Monthly Archives: November 2015

Minnis: Govt Has No Plan To Protect Baha Mar Contractors

Posted on November 21, 2015 by weblogbahamas

Tribune Photo We’re told that Dr Hubert Minnis “castigated” the Government because they don’t have a ”contingency plan to protect the interests of local contractors who are collectively owed millions of dollars for work performed on Baha Mar.” Excuse me? … Continue reading →

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Racism is stupid

Posted on November 20, 2015 by weblogbahamas

S3S sent this along and it was too good no to share.

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Talk Is Cheap But Crime Is Exacting A Heavy Price

Posted on November 20, 2015 by weblogbahamas

SOME time ago, I said that The Bahamas is a powder keg. Today, I believe in that statement even more than I did then. Our society is imploding and we have reached the point of absolute crisis. There is no … Continue reading →

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Terrorism, climate change, and the hubris of risk analysis

Posted on November 19, 2015 by weblogbahamas

Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, had a very good article in The Week and makes a few excellent points. Here’s a couple: "…The risk of terrorism can be managed, if we just defeat every water bottle that gets near a plane. The risk … Continue reading →

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The Wrath of PM Christie. When politics tries to trump logic

Posted on November 19, 2015 by weblogbahamas

In the wake of the release of the pwc review of the proposed Sanigest National Health Insurance scheme it was suggested there would have to be a “death panel” to “decide who would be treated or not for catastrophic diseases … Continue reading →

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Matt Ridley, blazing a trail

Posted on November 18, 2015 by weblogbahamas

Photo of Matt Ridley by Peter Walton I just picked up Matt Ridley’s latest book, The Evolution of Everything and can’t wait to get to it. At the same time Mr. Ridley has recently written two brilliant columns (not that … Continue reading →

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Under The Cover of Darkness

Posted on November 17, 2015 by weblogbahamas

In yesterday’s post we included a link and reference to a return to Daylight Saving Time (DST) in an effort to reduce crime. According to a recent study in The Review of Economics and Statistics shows in part, “Regression discontinuity … Continue reading →

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Myopia or total blindness on the rise?

Posted on November 16, 2015 by weblogbahamas

Editor, I really think everyone in this Government suffers from severe MYOPIA or total blindness. I don’t think they have a clue, nor really care, that what to them is of paramount importance, is a complete and utter disaster to … Continue reading →

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Will Solar Energy Plummet if the Investment Tax Credit Fades Away?

Posted on November 16, 2015 by weblogbahamas

"Many solar supporters say the loss or reduction of the credit will be a ‘cliff’ for the industry. But others say the credit’s impact is overstated and solar will continue to grow." Read the pro and con of the discussion … Continue reading →

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PM Christie’s threat to civil liberties

Posted on November 16, 2015 by weblogbahamas

After a record setting year of murders – 133 as at November 13, 2015 – the desire to appear to be concerned and simply doing something about it, must be overwhelming so Prime Minister Perry Christie on Friday threatened the … Continue reading →

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