Monthly Archives: February 2018

Time to reverse course

Posted on February 28, 2018 by weblogbahamas

Thoughts from Tradewinds Thank you Bruce Raine for stepping forward and supporting the values of truth and honesty in your recent post.. So many of our fellow Bahamian countrymen have become outright compliant and have adopted a "what will be … Continue reading →

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The Ship Of State Needs Objectivity And Not Subjectivity!!!

Posted on February 27, 2018 by weblogbahamas

by Dr. Donald M. McCartney, D.M. As I sit in contemplation of life and its joys and perplexities and as I reflect on an exchange that I had with a senior government official, I am beginning to see very clearly … Continue reading →

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How Capitalism Tamed Medieval Europe

Posted on February 26, 2018 by weblogbahamas

by Ed West This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. In 1278, the King of England came up with a new plan to raise money and land, as leaders are fond of doing. Certain that historic … Continue reading →

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Open Letter to President and Chief Executive Officer, Royal Bank of Canada

Posted on February 25, 2018 by weblogbahamas

Dear Sir: Barely three weeks since Tim Rider made his now infamous comments, at the Royal Fidelity BEO, for which we understand our former Deputy Prime Minister and now Leader of the Opposition, complained bitterly to you, you may be … Continue reading →

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Clifton Cleanup

Posted on February 25, 2018 by weblogbahamas

Dear Editor, I drove by Clifton Heritage Park yesterday and was pleasantly surprised to find a cleanup of the Sacred Space underway. This was highlighted this morning by features in both dailies; kudos to the volunteers from SUEZ, General Electric … Continue reading →

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The Foreigner Who Spoke Out Of Turn About us

Posted on February 24, 2018 by weblogbahamas

by Dr. Donald M. McCartney, D.M. Let me say at the outset that, as a Bahamian, what Mr. Rider said was a "hard pill" to swallow. Despite having to swallow the "hard pill," I had to admit that what he … Continue reading →

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Cave Calamity In The Making?

Posted on February 22, 2018 by weblogbahamas

Dear Editor, I read with some trepidation the Antiquities, Monuments & Museum Corporation and Ministry of Tourism’s plans to establish Preachers Cave in Eleuthera as a National Heritage Tourism Park. Having recently documented the decline and desecration of Clifton Heritage … Continue reading →

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“Under capitalism, who would regulate us?”

Posted on February 21, 2018 by weblogbahamas

Over at The Nassau Institute site, Professor Jaana Woiceshyn provides an interesting answer. Here's a couple brief quotes: "As Peter Schwartz convincingly argues, modern intellectuals have distorted ‘selfishness’ by packaging together two disparate elements: the legitimate pursuit of one’s self-interest … Continue reading →

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Why are we so worried? – the facts don’t lie

Posted on February 18, 2018 by weblogbahamas

Business Bites by Richard Coulson First published in The Tribune February 15, 2018 Immigration-i.e. Haitians The headlines about the round-trip of Jean Romy Jean-Charles, and his continuing uncertain certain legal status, tell us again how much we worry about ONE … Continue reading →

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Environment levy should pay for dump

Posted on February 16, 2018 by weblogbahamas

Dear Mr. Editor, I note from a news clip I heard that the Inter-American Development Bank is lending us yet another $20million, apparently for, even more, remedial work at the Government Land-fill, aka, the City Dump. I have to ask, … Continue reading →

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