Monthly Archives: July 2017

The Opposition Exposing Themselves With Their Blah, Blah Blah…

Posted on July 31, 2017 by weblogbahamas

An Official Opposition (PLP) member has exposed his party’s Achilles heel when expressing contempt for the newly elected Prime Minister’s national address. The spokesman’s comments that follow confirm the last government lived in an alternate universe. PLP Comment: “What concerned … Continue reading →

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Put a lid (band aid) on it

Posted on July 30, 2017 by weblogbahamas

Dear Sir, Please, Fred Mitchell, you’re fed up hearing Dr. Minnis whining about the state of the economy the FNM found in May, 2017; what’s that, less than 3 MONTHS ago?   Well, sir, the rest of us are thoroughly … Continue reading →

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Quebec’s economy crawled out of the doghouse. Now, it’s a powerhouse

Posted on July 29, 2017 by weblogbahamas

Graeme Hamilton has a great article in Canada's National Post about how Quebec pulled itself out of dire fiscal problems not unlike The Bahamas faces today. Here are a couple quotes: "For decades, Quebec was seen as a laggard, trailing … Continue reading →

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Mistake to Buy Into Grand Lucayan Hotel In Freeport?

Posted on July 28, 2017 by weblogbahamas

According to Tribune Business on Tuesday past "The Deputy Prime Minister yesterday did not rule out the Government ‘nationalising’ Freeport’s Grand Lucayan resort, after a prominent attorney said such action is “not out of bounds”." Everyone agrees it is critical … Continue reading →

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FNM Chairman Responds to PLP Interim Leader

Posted on July 27, 2017 by weblogbahamas

After the PLP promised payback to the FNM for allowing the prosecution of former PLP MP's on corruption charges Mr. Sidney Collie reminds Mr. Davis that he did not "release a host of documents" because they did not "need to … Continue reading →

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Munroe wants FNM’s probed

Posted on July 26, 2017 by weblogbahamas

That's quite a headline in yesterday's Nassau Guardian. Talk about a double entendre if there ever was one! ( Read more here… ) In summary, lawyer Wayne Munroe says he's compiling a list of those FNM's with allegations of questionable … Continue reading →

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So the PLP promises payback should they win the Government

Posted on July 25, 2017 by weblogbahamas

My question is so what? Shouldn't they be coming forward with information for the Police about any of the FNM members or supporters they have evidence on? Why sweep these things under the carpet? Maybe they don't realise yet that … Continue reading →

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Universal health care doesn’t require a single-payer government monopoly

Posted on July 24, 2017 by weblogbahamas

by Bacchus Barua Read the original published at the Fraser Institute here… A recent article in the New York Times by Robert H. Frank makes a politically appealing case for why the United States should adopt a single-payer system. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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Free Markets Will Liberate Cuba, Not Embargoes

Posted on July 23, 2017 by weblogbahamas

by Brittany Hunter This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. A little over a year ago, President Obama made modern history by reversing the outdated Cold War policies that have kept the Cuban people isolated from … Continue reading →

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The Case Against a U.S. Carbon Tax

Posted on July 22, 2017 by weblogbahamas

by Robert P. Murphy, Patrick J. Michaels, and Paul C. "Chip" Knappenberger Some proponents of federal policies to combat climate change are arguing for a federal carbon tax (or similar type of “carbon price”). Within conservative and libertarian circles, some … Continue reading →

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