Monthly Archives: February 2018

Name, names please

Posted on February 15, 2018 by weblogbahamas

Dear Editor, In yesterday’s Nassau Guardian, the business sections headline quotes The Pointe’s President Mr. Daniel Lui stating that at their current phase of development there are fifty eight Bahamians and one hundred & fifty local contractors currently employed there. … Continue reading →

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Understanding the effects of price control or not

Posted on February 14, 2018 by weblogbahamas

The Minister of Health and the Minister of Labour have apparently been meeting with some people in the business community over price control. One Minister outlines the reality of price controls and why they don't work and the other thinks … Continue reading →

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BEC Compliance Requirements

Posted on February 13, 2018 by weblogbahamas

Dear Editor, The World Bank Ease of Doing Business Report, 2017, for the Latin American and Caribbean Division shows certain rankings. Overall, in terms of doing business, the Bahamas ranks119 out of 190. When one considers just the Latin American … Continue reading →

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Links of interest

Posted on February 12, 2018 by weblogbahamas

Darn good reads… Andrew Sullivan on We All Live on Campus Now "The goal of our culture now is not the emancipation of the individual from the group, but the permanent definition of the individual by the group. We used … Continue reading →

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Discovering Ayn Rand: Modern Essays on Her Life and Ideas

Posted on February 11, 2018 by weblogbahamas

This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article.   Discovering Ayn Rand is a collection of essays discussing her ideas and influence.   Download: Rand,Ayn.-.Discovering.Ayn.Rand.-.Modern.Essays.on.Her.Life.and.Ideas[FEE][2018.02.01].mobi Rand,Ayn.-.Discovering.Ayn.Rand.-.Modern.Essays.on.Her.Life.and.Ideas[FEE][2018.02.01].epub Discovering Ayn Rand.pdf   So many of today’s most important writers … Continue reading →

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Supporting wind and solar energy at the expense of the environment

Posted on February 10, 2018 by weblogbahamas

From Matt Ridley's Blog, Published on: Monday, 20 November, 2017 A lawsuit reveals a bitter split over renewable energy His Reaction article on the disputes within the green movement: "You can always tell when there is a United Nations Climate … Continue reading →

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The Solar Panel Tariff Threatens Far More American Jobs than It Protects

Posted on February 9, 2018 by weblogbahamas

And American solar industry jobs in particular. by Barry Brownstein Read article at FEE.org here… Despite receiving billions of dollars in subsidies, the U.S. solar panel manufacturing industry is not competitive with Chinese imports. There is a robust solar industry … Continue reading →

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Speed Limits

Posted on February 8, 2018 by weblogbahamas

Dear Mr. Editor, May I enter a plea for road users to the road and transport authorities to seriously, but seriously, reconsider speed limits in this country, specifically limits on 2-lane dual carriageways. It is an old axiom that any … Continue reading →

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Business Is Getting Too Politicized

Posted on February 7, 2018 by weblogbahamas

This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. by Pierre Lemieux One can, à la James Buchanan, imagine politics as exchange. With Gordon Tullock, Buchanan wrote: Men co-operate through exchange of goods and services in organized markets, and such … Continue reading →

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Are we serious about dealing with Immigration?

Posted on February 6, 2018 by weblogbahamas

Photo: Eleuthera News Why do we spend $149 million on each Defense Force boat, if the 100,000.00 plus square miles of Bahamian waters could perhaps be covered more efficiently, safely and with less cost, by drones? If we are going … Continue reading →

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