsters and hooligans. Although I … Continue reading →

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When Will The BEC Bribe-Taker Be Charged?

Posted on July 18, 2015 by weblogbahamas

by Adrian Gibson CLEARLY, the statement that a promise is a comfort to a fool is something we all need to take very seriously. Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson, pictured, seems to know the identity of the person/s who accepted the … Continue reading →

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Will Baha Mar rise like the mythical phoenix?

Posted on July 17, 2015 by weblogbahamas

Wall Street Journal Photo More thoughts from Tradewinds Lofty ideals combined with political platitudes are just fine and can even give one a sense of false hope for eventual renewal.. But as Bahamians, we had better begin to face the … Continue reading →

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National Pride – Is It Worth The Price We Pay?

Posted on July 16, 2015 by weblogbahamas

Tribune Photo Recent events have caused me to focus more closely at the given circumstances and I can only conclude that decisions have been taken in the name of “National Pride” but nobody has questioned at what cost.  Having lived … Continue reading →

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Bahamian & Greek Legacies

Posted on July 15, 2015 by weblogbahamas

Dear Sir, It appears Mr. Christie, of late, has been quite worried what his legacy for future Bahamians might be; I can tell him not to worry, he has presided over, allegedly, one of the most corrupt governments this tiny … Continue reading →

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Capitalist Theory Is Better Than Socialist Reality

Posted on July 14, 2015 by weblogbahamas

In This Case, Turnabout Is Fair Play by Sandy Ikeda First published at FEE.org, and posted here with the kind permission of the author. Tell someone on the left that crony capitalism is not the same as the free market … Continue reading →

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Calm Heads Needed In Baha Mar Crisis

Posted on July 13, 2015 by weblogbahamas

Baha Mar Photo by Adrian Gibson I think Bahamians are about to experience Baha Mar fatigue. I certainly am. On Tuesday, Baha Mar’s legal counsel attained an adjournment from the Supreme Court, which was taken to allow the parties to … Continue reading →

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