Monthly Archives: April 2016

That Post Office Building

Posted on April 16, 2016 by weblogbahamas

Editor WeblogBahamas, I must admit I was wondering how our great and glorious (sic) leader and his sycophantic ministers can justify spending the $7million price tag for this unwanted carnival when some 100 or so government employees are forced to … Continue reading →

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Clybourne Park at The Dundas

Posted on April 15, 2016 by weblogbahamas

A spin-off of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, this Bruce Norris Pulitzer prize winning razor-sharp new satire takes a jab at race and real estate in a fictional Chicago neighborhood. The play begins in 1959 as a black … Continue reading →

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Have the Prime Minister & Mr. Izmirlian Buried the Hatchet?

Posted on April 14, 2016 by weblogbahamas

Just a day or two after Mr. Sarkis Izmirlian released a revised offer for Baha Mar, Prime Minister Christie has come out to offer his support. Not to rehash the Government forcing the venture into receivership and the vicious verbal … Continue reading →

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Corruption

Posted on April 13, 2016 by weblogbahamas

“…no corruption is more common than that of government officials, not because all governments or officials are corrupt but because so much corruption involves them and their special place in society.” David Henderson Of course we see it here on … Continue reading →

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On the Night Table: Henry Hazlitt’s Newsweek Columns

Posted on April 12, 2016 by weblogbahamas

I just stumbled across a reference to a compilation of Henry Hazlitt’s weekly columns for Newsweek. It’s entitled Business Tides and was compiled by the Mises Institute. Here’s a bit form an introduction to the book: “A lone voice of … Continue reading →

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A day of fishing

Posted on April 11, 2016 by weblogbahamas

On Saturday past, yours truly had the privilege to be invited on a fishing trip by a dear friend. It was spectacular out there. We left at 5am and the sky was alight with stars. This was followed by a … Continue reading →

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Dead Wrong with Johan Norberg – Socialist Sweden

Posted on April 11, 2016 by weblogbahamas

“Many people claim the U.S. should be more like Sweden and give more benefits. Should we? In this short video clip, Free To Choose Media Executive Editor and Cato Institute Senior Fellow Johan Norberg explains how Sweden became successful first, … Continue reading →

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Chairman Moncur Can Put Much-Needed Fight Into The FNM

Posted on April 10, 2016 by weblogbahamas

by Adrian Gibson THE Free National Movement is in a ‘quagmire of web’. The so-called Official Opposition has become the laughing stock of Bahamian politics … and the jokes aren’t even funny. With the controversies surrounding the Save The Bays … Continue reading →

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Fred Smith’s Decision To Run Will Liven Up 2017 Election

Posted on April 9, 2016 by weblogbahamas

by Adrian Gibson Callenders Managing Partner Frederick Smith QC told me last night that he is so disappointed with the Free National Movement and that the governing Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) is so corrupt that he has decided to run … Continue reading →

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Can The Magic Return To The Magic City?

Posted on April 8, 2016 by weblogbahamas

by Richard Coulson First published in The Tribune Business and posted here with the kind permission of the author. Richard Coulson detects encouraging signs of a renaissance in Freeport. On a recent trip to Freeport, I felt once again the … Continue reading →

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