Monthly Archives: January 2016

An assault on our civil liberties?

Posted on January 31, 2016 by weblogbahamas

Dear Editor, I read with interest this morning’s Tribune article detailing the gift of military hardware from The People’s Republic of China to our government and the RBDF. Armoured vehicles, anti-riot grenade launchers, tear gas grenades and night vision goggles … Continue reading →

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FNM Seeks To Snatch Defeat From The Jaws Of Victory

Posted on January 30, 2016 by weblogbahamas

by Adrian Gibson At the rate that the Free National Movement (FNM) is going, it is on the fast track to snatching defeat from the jaws of victory in 2017. The political chicanery on display within the FNM has reinforced … Continue reading →

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Response to “An Opposition in Disarray”

Posted on January 29, 2016 by weblogbahamas

Dear Editor, In response to a letter in today’s paper written by “Corrector.” I am gratified by your response to my recent letter with respect to the Opposition disarray as I have obviously, judging from your comments, mashed a few … Continue reading →

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Glenn Frey and the Eagles

Posted on January 29, 2016 by weblogbahamas

I know I'm a bit late with this, but the world has lost another great singer/songwriter in Glenn Frey. Admittedly I was never a huge fan of The Eagles, but as this post from 2013 notes, "A couple years back, … Continue reading →

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Minister of National Security and Commissioner of Police meet with FBI

Posted on January 28, 2016 by weblogbahamas

With the bottom falling out of the economy, everything political and crime, the government deciding to meet with the FBI for ideas on how to tackle the latter, could be a step in the right direction. (see Tribune article here…) … Continue reading →

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The Government and the Press

Posted on January 27, 2016 by weblogbahamas

So Prime Minister Perry Christie is now upset with doctors and insurers for going public with their concerns about his Nationalised Health Insurance (NHI). Let me get this straight, the political class call press conferences on a whim to get … Continue reading →

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Enterprise Florida: Detailing trade with The Bahamas

Posted on January 26, 2016 by weblogbahamas

A friend asked the other day if I could remember the total trade done with Florida by people/businesses in The Bahamas. For some reason one billion dollars came to mind, so I went back to the trusty Enterprise Florida web … Continue reading →

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Ombudsman Needed To Guard Rights Of Citizens

Posted on January 25, 2016 by weblogbahamas

by Adrian Gibson Rather than going into the political abyss, Prime Minister Perry Christie decided to take a trip to Jamaica to pretend for the international community that his government is the prototype of progressive, forward-thinking and good governance. Mr … Continue reading →

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An Opposition in disarray

Posted on January 24, 2016 by weblogbahamas

Dear Editor, FNM Chairman Michael Pintard says he expects that the party will hold a convention prior to the election but it would be, in all probability, a nonvoting event in which none of the party’s executive positions would be … Continue reading →

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PM Christie has created a utopia

Posted on January 23, 2016 by weblogbahamas

If you haven’t read Prime Minister Christie’s remarks at Jamaica Stock Exchange's Investments & Capital Markets Conference I encourage you to do so here… Before you begin, pour yourself a tall cool drink as you will need it to cool down … Continue reading →

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